FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
05/13/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
GAME ID: 763 - TUESDAY, MAY 13TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (18-16) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 5 10 1
New York Gothams (13-16) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 1
Comets Victorious at New York, 5-3
The Houston Comets knocked off the New York Gothams, 5-3, in Federal Association action at Gotham Stadium. Houston pitcher and West Springfield, Massachusetts, native Johnny Blackburn had an outstanding performance. Blackburn, who is tied for 5th in the FA in strikeouts with 36, went the distance for Houston. He gave up 3 runs on 6 hits. Houston now sits at 18-16, while New York falls to 13-16.

Houston third baseman Don Jones contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the fifth. With two down, he hit a curveball to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 15th hit of the season and put the Comets ahead, 3-2.

"This was a good win," said Jones.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Moore 2B 5 2 3 1 0 1 4 .250 0 11
D. Jones 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .341 0 4
J. Adams 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .313 3 15
   a-F. Ruesch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 2
J. Edwards RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .288 3 21
H. Andrew CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .317 3 18
S. Francis LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .370 1 21
J. Robinson C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .308 1 16
B. Blair SS 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .242 0 11
J. Blackburn P 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .087 0 1
Totals 35 5 10 5 5 5 23      
a - F. Ruesch substituted for J. Adams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Francis (9, 5th Inning off R. Hooley, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Edwards (10, 9th Inning off C. French, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Moore 3 , D. Jones 2 , J. Adams , J. Edwards 2 , H. Andrew , S. Francis 2 , J. Blackburn
2-out RBI: M. Moore , D. Jones , J. Adams , J. Edwards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Moore , J. Edwards , H. Andrew , S. Francis
Hit by Pitch: J. Edwards
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Moore (4) , B. Blair (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Moore (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Church 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252 3 8
F. Davis RF, 2B 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 3
S. Hamilton SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .305 2 19
B. Arndt CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .324 3 26
D. Eckelberry 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 2 10
   b-M. Boyd PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .375 1 4
   C. French P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Caudill LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364 0 1
E. Ferry C 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .321 2 11
R. Peterson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 1 5
R. Hooley P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 1
   G. Libby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Davis PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 3 9
Totals 33 3 6 2 1 5 9      
a - E. Davis pinch hit for G. Libby in the 8th
b - M. Boyd pinch hit for D. Eckelberry in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Davis (3, 1st Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Hamilton (5, 8th Inning off J. Blackburn, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Caudill (1, 2nd Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Church , F. Davis 2 , S. Hamilton 2 , B. Arndt , D. Caudill 3 , R. Peterson
2-out RBI: S. Hamilton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Church , D. Eckelberry , M. Boyd
Sac Bunt: R. Hooley
Hit by Pitch: B. Arndt
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Eckelberry (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Church)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn W (4-0) 9.0 6 3 2 1 5 0 117 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 69
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 14-8
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 117-79
WP: J. Blackburn
Hit Batsmen: J. Blackburn
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Hooley L (2-1) 6.0 8 4 4 4 4 0 111 3.35   
G. Libby 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 34 0.00   
C. French 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hooley 40
Batters Faced: R. Hooley 29, G. Libby 7, C. French 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hooley 3-9, G. Libby 0-4, C. French 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hooley 111-65, G. Libby 34-17, C. French 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Libby 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Libby
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Blackburn
Ballpark: Gotham Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 12137
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