MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
08/22/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1776 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (69-56) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 7 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (61-66) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 10 0
Bluebirds Drop Bulls, 4-3
The Brooklyn Bluebirds picked up a win at Flatbush Park, dropping the Kansas City Bulls, 4-3. Antonio Valerio, the 13th overall pick in the 1974 draft, was the difference-maker. Today's win puts Brooklyn at 61-66, while Kansas City falls to 69-56.

Wade Fields hit a 2-run double off Waldo Hardaway in the bottom of the first, which put the Bluebirds in front, 2-0. In addition to the double, Fields had 1 single and 1 walk, while going 2 for 3.

"Both teams played hard," said Brooklyn manager John Meeker.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 .329 21 59
L. Moses 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .239 1 22
   e-E. Cortez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 5 40
C. Taylor 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .270 23 94
K. Durick RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276 16 79
D. Lester SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .260 5 33
D. Boggs 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 1 11
   b-D. Conley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 3 24
   c-D. Tislow 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 11 43
H. Lahr LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .309 4 13
E. Rodriguez C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .249 2 26
W. Hardaway P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246 1 6
   a-R. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 3 8
   D. Callahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-A. Amador PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 1 10
Totals 30 3 7 3 5 8 16      
a - R. Turner pinch hit for W. Hardaway in the 6th
b - D. Conley pinch hit for D. Boggs in the 8th
c - D. Tislow substituted for D. Conley in the 8th
d - A. Amador pinch hit for D. Callahan in the 9th
e - E. Cortez pinch hit for L. Moses in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Lahr (10, 2nd Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Lester (10, 8th Inning off D. Norman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Taylor (23, 7th Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore 2 , C. Taylor 4 , D. Lester 2 , D. Boggs , H. Lahr 3
2-out RBI: C. Taylor , H. Lahr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Moses , K. Durick 2 , E. Rodriguez 2 , R. Turner
GIDP: C. Taylor
Sac Bunt: L. Moses , W. Hardaway
Hit by Pitch: E. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: H. McLemore (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Boggs-Lester-Taylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Eubanks CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 0 29
B. Anderson 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .200 1 3
J. Cooper RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .354 11 59
G. Landrum LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .284 19 75
W. Fields 3B 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .201 8 31
O. Gonzalez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .248 8 45
T. Pena SS 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .199 7 44
R. Pace C 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .228 2 25
A. Valerio P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .182 0 2
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 6 20
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 3 5 6 17      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for D. Norman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Fields (6, 1st Inning off W. Hardaway, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Cooper (41, 1st Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Landrum (25, 5th Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Anderson 2 , J. Cooper 2 , G. Landrum 2 , W. Fields 3 , O. Gonzalez , T. Pena 2 , R. Pace
2-out RBI: W. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Anderson , J. Cooper , O. Gonzalez , R. Pace , A. Valerio
GIDP: O. Gonzalez
Sac Bunt: A. Valerio
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Anderson (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzalez-Pena-Gonzalez)
PB: R. Pace 2
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway L (11-10) 5.0 9 4 4 3 4 0 107 4.24   
D. Callahan 3.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 40 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 34
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 27, D. Callahan 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 5-6, D. Callahan 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 107-69, D. Callahan 40-25
WP: W. Hardaway
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Valerio W (4-12) 7.0 6 3 3 5 6 1 119 3.77   
D. Norman H (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.89   
F. D'Amico SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valerio 54
Batters Faced: A. Valerio 31, D. Norman 4, F. D'Amico 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valerio 8-5, D. Norman 0-2, F. D'Amico 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valerio 119-66, D. Norman 8-7, F. D'Amico 10-6
WP: A. Valerio
Hit Batsmen: A. Valerio
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Antonio Valerio
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 17111
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