FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT HOUSTON COMETS
08/24/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT HOUSTON COMETS
GAME ID: 8484 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Boston Minutemen (47-78) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 2
Houston Comets (70-59) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 6 11 0
Comets Win 6-5 Nail-Biter Versus Minutemen
It took 10 innings, but the Houston Comets were able to beat the Boston Minutemen, 6-5, at Dalton Domed Stadium. Don Jones provided some offensive muscle for Houston. He went 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks. He drove in 3 runs. Joe Barnes snagged the win in relief. The left-hander allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 2 innings. He's now 1-4 on the season. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for Houston.

Jones delivered a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the tenth to win it for Houston. In the contest, Jones went 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while adding 3 RBI.

In postgame remarks, Jones simply said: "Here's to a great win!"
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF, CF 5 1 1 3 0 2 1 .254 26 64
G. Armstrong CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 3 26
   d-J. Wise PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .257 6 15
   e-E. Cole CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 4 19
C. Hartsell 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 3 42
J. Morton RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 9 64
   b-G. Brown PH, RF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .222 0 0
H. Mazur 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 2 27
F. Borgen 3B 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .280 3 42
B. Gallagher C 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .295 5 34
D. Raz SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 .230 3 20
   B. Shireman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Thornton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Snyder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Hall P 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 .071 0 3
   a-M. Barker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 0 13
   W. Portelli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Wood SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 2 20
Totals 35 5 9 5 5 6 18      
a - M. Barker pinch hit for J. Hall in the 7th
b - G. Brown pinch hit for J. Morton in the 8th
c - D. Wood substituted for W. Portelli in the 8th
d - J. Wise pinch hit for G. Armstrong in the 9th
e - E. Cole substituted for J. Wise in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Ward (26, 5th Inning off G. Roy, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Wise (6, 9th Inning off J. Barnes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Ward 4 , G. Armstrong , J. Wise 4 , G. Brown , H. Mazur , F. Borgen , B. Gallagher , D. Raz , M. Barker
2-out RBI: J. Wise , D. Raz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hartsell , D. Raz , J. Hall
GIDP: C. Hartsell , H. Mazur
Sac Bunt: G. Armstrong , J. Hall
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: E. Cole (4) , D. Raz (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Hartsell-Raz-Mazur)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Francis LF 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 .333 2 46
H. Andrew CF 5 2 1 0 1 0 4 .302 12 63
J. Edwards RF 6 1 1 0 0 0 6 .258 10 67
D. Jones 3B 4 0 3 3 2 0 0 .288 5 33
J. Adams 1B 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 .307 9 62
M. Moore 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .264 1 51
M. Rush C 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .221 2 12
B. Blair SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .206 3 42
   a-B. Thompson PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .276 1 7
   b-F. Ruesch SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .205 1 7
G. Roy P 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 .087 1 4
   c-W. Austin PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 2 27
   J. Barnes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-E. Carter PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232 5 39
Totals 37 6 11 6 10 2 35      
a - B. Thompson pinch hit for B. Blair in the 6th
b - F. Ruesch substituted for B. Thompson in the 7th
c - W. Austin pinch hit for G. Roy in the 8th
d - E. Carter pinch hit for J. Barnes in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Jones (9, 7th Inning off W. Portelli, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Andrew (26, 9th Inning off B. Shireman, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Carter (24, 10th Inning off L. Snyder, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Francis , H. Andrew 2 , J. Edwards , D. Jones 4 , J. Adams 2 , M. Moore , M. Rush , E. Carter 2
2-out RBI: , D. Jones 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Francis , M. Moore , M. Rush , G. Roy 2
GIDP: J. Edwards
Sac Bunt: G. Roy
Sac Fly: B. Thompson
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Jones (11)
CS: J. Adams (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Blair-Moore-Adams, Blair-Adams, Moore-Ruesch-Adams)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hall 6.0 6 3 3 4 2 0 116 4.81   
W. Portelli BS (8) 1.0 2 1 0 1 0 0 15 5.77   
B. Shireman 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 29 3.38   
R. Thornton L (4-3) 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 1.79   
L. Snyder 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 17 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hall 46
Batters Faced: J. Hall 27, W. Portelli 6, B. Shireman 10, R. Thornton 1, L. Snyder 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hall 11-4, W. Portelli 2-0, B. Shireman 2-4, R. Thornton 0-0, L. Snyder 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hall 116-64, W. Portelli 15-13, B. Shireman 29-18, R. Thornton 4-0, L. Snyder 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Snyder 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Roy 8.0 7 4 4 5 4 1 123 4.82   
J. Barnes W (1-4) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 30 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Roy 51
Batters Faced: G. Roy 35, J. Barnes 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Roy 9-10, J. Barnes 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Roy 123-71, J. Barnes 30-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Jones
Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 23197
Special Notes: RP Richie Thornton was injured while pitching.
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