FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
09/06/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 8630 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (78-63) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
Chicago Chiefs (72-72) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Win Makes Comets 78-63
The Houston Comets got a good effort from starter Johnny Blackburn in defeating the Chicago Chiefs at Whitney Park. The final score was 4-2. The winner was Blackburn. He threw 7.0 innings of 6-hit ball. The loser was Johnny Maples. Bob Young was called on to finish, recording his 26th save.

Houston used a clutch at-bat from Don Jones to capture the win. The third baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Comets ahead, 4-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Johnny knows how to get ahead of hitters, stay ahead of hitters, and put people out," said Houston manager Glenn Carney.

Houston, now 78-63, holds down second place in the Federal Association West.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Francis CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .329 2 46
J. Adams 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .314 10 64
D. Jones 3B 4 1 1 3 0 2 2 .299 7 48
J. Robinson C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284 5 56
M. Moore 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 1 53
W. Austin LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237 2 30
F. Ruesch SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .212 2 12
B. Thompson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 1 8
J. Blackburn P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .115 0 4
   B. Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 4 4 5 3 8      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Francis (23, 3rd Inning off J. Maples, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Jones (7, 5th Inning off J. Maples, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Francis 2 , J. Adams , D. Jones 4 , F. Ruesch
2-out RBI: J. Adams , D. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jones
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Austin (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Castillo LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .313 5 68
F. Mitchel RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 5 60
C. Wells C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 3 55
R. Ziegler SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 7 62
D. Barker 3B 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .254 1 37
B. Starr CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .257 13 76
H. McDaniel 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .308 10 42
A. Griffen 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .281 1 14
J. Maples P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .141 0 2
   P. Murphy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Siniscalchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307 13 96
   W. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 1 3
Totals 34 2 7 2 1 7 15      
a - J. Siniscalchi pinch hit for P. Murphy in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Castillo (5, 8th Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Castillo 5 , D. Barker 4 , H. McDaniel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ziegler , A. Griffen , J. Siniscalchi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Castillo (28) , D. Barker 2 (19)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn W (18-6) 7.0 6 2 2 1 6 1 107 2.81   
B. Young SV (26) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 2.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 62
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 28, B. Young 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 5-10, B. Young 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 107-70, B. Young 22-15
WP: J. Blackburn
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Maples L (13-8) 6.1 4 4 4 5 3 1 98 3.72   
P. Murphy 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.23   
W. Jackson 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 5.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Maples 47
Batters Faced: J. Maples 27, P. Murphy 2, W. Jackson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Maples 9-6, P. Murphy 1-1, W. Jackson 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Maples 98-58, P. Murphy 6-3, W. Jackson 24-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Blackburn
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 21143
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