MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
07/22/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1374 - THURSDAY, JULY 22ND , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (49-49) 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 8 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (44-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 7 2
Blockbusters Absorb 7-5 Home Loss
Starting pitcher Kevin Wade pitched well enough to help the Brooklyn Bluebirds beat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 7-5. Wade, the winner, moves to 8-5. He threw 7 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 4 and giving up 2 walks. Bob Hill earned his 26th save in 30 chances.

The Bluebirds got a big hit from second baseman Dave Fogarty. Facing Los Angeles pitcher Tucker Atwood in the top of the seventh, Fogarty pounded a 2-run double to left-center. His 12th double of the season put the Bluebirds ahead, 7-0.

"Kevin pitched his heart out," said Brooklyn manager John Meeker.

The win gives Brooklyn a season record of 49-49.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Freeman 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .229 13 38
B. Turley CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .310 1 13
G. Landrum LF 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .297 9 55
J. Cooper RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .267 10 53
W. Fields 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .290 7 43
D. Fogarty 2B 5 0 3 4 0 0 3 .268 1 16
T. Pena SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .223 5 26
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Mara C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 3 19
K. Wade P 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .071 0 1
   a-O. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 12 38
   M. Gregory P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-B. Anderson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 0 5
Totals 37 7 8 7 6 2 22      
a - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for K. Wade in the 8th
b - B. Anderson substituted for M. Gregory in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Landrum (24, 1st Inning off K. Morrison, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Fields (12, 1st Inning off K. Morrison, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Fogarty 2 (12, 3rd Inning off K. Morrison, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off T. Atwood, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Turley , G. Landrum 2 , W. Fields 3 , D. Fogarty 5 , J. Mara
2-out RBI: , W. Fields 2 , D. Fogarty 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Pena 3 , K. Wade
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fogarty-Pena-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 3 25
B. May 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .281 1 26
J. Brookins RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 19 56
   c-E. Schendel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Capps RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 3 11
H. Katzen 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .254 7 32
M. Perez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 1 15
   a-E. Laub CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .160 2 12
C. Arkle 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .267 5 28
E. Jacques C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 1 4
   f-R. Gardner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .185 0 7
P. Villamil SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .267 0 7
K. Morrison P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .053 0 3
   b-W. Baker PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 12
   T. Atwood P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   e-P. Popeck PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 5 41
   L. Shears P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-A. Covarrubio PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 4 32
Totals 32 5 7 4 4 5 9      
a - E. Laub substituted for M. Perez in the 1st
b - W. Baker pinch hit for K. Morrison in the 5th
c - E. Schendel pinch hit for J. Brookins in the 7th
d - B. Capps substituted for E. Schendel in the 8th
e - P. Popeck pinch hit for T. Atwood in the 8th
f - R. Gardner pinch hit for E. Jacques in the 9th
g - A. Covarrubio pinch hit for L. Shears in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Katzen (7, 7th Inning off K. Wade, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. May , B. Capps , H. Katzen 5 , E. Laub , E. Jacques , P. Villamil
2-out RBI: P. Villamil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Laub , A. Covarrubio
GIDP: P. Villamil
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Villamil (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Katzen (8) , C. Arkle (7)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wade W (8-5) 7.0 3 1 1 2 4 1 103 3.27   
M. Gregory 1.1 3 4 4 2 0 0 26 4.30   
B. Hill SV (26) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wade 69
Batters Faced: K. Wade 24, M. Gregory 9, B. Hill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wade 7-8, M. Gregory 3-1, B. Hill 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wade 103-68, M. Gregory 26-14, B. Hill 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hill 3-2
WP: B. Hill
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Morrison L (6-9) 5.0 5 4 3 1 0 0 80 3.85   
T. Atwood 3.0 3 3 3 3 1 0 64 3.44   
L. Shears 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Morrison 42
Batters Faced: K. Morrison 22, T. Atwood 16, L. Shears 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Morrison 7-8, T. Atwood 4-4, L. Shears 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Morrison 80-50, T. Atwood 64-37, L. Shears 21-8
WP: L. Shears
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Wade
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 14840
Special Notes: CF Melvin Perez was injured while throwing the ball.
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