FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
09/01/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 8576 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (74-62) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 10 0
Detroit Dynamos (71-66) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Comets Slap 4-1 Loss on Detroit
The Houston Comets beat the Detroit Dynamos, 4-1. Houston pitcher and West Springfield, Massachusetts, native Johnny Blackburn led the way. Blackburn, who is tied for 5th in the FA in complete games with 5, went the distance for Houston. He gave up 1 run on 5 hits. The win for the Comets lifted their record to 74-62.

Third Baseman Ernie Carter made an impact for Houston, when he swatted a run-scoring triple off Jack Williams in the top of the fifth. For the contest, Carter went 1-4 with a triple.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Houston skipper Glenn Carney.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Francis LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .328 2 46
H. Andrew CF 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 .304 12 64
J. Edwards RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 10 69
D. Jones 3B 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .287 5 37
J. Robinson C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .286 4 53
J. Adams 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .312 9 62
E. Carter 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .236 5 43
B. Blair SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .202 3 43
J. Blackburn P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .120 0 4
Totals 33 4 10 4 1 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Andrew (27, 1st Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Robinson (20, 6th Inning off J. Williams, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Carter (3, 5th Inning off J. Williams, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Andrew 4 , J. Edwards , D. Jones , J. Robinson 2 , J. Adams , E. Carter 3 , B. Blair , J. Blackburn
2-out RBI: D. Jones , J. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Andrew , J. Adams , E. Carter
Sac Bunt: J. Blackburn
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Andrew (15) , J. Adams (47)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Taylor CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 13 67
P. Dance 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .237 11 57
B. Ensey RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .329 17 82
G. Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .300 7 27
H. Van Orden C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .308 7 38
   c-D. Estes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 0 7
G. Crain 3B, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 8 38
M. Williams 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 7 50
A. Alvarez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 3 30
   a-L. Strader PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 18 56
   T. Lashway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Williams P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .065 0 1
   b-B. Austin PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 6 36
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 0 6      
a - L. Strader pinch hit for A. Alvarez in the 8th
b - B. Austin pinch hit for J. Williams in the 8th
c - D. Estes pinch hit for H. Van Orden in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Ensey (21, 9th Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Ensey (8, 1st Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Van Orden (7, 2nd Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Taylor , B. Ensey 6 , H. Van Orden 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Jones , D. Estes
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Dance (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Williams-Dance)
OF assists: 2 (Taylor(Andrew at 3rd base), Taylor(Edwards at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn W (17-6) 9.0 5 1 1 1 0 1 100 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 72
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 11-15
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 100-66
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Williams L (9-10) 8.0 10 4 4 1 6 0 105 3.72   
T. Lashway 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Williams 51
Batters Faced: J. Williams 32, T. Lashway 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Williams 9-6, T. Lashway 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Williams 105-67, T. Lashway 19-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Blackburn
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:21
Attendance: 19022
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