MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS
06/22/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS
GAME ID: 1036 - FRIDAY, JUNE 22ND , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (42-32) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 5 0
Philadelphia Quakers (42-33) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 5 0
Bluebirds Nipped by Quakers, 4-3
The Philadelphia Quakers picked up a win at Quakers Stadium, dropping the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 4-3. Mel Hartman, who is tied for 8th in the NBL in strikeouts with 73, was the difference-maker. Darrell Klug earned the save, his 7th in 9 tries. Philadelphia is now 42-33, while Brooklyn is 42-32.

John Linden dealt the Bluebirds a blow in the bottom of the sixth. Batting with a runner on 3rd and Philadelphia leading 3-0, Linden hit a 2-2 fastball for a run-scoring single.

"We have a lot of confidence in Mel," said Philadelphia manager Jeff Green.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 5 28
J. Cooper RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 9 34
   b-D. Calise PH, RF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .279 5 23
G. Landrum LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .285 10 56
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .312 14 45
M. Bennett 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .270 5 21
L. Winter 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .243 6 26
T. Pena SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .222 2 13
J. Mara C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .257 2 13
D. Conway P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .057 0 0
   a-K. McDaniel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 2 8
   B. Curry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3 5 4 12      
a - K. McDaniel pinch hit for D. Conway in the 8th
b - D. Calise pinch hit for J. Cooper in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bennett (9, 7th Inning off M. Hartman, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Mara (7, 8th Inning off M. Hartman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Calise , B. Rawlins , M. Bennett 3 , J. Mara 2
2-out RBI: D. Calise , M. Bennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Landrum , L. Winter , J. Mara
GIDP: T. Pena
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Rawlins (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Winter-Pena-Bennett)
PB: J. Mara
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Voss 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .279 5 33
T. Hunt 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 4 23
J. Murchison RF, LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .322 13 53
T. Schlener CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .270 12 48
J. Zimmerman C 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .258 2 19
C. Wright 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .151 1 6
J. Linden LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .353 0 2
   a-A. Rebolledo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 6 31
   b-T. Alderfer RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 2
V. Friend SS 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .263 1 16
M. Hartman P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .308 0 2
   D. Klug P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 4 7 4 15      
a - A. Rebolledo pinch hit for J. Linden in the 8th
b - T. Alderfer substituted for A. Rebolledo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Murchison (13, 1st Inning off D. Conway, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Schlener (12, 6th Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Voss , J. Murchison 4 , T. Schlener 4 , J. Zimmerman , J. Linden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Voss , M. Hartman
GIDP: J. Linden
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hunt-Friend-Wright)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Conway L (8-3) 7.0 5 4 4 6 2 2 110 4.68   
B. Curry 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1.93   
K. Wade 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Conway 47
Batters Faced: D. Conway 31, B. Curry 1, K. Wade 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Conway 7-11, B. Curry 0-0, K. Wade 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Conway 110-65, B. Curry 5-1, K. Wade 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Wade 1-0
WP: D. Conway
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hartman W (3-5) 7.2 4 3 3 4 3 0 114 3.50   
D. Klug SV (7) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 1.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hartman 58
Batters Faced: M. Hartman 29, D. Klug 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hartman 11-7, D. Klug 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hartman 114-71, D. Klug 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Klug 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mel Hartman
Ballpark: Quakers Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 23180
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