FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
09/14/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
GAME ID: 8691 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (76-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
Los Angeles Suns (82-65) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 5 10 0
Suns Top Comets, 5-1, Behind Schmidt
Los Angeles right-hander Heinie Schmidt pitched his team to victory over the Houston Comets at Wilshire Park. The final score was 5-1. At 82-65, the Suns find themselves in first place in the Federal Association West.

Schmidt threw well for Los Angeles, thwarting the Houston offense. The right-hander tossed 119 pitches over 9 innings. He allowed just 1 run on 5 hits.

Said losing manager Glenn Carney: "Give the Suns credit. They played a better game than we did."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marshall 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .239 6 53
H. Andrew CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .289 5 50
J. Edwards RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .336 3 19
S. Francis LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 2 17
D. Jones 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .284 6 31
J. Robinson C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 6 63
D. Martin 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .171 2 17
B. Blair SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .233 4 46
J. Blackburn P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .153 0 5
   a-P. Woods PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   E. Martin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1 4 7 7      
a - P. Woods pinch hit for J. Blackburn in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Edwards (2, 9th Inning off H. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Andrew , J. Edwards 3 , D. Jones , J. Robinson , B. Blair
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Francis
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Jones (2) , D. Martin (2) , B. Blair (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Martin (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Martin-Blair-Jones)
PB: J. Robinson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Geyer CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .269 4 29
B. Calvin LF 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .257 23 85
T. Lally SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .318 11 62
S. Forrester RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .266 25 90
E. Mooney C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .262 5 49
H. Dellinger 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 9 41
E. Kellum 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .269 9 54
A. Young 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .225 6 28
H. Schmidt P 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .120 0 2
Totals 33 5 10 5 1 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Lally (28, 7th Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Forrester (25, 1st Inning off J. Blackburn, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Geyer , B. Calvin , T. Lally 2 , S. Forrester 5 , E. Mooney , E. Kellum 2 , A. Young , H. Schmidt
2-out RBI: B. Calvin , S. Forrester
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Geyer , B. Calvin , T. Lally , E. Mooney
GIDP: E. Mooney
Sac Bunt: B. Calvin
Hit by Pitch: A. Young
Team LOB: 7
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn L (12-14) 7.0 10 5 3 1 2 1 110 3.32   
E. Martin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 42
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 32, E. Martin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 10-8, E. Martin 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 110-66, E. Martin 10-8
Hit Batsmen: E. Martin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Schmidt W (14-10) 9.0 5 1 1 4 7 0 119 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Schmidt 76
Batters Faced: H. Schmidt 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Schmidt 10-7
Pitches - Strikes: H. Schmidt 119-70
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Heinie Schmidt
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM PT
Time: 2:25
Attendance: 25720
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