FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
09/08/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
GAME ID: 8657 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Houston Comets (80-63) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 1
Minneapolis Millers (73-70) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Comets Take Tight Tangle
The Houston Comets outlasted the Minneapolis Millers, 5-4, in 11 innings. Houston right fielder John Edwards stood out with his performance. He went 2 for 5 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Houston has now won 3 in a row.

Edwards had a game-changing home run in the top of the 11th. On a 2-2 fastball from Del Robinson, he banged a solo home run to left, giving the Comets a 5-4 lead. It was the 11th home run of the year for Edwards.

In postgame comments to the Houston News, Edwards said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Francis LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .329 2 46
H. Andrew CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .304 12 66
J. Edwards RF 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .257 11 75
D. Jones 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .302 8 54
J. Robinson C 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .286 5 56
J. Adams 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .311 10 64
M. Moore 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 1 54
   a-B. Thompson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 1 8
   c-F. Ruesch SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 2 12
B. Blair SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 3 48
   b-J. Marshall PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   e-W. Austin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 2 30
   f-E. Carter 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 5 45
P. Jones P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 2
   d-D. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   J. Barnes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. Rector P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-M. Rush PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 2 12
   D. Lincoln P 0 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
   S. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 5 9 5 2 3 7      
a - B. Thompson pinch hit for M. Moore in the 6th
b - J. Marshall pinch hit for B. Blair in the 6th
c - F. Ruesch substituted for B. Thompson in the 6th
d - D. Baker pinch hit for P. Jones in the 7th
e - W. Austin pinch hit for J. Marshall in the 9th
f - E. Carter substituted for W. Austin in the 9th
g - M. Rush pinch hit for B. Young in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Francis 2 (25, 2nd Inning off D. Barrell, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off D. Barrell, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Robinson (21, 6th Inning off D. Barrell, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Edwards (4, 1st Inning off D. Barrell, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Edwards (11, 11th Inning off D. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Francis 5 , H. Andrew , J. Edwards 7 , J. Robinson 3 , J. Marshall
2-out RBI: J. Marshall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Andrew , J. Edwards
GIDP: J. Robinson
Sac Fly: D. Jones
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Robinson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ruesch-Marshall-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nava 2B 6 0 1 1 0 0 3 .258 3 21
B. Powell CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 .318 13 65
   b-J. Ross PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .625 0 2
B. Barber SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .300 19 98
C. Kilkenny 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .310 27 95
   c-G. Holbrook PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 7 42
L. Herzberg 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .219 0 2
   B. Baird P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-C. Allen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284 9 65
   f-L. Kraus C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 1 12
G. Fisher RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .252 16 66
F. Hayes LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .364 0 7
J. Smith C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 2
   e-H. Spitler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .412 0 2
   D. Robinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Barrell P 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 .143 0 0
   a-T. Ludwig 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
Totals 41 4 10 4 5 4 26      
a - T. Ludwig substituted for D. Barrell in the 8th
b - J. Ross pinch hit for B. Powell in the 9th
c - G. Holbrook pinch hit for C. Kilkenny in the 10th
d - C. Allen pinch hit for B. Baird in the 10th
e - H. Spitler pinch hit for J. Smith in the 10th
f - L. Kraus substituted for C. Allen in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Herzberg (1, 1st Inning off P. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Powell (33, 7th Inning off J. Barnes, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Holbrook (14, 10th Inning off A. Bailey, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Powell (12, 1st Inning off P. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Kilkenny (27, 1st Inning off P. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nava , B. Powell 5 , B. Barber , C. Kilkenny 4 , G. Holbrook 2 , L. Herzberg 2 , F. Hayes , J. Smith , D. Barrell
2-out RBI: T. Nava , C. Kilkenny
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nava , B. Powell , G. Fisher , H. Spitler
GIDP: L. Herzberg
Sac Bunt: D. Barrell
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Powell (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barber-Nava-Herzberg)
OF assists: 1 (Powell(Thompson at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Jones 6.0 7 4 3 3 2 1 102 4.32   
J. Barnes 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 4.45   
F. Rector 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.06   
B. Young 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 32 2.13   
D. Lincoln 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.38   
A. Bailey 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5.08   
W. Cooper W (1-1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.65   
S. Cooper SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Jones 43
Batters Faced: P. Jones 28, J. Barnes 3, F. Rector 1, B. Young 6, D. Lincoln 1, A. Bailey 2, W. Cooper 4, S. Cooper 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Jones 9-7, J. Barnes 0-1, F. Rector 1-0, B. Young 3-2, D. Lincoln 0-0, A. Bailey 0-0, W. Cooper 2-1, S. Cooper 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Jones 102-59, J. Barnes 13-7, F. Rector 2-1, B. Young 32-20, D. Lincoln 2-1, A. Bailey 3-2, W. Cooper 19-13, S. Cooper 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Rector 2-0 , A. Bailey 1-0 , W. Cooper 3-0
WP: P. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Barrell 7.0 8 4 4 2 2 0 87 5.32   
B. Baird 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 3.78   
D. Robinson L (7-5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Barrell 45
Batters Faced: D. Barrell 29, B. Baird 9, D. Robinson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Barrell 8-9, B. Baird 4-5, D. Robinson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Barrell 87-58, B. Baird 30-20, D. Robinson 17-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Edwards
Ballpark: Hennepin County Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 11225
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