MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
08/30/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1908 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (70-68) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Kansas City Bulls (77-60) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 8 1
Bulls Send Brooklyn Home with 2-1 Loss
Kansas City used a superb performance from starting pitcher Mike Brown to down the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 2-1. The winning pitcher was Brown, now 14-9. He tossed 8 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 4. Today's win puts Kansas City at 77-60, while Brooklyn falls to 70-68.

Mario Alva chipped in a solo home run for Kansas City in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 RBI.

"We squandered some opportunities," said Brooklyn manager John Meeker.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Eubanks CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292 4 34
M. Cash RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 10 45
G. Landrum LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 24 85
R. Freeman 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .253 23 67
W. Fields 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .256 11 49
R. Canal 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .226 5 26
R. Pace C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .258 7 33
T. Pena SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .249 5 29
A. Valerio P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 1
   a-J. Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .339 10 51
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1 3 6 11      
a - J. Cooper pinch hit for A. Valerio in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Fields (13, 5th Inning off M. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Fields 2 , R. Canal , R. Pace , T. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Eubanks 2 , W. Fields
GIDP: T. Pena
Sac Bunt: A. Valerio
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Freeman (30)
CS: R. Canal (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Canal-Freeman)
OF assists: 1 (Landrum(Alva at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .228 5 26
F. Martinez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 1 3
C. Taylor 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .336 37 93
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. McLemore LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 31 73
R. Lewis C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 9 56
M. Alva SS 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .235 5 31
B. Anderson CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 5 53
D. Boggs 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 3 25
M. Brown P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .176 0 7
   a-E. Cortez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337 3 6
Totals 30 2 8 2 1 4 10      
a - E. Cortez substituted for M. Brown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (24, 3rd Inning off A. Valerio, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Alva (5, 4th Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Martinez , C. Taylor 4 , M. Alva 5 , D. Boggs , M. Brown
2-out RBI: C. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McLemore
GIDP: R. Lewis
Hit by Pitch: R. Lewis
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Boggs (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Boggs-Taylor)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Valerio L (13-9) 7.0 7 2 2 1 4 1 29 102 2.60   
B. Hill 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valerio 58
Batters Faced: A. Valerio 29, B. Hill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valerio 10-6, B. Hill 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valerio 102-63, B. Hill 6-5
Hit Batsmen: A. Valerio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Brown W (14-9) 8.0 4 1 1 2 4 0 29 102 3.65   
B. Crosby SV (36) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 23 1.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Brown 72
Batters Faced: M. Brown 29, B. Crosby 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Brown 8-10, B. Crosby 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Brown 102-71, B. Crosby 23-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Brown
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 21008
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