FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
08/29/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 8538 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (71-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 1
Washington Eagles (58-76) 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 X 8 7 0
Houston Defeated By Eagles, 8-3
The Washington Eagles racked up a win at Columbia Stadium, bumping off the Houston Comets, 8-3. Eddie Yandow, who started for Washington, pitched effectively for his team. Washington has rattled off 4 straight wins.

Joe Cantrell, who is tied for 4th in the FA in doubles with 30, helped out the Washington cause in the bottom of the fifth inning with a run-scoring hit-by-pitch. For the game, the left fielder went 1 for 4 with a hit by pitch.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Cantrell.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Francis LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .330 2 46
H. Andrew CF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .302 12 64
J. Edwards RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .253 10 68
D. Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .282 5 34
J. Robinson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .290 4 50
J. Adams 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .311 9 62
E. Carter 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .231 5 40
B. Blair SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .202 3 42
   W. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 1 8
   D. Lincoln P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-W. Austin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 2 30
G. Roy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 1 4
   P. Jones P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .077 0 2
   a-F. Ruesch SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .215 2 12
Totals 30 3 6 3 6 10 19      
a - F. Ruesch substituted for P. Jones in the 5th
b - B. Thompson pinch hit for W. Cooper in the 8th
c - W. Austin pinch hit for D. Lincoln in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. Andrew 2 , J. Edwards , J. Adams , E. Carter , F. Ruesch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson
GIDP: S. Francis , D. Jones , F. Ruesch
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: W. Cooper (1)
OF assists: 1 (Edwards(Cantrell at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cantrell LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .285 13 64
D. Whited CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .252 12 59
C. Zamudio 2B 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 .272 10 70
J. Henderson RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .259 7 34
H. Oakes 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .234 17 68
V. Belisle 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .280 8 68
A. Marino SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .202 12 31
R. Hamilton C 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .244 3 14
E. Yandow P 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .088 0 4
   D. Maguire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 2
   a-W. Conner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 4 22
   J. Hodges P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 30 8 7 7 4 4 13      
a - W. Conner pinch hit for D. Maguire in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Oakes (17, 2nd Inning off P. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cantrell , D. Whited , H. Oakes 5 , V. Belisle 2 , R. Hamilton
2-out RBI: H. Oakes , V. Belisle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Whited , H. Oakes , A. Marino
Sac Bunt: A. Marino
Hit by Pitch: J. Cantrell , D. Whited
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Oakes-Marino-Yandow, Zamudio-Marino-Oakes, Marino-Zamudio-Oakes)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Roy 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.78   
P. Jones L (6-2) 3.1 5 7 7 2 0 1 64 4.56   
W. Cooper 2.1 2 1 0 2 1 0 51 2.75   
D. Lincoln 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Roy 50
Batters Faced: G. Roy 4, P. Jones 19, W. Cooper 11, D. Lincoln 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Roy 1-1, P. Jones 7-3, W. Cooper 2-3, D. Lincoln 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Roy 16-10, P. Jones 64-35, W. Cooper 51-29, D. Lincoln 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Cooper 3-2
Hit Batsmen: P. Jones 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Yandow W (8-11) 7.1 5 3 3 2 9 0 106 3.04   
D. Maguire 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 24 4.98   
J. Hodges 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 5.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Yandow 63
Batters Faced: E. Yandow 27, D. Maguire 5, J. Hodges 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Yandow 5-6, D. Maguire 1-1, J. Hodges 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Yandow 106-72, D. Maguire 24-14, J. Hodges 26-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Maguire 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Yandow
Ballpark: Columbia Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 12014
Special Notes: SP George Roy was injured while pitching.
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