MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/13/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 131 - FRIDAY, APRIL 13TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (7-4) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (2-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Brooklyn Blanks Los Angeles, Rutherford Winner
Brooklyn's Damon Rutherford brought his best stuff to Blockbuster Stadium, shutting down and shutting out the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 2-0. He racked up 5 strikeouts, surrendered 4 hits, and issued 2 walks on his way to the victory.

"We barely made him work at all," Los Angeles manager John Trausch said later. "Brooklyn could probably pitch him again tomorrow if they wanted."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF, SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .317 1 8
J. Cooper RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .190 0 5
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .323 2 8
K. McDaniel 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .412 0 1
M. LeDuc LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .462 0 2
J. Mara C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 0 1
   a-G. Landrum PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 1 5
   c-E. Blain C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
B. Anderson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .294 0 2
T. Pena SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .300 1 3
   b-D. Calise PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 1 4
D. Rutherford P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 7 19      
a - G. Landrum pinch hit for J. Mara in the 9th
b - D. Calise pinch hit for T. Pena in the 9th
c - E. Blain substituted for G. Landrum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. LeDuc (3, 4th Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Landrum (3, 9th Inning off R. Weintraub, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper , B. Rawlins 2 , M. LeDuc 3 , G. Landrum 2 , B. Anderson , T. Pena
2-out RBI: T. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Fogarty 2 , B. Rawlins , T. Pena
Sac Bunt: D. Rutherford
Hit by Pitch: D. Rutherford
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cooper (3) , K. McDaniel 2 (3)
CS: B. Rawlins (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Pena-McDaniel)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .231 0 1
R. Adair C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .226 0 1
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .350 0 2
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 3 8
H. Katzen 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 0 2
   b-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Parsons CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .156 0 3
R. Bias 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 0 0
D. Obert SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
L. Mitchell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-O. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 0 0
   R. Weintraub P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 2 5 8      
a - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for L. Mitchell in the 8th
b - R. Montoya pinch hit for H. Katzen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brookins (2, 5th Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 3 , K. Frederick , N. Parsons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Adair 2 , R. Bias
GIDP: R. Adair
Sac Bunt: L. Mitchell
Team LOB: 5
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford W (2-1) 9.0 4 0 0 2 5 0 111 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 82
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 9-12
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 111-69
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (0-3) 8.0 7 2 2 2 6 0 110 4.98   
R. Weintraub 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 64
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 32, R. Weintraub 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 12-5, R. Weintraub 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 110-67, R. Weintraub 20-12
Hit Batsmen: R. Weintraub
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Damon Rutherford
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 27285
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