FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
09/17/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
GAME ID: 8757 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (83-68) 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 0
Los Angeles Suns (89-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Comets Squelch Suns Offense in Shutout Win
Johnny Blackburn pitched a gem to lead Houston to victory over the Los Angeles Suns, 4-0. Blackburn picked up the win for Houston, going 8.1 innings. He gave up no runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 19-6. With the win, Houston raised its record to 83-68.

Houston used a well-timed hit by John Edwards to capture the win. The right fielder socked a 2-run double in the top of the third inning to put the Comets ahead, 2-0. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.

"We made a couple of mistakes," said Los Angeles skipper Jim Coulter, "and it cost us."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Carter 3B 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 .241 5 46
H. Andrew CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .302 13 73
J. Adams 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .313 10 69
J. Edwards RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .258 11 79
W. Austin LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .235 3 31
J. Robinson C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .285 5 58
B. Blair SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 3 50
M. Moore 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 1 55
J. Blackburn P 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .111 0 4
   J. Barnes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 5 4 3 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Edwards (25, 3rd Inning off J. Place, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Austin (3, 4th Inning off J. Place, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Carter , J. Adams , J. Edwards 2 , W. Austin 4 , B. Blair
2-out RBI: E. Carter , J. Edwards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Adams , W. Austin
GIDP: J. Edwards
Sac Bunt: E. Carter , J. Blackburn
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Adams-Blair-Adams, Moore-Blair-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kellum 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .276 2 25
B. Anderson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .325 4 24
T. Lally SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .320 28 97
S. Forrester RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .289 26 112
J. Thurman LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .303 9 61
B. Perry 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 9 74
L. Hurlbutt CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .272 9 36
R. Bailey C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 1 18
J. Place P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 1 6
   a-A. Courtney PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .455 1 2
   B. Turnage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0 4 5 17      
a - A. Courtney pinch hit for J. Place in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Kellum , T. Lally , S. Forrester 2 , A. Courtney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Anderson , B. Perry , L. Hurlbutt 2
GIDP: J. Thurman 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Perry (20)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Kellum (9) , T. Lally (38)
Double Plays: 1 (Perry-Lally-Anderson)
OF assists: 1 (Forrester(Edwards at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn W (19-6) 8.1 5 0 0 4 4 0 130 2.71   
J. Barnes SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 73
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 32, J. Barnes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 12-7, J. Barnes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 130-73, J. Barnes 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Barnes 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Place L (13-9) 8.0 5 4 4 3 5 1 110 3.55   
B. Turnage 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Place 58
Batters Faced: J. Place 32, B. Turnage 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Place 9-8, B. Turnage 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Place 110-70, B. Turnage 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Blackburn
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM PT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 22652
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