MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
04/15/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 121 - THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (3-6) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 1
Brooklyn Bluebirds (5-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 X 6 9 0
Late Rally by Bluebirds Locks Up 6-2 Win
Brooklyn Bluebirds starter Antonio Valerio pitched well against the New York Knickerbockers at Flatbush Park, leading his team to a win, 6-2. Brooklyn pitcher Bob Hill earned the win, hiking his record to 2-0. Wayne Houston suffered the loss. The win puts Brooklyn at 5-4.

Brooklyn took a 4-2 lead on Ron Freeman's 2nd double of the season. The 2-run double, which Freeman hit in the bottom of the eighth, left New York pitcher Wayne Houston visibly frustrated.

"We did a lot of really good things and it was a good win," said Bluebirds manager John Meeker.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .360 2 2
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .167 0 3
   b-G. Fenton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 3
B. Underwood RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .219 0 0
S. Wright 2B 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .207 1 7
D. Lester SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 1 6
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Wells 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .241 0 1
B. Marston CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .444 0 4
R. Hotz C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .182 1 2
S. Shafer P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. White 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 2
Totals 30 2 6 2 5 8 17      
a - B. White substituted for S. Shafer in the 8th
b - G. Fenton substituted for F. Chavez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Chavez (2, 8th Inning off B. Hill, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Guerra (1, 6th Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Guerra (2, 8th Inning off B. Hill, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Guerra 7 , F. Chavez 3 , S. Wells , R. Hotz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guerra , D. Lester , R. Hotz 2
GIDP: B. Underwood
Sac Bunt: D. Lester
Hit by Pitch: B. Marston
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Guerra (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Shafer (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lester-Wright-Chavez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Eubanks CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .438 0 2
   b-O. Gonzalez PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 3
E. White 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 0 2
   c-M. Bennett PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .571 0 2
   f-B. Anderson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Cooper RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .189 1 2
G. Landrum LF 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .382 0 8
W. Fields 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .192 1 3
   d-D. Fogarty PH, SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 2
R. Freeman 1B, CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .333 0 5
T. Pena SS, 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .308 1 5
R. Pace C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .375 0 2
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-B. Turley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Valerio P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Mara C 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6 2 4 17      
a - J. Mara substituted for A. Valerio in the 8th
b - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for R. Eubanks in the 8th
c - M. Bennett pinch hit for E. White in the 8th
d - D. Fogarty pinch hit for W. Fields in the 8th
e - B. Turley pinch hit for B. Hill in the 8th
f - B. Anderson substituted for M. Bennett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Pena (4, 2nd Inning off S. Shafer, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Eubanks (3, 3rd Inning off S. Shafer, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Turley (1, 8th Inning off O. Hundley, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Freeman (2, 8th Inning off W. Houston, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Pena (1, 8th Inning off O. Hundley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Eubanks 2 , G. Landrum 3 , W. Fields , R. Freeman 2 , T. Pena 6 , B. Turley 2
2-out RBI: R. Freeman , T. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cooper , G. Landrum , R. Pace 2 , J. Mara
GIDP: W. Fields
Sac Bunt: E. White
Hit by Pitch: J. Mara
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (White-Pena-Freeman)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Shafer 7.0 5 0 0 0 4 0 87 2.53   
W. Houston L (1-2), BS (2) 0.2 2 5 5 2 0 0 27 9.00   
O. Hundley 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Shafer 71
Batters Faced: S. Shafer 26, W. Houston 7, O. Hundley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Shafer 10-6, W. Houston 2-0, O. Hundley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Shafer 87-58, W. Houston 27-14, O. Hundley 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Hundley 1-1
Hit Batsmen: W. Houston
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Valerio 7.1 3 1 1 4 6 0 110 1.17   
B. Hill W (2-0) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 20 1.04   
D. Norman 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valerio 70
Batters Faced: A. Valerio 27, B. Hill 5, D. Norman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valerio 4-10, B. Hill 1-0, D. Norman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valerio 110-66, B. Hill 20-12, D. Norman 16-11
WP: D. Norman
Hit Batsmen: D. Norman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Antonio Valerio
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 21227
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