FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
09/27/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
GAME ID: 9439 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (89-72) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 10 0
St. Louis Pioneers (69-92) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 9 3
Comets Score Late, Upend Pioneers, 6-4
The Houston Comets licked the St. Louis Pioneers, 6-4. John Edwards deserved a big chunk of the credit. The right fielder went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Comets. The win for the Comets lifted their record to 89-72.

Dick Baker helped out the Houston cause in the top of the ninth inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the pinch hitter was 1 for 1 with a double.

Said Houston manager Glenn Carney: "We squared some balls up."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Francis LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 3 51
H. Andrew CF 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 .301 14 76
   c-D. Baker PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   D. Lincoln P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Edwards RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .259 14 88
D. Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .293 8 57
J. Robinson C 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 .279 5 65
J. Adams 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .306 10 72
M. Moore 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 1 60
B. Blair SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 3 52
   a-F. Ruesch SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 2 12
J. Blackburn P 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .105 0 5
   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
   A. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 8
   d-W. Austin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 3 32
Totals 37 6 10 5 4 2 18      
a - F. Ruesch substituted for B. Blair in the 1st
b - B. Thompson pinch hit for A. Bailey in the 9th
c - D. Baker pinch hit for H. Andrew in the 9th
d - W. Austin substituted for B. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Andrew (32, 7th Inning off L. Henson, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Baker (2, 9th Inning off R. McDonald, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Edwards (14, 7th Inning off L. Henson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Francis 2 , H. Andrew 4 , D. Baker 2 , J. Edwards 5 , D. Jones , F. Ruesch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Robinson 2 , J. Adams , M. Moore
Sac Fly: H. Andrew , J. Robinson
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Andrew (19) , D. Baker (1) , J. Edwards (27) , D. Jones (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Adams-Ruesch-Adams, Robinson-Moore)
OF assists: 2 (Edwards(Richards at 2nd base), Edwards(Robinson at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Vincent CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .267 11 50
   b-P. O'Leary CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 10 41
J. Moore 2B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .328 6 18
D. Jacobs 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .291 15 80
J. Richards 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .269 25 88
D. Huss LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .217 0 12
J. Robinson C 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .296 10 68
   R. McDonald P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
T. James SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .244 2 9
M. Burney RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .293 1 22
L. Henson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .186 1 3
   a-S. Peterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284 3 45
   S. Stephenson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   c-E. Holt C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 4 27
   d-A. Pratt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 9 60
Totals 30 4 9 4 5 8 12      
a - S. Peterson pinch hit for L. Henson in the 7th
b - P. O'Leary substituted for Q. Vincent in the 9th
c - E. Holt substituted for S. Stephenson in the 9th
d - A. Pratt pinch hit for E. Holt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Robinson 2 (19, 2nd Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Blackburn, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Q. Vincent (7, 3rd Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Moore (6, 8th Inning off J. Barnes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Q. Vincent 4 , J. Moore 5 , J. Richards 2 , J. Robinson 4 , M. Burney
2-out RBI: J. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Vincent , D. Huss , J. Robinson , T. James , L. Henson
GIDP: D. Jacobs
Sac Bunt: L. Henson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: Q. Vincent (14)
CS: M. Burney (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Huss (1) , L. Henson (6) , E. Holt (3)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn 7.0 8 3 3 4 6 0 124 2.70   
J. Barnes 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 4.97   
F. Rector 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 4.30   
A. Bailey W (3-5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.98   
D. Lincoln SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 51
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 28, J. Barnes 1, F. Rector 2, A. Bailey 2, D. Lincoln 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 6-4, J. Barnes 0-0, F. Rector 0-0, A. Bailey 1-1, D. Lincoln 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 124-67, J. Barnes 3-1, F. Rector 14-8, A. Bailey 2-2, D. Lincoln 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bailey 1-0
WP: J. Blackburn
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Henson 7.0 8 3 2 1 1 1 116 3.44   
S. Stephenson 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.99   
R. McDonald L (6-12), BS (10) 0.2 2 3 1 3 0 0 15 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Henson 51
Batters Faced: L. Henson 32, S. Stephenson 4, R. McDonald 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Henson 7-13, S. Stephenson 0-3, R. McDonald 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Henson 116-79, S. Stephenson 15-10, R. McDonald 15-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Edwards
Ballpark: Pioneer Field III
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 15226
Special Notes: SS Bill Blair was injured in a collision at a base.
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