FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
09/09/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
GAME ID: 8632 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (75-66) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 0
Minneapolis Millers (66-76) 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 X 7 11 1
Edwards Gets Number 2000
John Edwards reached the 2000-hit milestone this afternoon at Hennepin County Stadium. The 30-year-old Comets right fielder went 1-for-2 in a losing effort in the Houston 7-3 defeat at the hands of the Minneapolis Millers.

In his career, Edwards is hitting .292 with 2000 hits, 226 home runs, 1068 runs scored and 949 RBIs.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marshall 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 6 52
H. Andrew CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .293 5 49
J. Adams LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 14 54
J. Edwards RF 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .339 2 18
D. Jones 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .288 6 30
T. Strain C 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .171 1 9
D. Martin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .174 2 17
B. Blair SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .231 4 43
J. Blackburn P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 0 5
   J. King P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-P. Woods PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Murphy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Francis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 2 14
Totals 36 3 10 2 2 3 15      
a - P. Woods pinch hit for J. King in the 7th
b - S. Francis pinch hit for B. Murphy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Andrew (23, 1st Inning off H. Huffman, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Strain (2, 6th Inning off H. Huffman, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Blair (14, 9th Inning off D. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Andrew 4 , J. Edwards , D. Jones 2 , T. Strain 4 , B. Blair 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Marshall , H. Andrew , B. Blair
GIDP: B. Blair
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Edwards (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Blair-Jones)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nava 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .266 4 26
S. Hoffer LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .355 3 6
C. Allen 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .292 4 41
C. Kilkenny 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .243 12 47
G. Fisher RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 .232 14 51
B. Powell CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .291 12 69
R. Robertson SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .251 10 58
J. Castaneda C 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 .240 8 53
H. Huffman P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .132 0 3
   a-J. Ross PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .412 1 2
   D. Robinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 7 11 7 7 5 25      
a - J. Ross pinch hit for H. Huffman in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Hoffer (2, 4th Inning off J. Blackburn, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Fisher 2 (13, 4th Inning off J. Blackburn, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Murphy, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Allen (15, 8th Inning off B. Murphy, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Nava 2 (6, 3rd Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nava 6 , S. Hoffer 2 , C. Allen 3 , C. Kilkenny , G. Fisher 4 , B. Powell , R. Robertson , J. Castaneda
2-out RBI: G. Fisher , B. Powell , J. Castaneda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nava , G. Fisher , B. Powell , H. Huffman
Sac Bunt: S. Hoffer
Hit by Pitch: B. Powell
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: C. Kilkenny (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Robertson-Nava-Allen)
OF assists: 1 (Powell(Jones at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn L (12-13) 3.2 9 7 7 5 3 0 101 3.30   
J. King 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0.00   
B. Murphy 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 39 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 11
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 24, J. King 7, B. Murphy 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 3-4, J. King 4-3, B. Murphy 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 101-56, J. King 27-19, B. Murphy 39-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. King 1-0
WP: J. Blackburn 2
Hit Batsmen: B. Murphy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Huffman W (12-9) 7.0 7 3 3 2 2 0 104 3.69   
D. Robinson 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 27 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Huffman 51
Batters Faced: H. Huffman 29, D. Robinson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Huffman 11-7, D. Robinson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Huffman 104-62, D. Robinson 27-19
WP: H. Huffman 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hub Huffman
Ballpark: Hennepin County Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM CT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 9949
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