FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
05/14/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
GAME ID: 775 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (18-17) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0
New York Gothams (14-16) 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 X 7 14 0
Gothams Deal Houston 7-3 Defeat
Led by Paul Church, the New York Gothams defeated the Houston Comets, 7-3. Church went 3 for 5 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 for the Gothams. The winning pitcher was Jake Watkins. He tossed 105 pitches over 6.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits. The loss drops Houston to 18-17.

New York third baseman Rich Peterson contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the first. With two down, he hit a fastball to center field for a 2-run single. It was his 11th hit of the season and put the Gothams ahead, 3-0.

Peterson said his team "played with determination."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Carter 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .255 0 8
F. Ruesch SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .136 0 2
J. Adams 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .313 3 15
S. Francis CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .365 1 22
D. Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 0 4
J. Robinson C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 1 16
D. Goodell RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .278 0 4
W. Austin LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 4
G. Roy P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-H. Andrew PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 3 18
   W. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Moore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 0 11
   D. Lincoln P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Edwards PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294 3 22
Totals 33 3 7 3 4 1 9      
a - H. Andrew pinch hit for G. Roy in the 4th
b - M. Moore pinch hit for W. Cooper in the 7th
c - J. Edwards pinch hit for D. Lincoln in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Robinson (9, 2nd Inning off J. Watkins, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Goodell (1, 2nd Inning off J. Watkins, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Francis (10, 3rd Inning off J. Watkins, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Austin (4, 4th Inning off J. Watkins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Carter , J. Adams , S. Francis 2 , J. Robinson 2 , D. Goodell 2 , W. Austin 2 , J. Edwards
2-out RBI: S. Francis , J. Edwards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Carter , S. Francis , D. Jones , G. Roy , H. Andrew
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Adams 2 (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Carter-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Church 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .267 4 9
F. Davis RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .235 0 4
B. Arndt CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .325 3 26
E. Davis LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .202 3 10
D. Eckelberry 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .246 2 10
R. Peterson 3B 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 .344 1 8
E. Ferry C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .317 2 12
T. Allen SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .222 0 1
J. Watkins P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .077 0 1
   B. Lentz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Caudill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 0 1
   J. Pettigrew P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 14 7 1 6 16      
a - D. Caudill pinch hit for B. Lentz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Arndt (13, 1st Inning off G. Roy, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Eckelberry (4, 3rd Inning off G. Roy, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Church (2, 1st Inning off G. Roy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Church (4, 2nd Inning off G. Roy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Church 8 , F. Davis 2 , B. Arndt 2 , E. Davis , D. Eckelberry 3 , R. Peterson 3 , E. Ferry , T. Allen
2-out RBI: P. Church , E. Davis , R. Peterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ferry , J. Watkins
GIDP: E. Ferry
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Davis (1)
CS: P. Church (1)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Roy L (1-6) 3.0 8 6 6 1 3 1 66 7.11   
W. Cooper 3.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 50 1.42   
D. Lincoln 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Roy 19
Batters Faced: G. Roy 18, W. Cooper 12, D. Lincoln 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Roy 3-3, W. Cooper 5-1, D. Lincoln 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Roy 66-39, W. Cooper 50-30, D. Lincoln 23-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Watkins W (2-1) 6.2 6 2 2 2 1 0 105 2.25   
B. Lentz 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.00   
J. Pettigrew 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 28 6.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Watkins 53
Batters Faced: J. Watkins 28, B. Lentz 3, J. Pettigrew 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Watkins 9-10, B. Lentz 3-0, J. Pettigrew 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Watkins 105-70, B. Lentz 8-6, J. Pettigrew 28-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Lentz 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Church
Ballpark: Gotham Stadium
Weather: Rain (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 12244
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