 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES HOUSTON COMETS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS 04/13/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | HOUSTON COMETS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS | | GAME ID: 82 - SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Houston Comets (3-4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | Los Angeles Suns (4-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 2 | | |  | |
| Los Angeles Topples Houston, 6-2 | Jimmy Blair, who finished 4th in the FA in ERA with 2.82 in 1966, had a strong outing for the Los Angeles Suns against the Houston Comets at Wilshire Park. The left-hander was a big part of his team's 6-2 win. In 8 innings, Blair surrendered 3 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 2. He allowed 2 runs. Houston falls to 3-4.
Lou Geyer helped out the Los Angeles cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run-scoring ground out. For the game, the center fielder drove in one run.
"We're all smiles after that win," Geyer told the Los Angeles Chronicle. | |
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| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | a - B. Kearney pinch hit for J. Blair in the 8th
BATTING Home Runs: A. Young (1, 6th Inning off G. Roy, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Lally , E. Kellum 2 , S. Forrester , B. Calvin , H. Dellinger 2 , A. Young 4 , A. Johnson 2-out RBI: E. Kellum Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Forrester 2 , B. Calvin 2 , J. Blair Sac Bunt: J. Blair Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: T. Lally (1) , S. Forrester (1)
FIELDING Errors: E. Kellum (2) , H. Dellinger (1) Double Plays: 3 (Lally-Young-Dellinger, Young-Lally-Dellinger, Lally-Young-Dellinger) | | |
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| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | G. Roy L (0-2) | 5.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 94 | 6.17 | | H. Taylor | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | | D. Lane | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Blair W (1-0) | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 96 | 2.25 | | R. Clark | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0.00 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Jimmy Blair Ballpark: Wilshire Park Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM PT Time: 2:27 Attendance: 18577 |
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