MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
08/10/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1674 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (36-85) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 2
Brooklyn Bluebirds (64-55) 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 1 X 7 16 0
Bluebirds Hand Cincinnati 7-5 Loss
Cincinnati left fielder Glenn Palmer had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Palmer went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once, even as Brooklyn beat the Packers, 7-5. Brooklyn reliever Tom Keller picked up the win, raising his record to 2-1. Erv Koenig was tagged with the loss. Kevin Wade wrapped it up, recording his 4th save.

Brooklyn took a 6-5 lead on Mike Bennett's 14th double of the season. The 2-run double, which Bennett hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Cincinnati pitcher Erv Koenig visibly frustrated.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Bluebirds manager John Meeker.

Brooklyn has now won 3 in a row.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Muhammad 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .262 4 22
J. Anderson RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .261 15 50
S. Timmons 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .255 5 47
G. Palmer LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 4 .257 11 55
G. Bennett SS 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 .286 11 42
M. Clement 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .232 1 13
R. Brown CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .254 3 31
D. Davis C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .195 4 22
E. Koenig P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .125 0 4
   R. Pedersen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-D. Haffner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .195 2 8
   B. Alfieri P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 5 4 4 24      
a - D. Haffner pinch hit for R. Pedersen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Palmer (20, 5th Inning off J. Sandoval, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Palmer (11, 1st Inning off J. Sandoval, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Muhammad 3 , J. Anderson , G. Palmer 7 , G. Bennett , M. Clement , R. Brown , E. Koenig 2
2-out RBI: G. Palmer , G. Bennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Anderson 2 , M. Clement , R. Brown
GIDP: G. Bennett , R. Brown
Sac Bunt: J. Anderson , E. Koenig
Hit by Pitch: J. Anderson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Timmons (7)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Bennett 2 (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Clement-Muhammad-Timmons)
OF assists: 1 (Brown(Blain at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 4 15
J. Cooper RF, CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .273 15 48
B. Rawlins 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .345 20 69
G. Landrum LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .279 15 73
L. Winter 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .243 9 42
T. Pena SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .223 5 24
D. Fogarty CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .247 7 40
   b-M. LeDuc PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .255 2 12
E. Blain C 3 0 2 3 0 0 4 .217 0 15
J. Sandoval P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .130 0 3
   a-D. Calise PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .272 9 37
   T. Keller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   c-M. Bennett PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .288 8 43
   K. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 39 7 16 7 3 4 30      
a - D. Calise pinch hit for J. Sandoval in the 5th
b - M. LeDuc pinch hit for D. Fogarty in the 7th
c - M. Bennett pinch hit for T. Keller in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Rawlins (25, 1st Inning off E. Koenig, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Blain (12, 4th Inning off E. Koenig, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Bennett (14, 7th Inning off E. Koenig, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Fogarty (4, 4th Inning off E. Koenig, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel , J. Cooper 2 , B. Rawlins 3 , L. Winter 2 , T. Pena 3 , D. Fogarty 4 , E. Blain 3 , D. Calise , M. Bennett 2
2-out RBI: T. Pena , E. Blain , D. Calise , M. Bennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. McDaniel , B. Rawlins , G. Landrum , T. Pena , M. LeDuc , J. Sandoval
GIDP: B. Rawlins
Sac Fly: E. Blain
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pena-Winter-McDaniel, McDaniel-Pena-McDaniel)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Koenig L (6-17) 6.2 14 6 4 3 2 0 115 4.55   
R. Pedersen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.74   
B. Alfieri 1.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 21 4.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Koenig 25
Batters Faced: E. Koenig 36, R. Pedersen 1, B. Alfieri 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Koenig 9-7, R. Pedersen 1-0, B. Alfieri 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Koenig 115-73, R. Pedersen 1-1, B. Alfieri 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pedersen 1-0
WP: E. Koenig
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sandoval 5.0 10 5 5 1 2 1 84 3.50   
T. Keller W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 31 2.41   
K. Wade SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 28 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sandoval 28
Batters Faced: J. Sandoval 25, T. Keller 8, K. Wade 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sandoval 8-4, T. Keller 4-1, K. Wade 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sandoval 84-55, T. Keller 31-15, K. Wade 28-15
WP: J. Sandoval
Hit Batsmen: K. Wade
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Glenn Palmer
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 23718
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