 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES HOUSTON COMETS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS 09/15/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | HOUSTON COMETS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS | | GAME ID: 8703 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Houston Comets (76-71) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | | Los Angeles Suns (83-65) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Place Brilliant, Blanks Comets | Los Angeles Suns left-hander Jim Place used his full arsenal to shoot down the Houston Comets, 2-0. All day long, he exhibited fine command of all his pitches, giving up 3 walks and striking out 6. Place allowed 5 hits in the victory.
"It felt like my catcher and I were on the same page all day, and Houston was on a way, way different page," Place said.
This season, Place has worked 234.2 innings with 143 strikeouts en route to a 12-7 record and a 2.84 ERA. | |
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| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - D. Goodell pinch hit for J. Marshall in the 8th b - J. Conklin substituted for D. Goodell in the 8th c - B. Thompson pinch hit for D. Martin in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: J. Marshall , H. Andrew 2 , L. Lockwood , B. Blair Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Bailey , L. Lockwood GIDP: G. Roy Sac Bunt: H. Andrew Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Errors: J. Marshall (22) , L. Lockwood (2) , D. Martin (16) Double Plays: 3 (Blair-Martin-Bailey, Marshall-Martin-Bailey, Martin-Blair-Bailey) OF assists: 1 (Andrew(Young at 3rd base)) | | | a - S. Graham substituted for H. Dellinger in the 9th
BATTING Triples: H. Dellinger (2, 4th Inning off G. Roy, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: B. Calvin , E. Kellum , B. Kearney , H. Dellinger 3 , B. Perry 2 , A. Johnson Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kellum , B. Kearney GIDP: B. Kearney , H. Dellinger , A. Johnson Sac Bunt: L. Geyer , J. Place Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: E. Kellum (18)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Perry-Young-Dellinger) | | |
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| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | G. Roy L (11-13) | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 3.37 | PITCHING Game Score: G. Roy 61 Batters Faced: G. Roy 31 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Roy 12-8 Pitches - Strikes: G. Roy 85-52 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Place W (12-7) | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 120 | 2.84 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Jim Place Ballpark: Wilshire Park Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM PT Time: 2:15 Attendance: 25303 |
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