MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
07/28/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1462 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 28TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (44-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1
Brooklyn Bluebirds (52-52) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 8 0
Washington Sent Home with 4-1 Loss
Brooklyn starter Kevin Wade pitched well against the Washington Eagles at Flatbush Park. The left-hander led his team to a win, 4-1. Wade got the win, improving to 9-5. He gave up 6 hits and walked 1 over 7.2 innings. He allowed 1 run. Brooklyn is now 52-52, Washington 44-62.

Jackie Cooper had a big 2-run home run for the Bluebirds in the bottom of the third inning. With Brooklyn leading 2-0 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a sinker from 33-year old right-handed pitcher Curt Kirkley and punished it. The result was his 13th home run of the season, which put the Bluebirds on top, 4-0.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Brooklyn skipper John Meeker.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cassill LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .262 6 41
J. Stites RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 3 32
L. Wools 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 2 35
D. Guest 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .274 7 46
J. Lawler CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .295 7 46
E. Cook 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .205 0 35
G. Kill C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .310 0 8
J. Ybarra SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 3
C. Kirkley P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 0 1
   L. Andrade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Brosnahan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 2 12
   D. Salazar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 6 15      
a - B. Brosnahan pinch hit for L. Andrade in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Cassill (6, 8th Inning off K. Wade, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Cassill 4 , D. Guest 2 , J. Lawler , G. Kill , J. Ybarra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Stites , E. Cook , J. Ybarra
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Guest (7) , J. Lawler (7) , J. Ybarra (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Guest (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. White 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .283 2 26
R. Freeman 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 13 38
G. Landrum LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .302 10 62
J. Cooper RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .267 13 58
W. Fields 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 7 43
D. Fogarty CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 2 20
T. Pena SS 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .223 5 27
J. Mara C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .204 3 19
K. Wade P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .070 0 1
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .217 1 5
   M. Gregory P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4 4 4 12      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for D. Norman in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Cooper (13, 3rd Inning off C. Kirkley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. White , R. Freeman , G. Landrum , J. Cooper 4 , W. Fields , D. Fogarty , T. Pena , J. Mara
2-out RBI: G. Landrum , J. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. White , W. Fields , M. Bennett
Sac Bunt: K. Wade 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Freeman
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Landrum (6)
CS: R. Freeman 2 (7)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Fogarty(Kill at 2nd base))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kirkley L (8-6) 5.1 7 4 4 1 3 1 88 3.36   
L. Andrade 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 30 3.67   
D. Salazar 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kirkley 40
Batters Faced: C. Kirkley 24, L. Andrade 7, D. Salazar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kirkley 6-6, L. Andrade 2-1, D. Salazar 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kirkley 88-52, L. Andrade 30-17, D. Salazar 19-10
WP: D. Salazar
Hit Batsmen: L. Andrade
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wade W (9-5) 7.2 6 1 1 1 5 1 103 3.14   
D. Norman H (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.05   
M. Gregory SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wade 67
Batters Faced: K. Wade 29, D. Norman 1, M. Gregory 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wade 7-10, D. Norman 1-0, M. Gregory 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wade 103-62, D. Norman 1-1, M. Gregory 15-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Wade
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Rain (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 15196
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