FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT HOUSTON COMETS
09/01/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT HOUSTON COMETS
GAME ID: 8542 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Copperheads (82-52) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 6 0
Houston Comets (71-63) 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 X 6 11 2
Atlanta Absorbs 6-5 Loss to Houston
The Houston Comets locked up a win at Dalton Domed Stadium, knocking off the Atlanta Copperheads, 6-5. On the mound for Houston was right-hander Joe McCarthy. He played a major role in the triumph. The first-place Copperheads now sit at 82-52.

Hank Andrew was vital to the Houston win. He was 2 for 4 with 2 singles. In the bottom of the seventh with one out, Andrew hit a run-scoring single. It made the score 6-2, in favor of the Comets.

"What's not to like about a win?" said McCarthy.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hunter CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .315 8 41
   c-G. Richards PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .329 2 14
J. Newton 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .275 8 59
   d-G. Schmitt PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 1 20
J. Blair LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .316 18 84
E. Skains RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .245 20 54
J. Duchesne 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .276 14 66
D. Riley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .272 7 34
H. Woods C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .307 4 22
J. Finley SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .182 1 3
J. Kotarski P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .145 0 2
   a-W. Dugan PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 9
   B. Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Smith PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .314 19 94
Totals 35 5 6 5 6 6 19      
a - W. Dugan pinch hit for J. Kotarski in the 7th
b - H. Smith pinch hit for B. Thomas in the 9th
c - G. Richards pinch hit for J. Hunter in the 9th
d - G. Schmitt pinch hit for J. Newton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Duchesne (13, 5th Inning off J. McCarthy, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Woods (11, 5th Inning off J. McCarthy, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Smith (19, 9th Inning off A. Bailey, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hunter , G. Richards , J. Blair , J. Duchesne 2 , H. Woods 2 , H. Smith 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Newton , J. Duchesne 2 , D. Riley , J. Kotarski
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marshall 3B 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .250 6 52
M. Moore 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .319 3 38
   a-D. Martin 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .183 2 17
J. Adams LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .281 13 52
J. Edwards RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 1 14
H. Andrew CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .282 5 48
J. Robinson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291 5 54
D. Jones 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .289 6 29
   c-F. Ruesch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 9
B. Blair SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .231 4 40
J. McCarthy P 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .154 1 5
   B. Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Woods PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6 2 8 16      
a - D. Martin substituted for M. Moore in the 6th
b - P. Woods pinch hit for B. Young in the 8th
c - F. Ruesch substituted for D. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Moore (18, 3rd Inning off J. Kotarski, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Marshall (15, 3rd Inning off J. Kotarski, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Martin (9, 7th Inning off B. Thomas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Adams (13, 3rd Inning off J. Kotarski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Marshall 4 , M. Moore 2 , D. Martin 2 , J. Adams 4 , H. Andrew 2 , J. Robinson , B. Blair , J. McCarthy
2-out RBI: J. Marshall , M. Moore , J. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Andrew , D. Jones , J. McCarthy
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Marshall (11)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Martin (13) , B. Blair (12)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kotarski L (12-13) 6.0 8 4 4 1 7 1 105 3.46   
B. Thomas 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 52 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kotarski 46
Batters Faced: J. Kotarski 27, B. Thomas 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kotarski 3-8, B. Thomas 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kotarski 105-74, B. Thomas 52-32
WP: J. Kotarski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McCarthy W (17-7) 7.0 3 2 2 4 5 0 121 2.52   
B. Young 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.28   
A. Bailey 0.1 1 3 2 1 0 1 17 6.43   
W. Cooper SV (2) 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 15 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCarthy 64
Batters Faced: J. McCarthy 29, B. Young 3, A. Bailey 4, W. Cooper 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCarthy 3-13, B. Young 0-2, A. Bailey 1-0, W. Cooper 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCarthy 121-72, B. Young 14-9, A. Bailey 17-9, W. Cooper 15-10
Balk: J. McCarthy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe McCarthy
Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 23133
Special Notes: 2B Maury Moore was injured in a collision at a base.
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