FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT HOUSTON COMETS
08/22/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT HOUSTON COMETS
GAME ID: 5482 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (47-76) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Houston Comets (68-59) 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 5 8 0
Blackburn Now 15-6 After Subduing Minutemen
Houston starter Johnny Blackburn put the Boston offense in a vise grip. The right-hander relied heavily on his circle change in leading the Comets to a 5-0 win. The win lifted the Houston record to 68-59.

Blackburn allowed no runs on 3 hits over 7.2 innings for the Comets. With the win, he is 15-6 with an ERA of 2.82.

"Johnny did a good job keeping the game under control," said Houston manager Glenn Carney.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 25 61
G. Armstrong CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 3 26
C. Hartsell 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .269 3 42
J. Morton RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .318 9 64
H. Mazur 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264 2 27
F. Borgen 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .279 3 41
E. Cole C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .255 4 19
D. Raz SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .229 3 17
H. Springer P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .170 0 1
   E. Phipps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
   O. Burns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0 4 6 11      
a - G. Brown pinch hit for E. Phipps in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Armstrong , F. Borgen , E. Cole 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Raz , H. Springer
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: G. Armstrong (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Francis LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .336 2 46
H. Andrew CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .304 12 62
J. Edwards RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261 10 66
D. Jones 3B 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 .281 5 29
J. Robinson C 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .297 4 50
J. Adams 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .307 9 60
M. Moore 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262 1 49
   a-E. Carter PR, 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .230 5 39
B. Blair SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .204 3 40
J. Blackburn P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .114 0 3
   D. Lincoln P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Austin PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 2 27
   F. Rector P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5 6 3 17      
a - E. Carter pinch ran for M. Moore in the 2nd
b - W. Austin pinch hit for D. Lincoln in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Moore (21, 2nd Inning off H. Springer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Andrew , J. Edwards , D. Jones , J. Robinson , J. Adams , M. Moore 2 , B. Blair , W. Austin
2-out RBI: M. Moore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Francis , H. Andrew , J. Adams , E. Carter , B. Blair
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Andrew (13) , D. Jones (10) , E. Carter (13)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Springer L (7-14) 6.0 6 5 5 4 2 0 86 3.51   
E. Phipps 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 5.09   
O. Burns 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Springer 38
Batters Faced: H. Springer 28, E. Phipps 5, O. Burns 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Springer 7-9, E. Phipps 0-2, O. Burns 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Springer 86-52, E. Phipps 24-13, O. Burns 17-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn W (15-6) 7.2 3 0 0 3 6 0 126 2.82   
D. Lincoln 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.89   
F. Rector 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 76
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 29, D. Lincoln 1, F. Rector 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 8-9, D. Lincoln 0-1, F. Rector 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 126-74, D. Lincoln 2-2, F. Rector 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lincoln 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Blackburn
Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 25552
Special Notes: 2B Maury Moore was injured while running the bases.
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