MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS
08/04/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS
GAME ID: 1557 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (55-56) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 12 1
Philadelphia Quakers (43-67) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Philadelphia Beaten, 4-2, by Brooklyn
Brooklyn parlayed a decent outing from starter Antonio Valerio into a solid win over the Philadelphia Quakers. The final score was 4-2. The winning pitcher was Valerio, now 7-8. He tossed 7 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 7. The loss makes Philadelphia 43-67.

Brooklyn used the timely hitting of Dave Fogarty to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Bluebirds on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

Fogarty told a Brooklyn Gazette reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. White 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .278 3 35
   b-D. Fogarty PH, 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .275 2 22
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
W. Fields 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .291 7 44
G. Landrum LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .300 11 66
J. Cooper CF, RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .265 14 61
O. Gonzalez RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 5 .306 13 42
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-B. Anderson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 0 5
R. Freeman 1B 3 2 2 1 2 0 2 .225 14 39
T. Pena SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 .214 6 29
R. Pace C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .266 2 18
A. Valerio P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 4
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 1 5
   c-B. Turley CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311 2 18
Totals 37 4 12 4 6 2 30      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for A. Valerio in the 8th
b - D. Fogarty pinch hit for E. White in the 8th
c - B. Turley substituted for M. Bennett in the 8th
d - B. Anderson substituted for D. Norman in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Freeman (14, 2nd Inning off G. Kittle, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Pena (6, 8th Inning off A. Wohlt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. White , D. Fogarty , W. Fields , O. Gonzalez 2 , R. Freeman 5 , T. Pena 4 , R. Pace 2 , A. Valerio , M. Bennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Fields 2 , J. Cooper , O. Gonzalez 2 , R. Freeman , T. Pena
GIDP: T. Pena
Sac Bunt: W. Fields , R. Pace , A. Valerio
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Freeman (14)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fogarty (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Fogarty-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Norton 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243 3 10
   b-K. Terry PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 5 25
J. Drago 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .266 2 19
J. Linden RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 4 39
T. Schlener LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .219 10 36
G. Russell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .288 12 45
D. Hayes CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .272 4 21
V. Friend SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .217 2 23
J. Martens C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .192 0 9
   c-T. Rosales PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 16 47
G. Kittle P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 0 2
   a-L. Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 7 32
   A. Wohlt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   d-R. Paige PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 3 25
Totals 34 2 7 2 2 8 12      
a - L. Allen pinch hit for G. Kittle in the 7th
b - K. Terry pinch hit for R. Norton in the 8th
c - T. Rosales pinch hit for J. Martens in the 9th
d - R. Paige pinch hit for A. Wohlt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Drago (13, 3rd Inning off A. Valerio, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Norton (3, 3rd Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Schlener (10, 2nd Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Norton 3 , J. Drago 2 , T. Schlener 5 , G. Russell , V. Friend , T. Rosales
2-out RBI: J. Drago
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Linden , J. Martens , R. Paige
GIDP: J. Drago
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: G. Kittle (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Friend-Norton-Russell)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Valerio W (7-8) 7.0 5 2 2 1 7 1 97 3.60   
D. Norman H (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.09   
B. Hill SV (28) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valerio 65
Batters Faced: A. Valerio 27, D. Norman 3, B. Hill 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valerio 5-9, D. Norman 2-0, B. Hill 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valerio 97-67, D. Norman 12-7, B. Hill 23-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kittle 7.0 9 1 1 3 1 1 123 3.30   
A. Wohlt L (5-9), BS (5) 2.0 3 3 3 3 1 1 52 3.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kittle 53
Batters Faced: G. Kittle 33, A. Wohlt 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kittle 8-11, A. Wohlt 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kittle 123-70, A. Wohlt 52-29
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Antonio Valerio
Ballpark: Quakers Stadium
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 14915
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