MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
09/11/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 2021 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (77-69) 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 7 13 0
Washington Eagles (59-87) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 5 10 2
Bluebirds Make Eagles 7-5 Losers
Brooklyn and Washington duked it out and the Bluebirds came out victorious.

With third baseman Bob Rawlins leading the charge, the Brooklyn Bluebirds defeated the Washington Eagles, 7-5, at Monument Field. Rawlins, who finished 2nd in the NBL in batting average with .344 last year, went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. The winning pitcher was Dave Teckenbrock. He tossed 97 pitches over 6.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits. Bill Curry, credited with the save, is now 2 for 2 in save opportunities.

Early in the game, Rawlins had a 2-run home run for Brooklyn. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the Bluebirds on top, 2-0.

"I'm proud of the way we took care of business and got the 'W' today," Rawlins told the Brooklyn Citizen. "Whatever it takes."

Brooklyn has won 3 straight, while Washington has lost 7 in a row.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .249 2 31
G. Jackson CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .267 3 12
J. Cooper RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .300 25 90
B. Rawlins 3B 5 3 3 2 0 0 1 .298 15 81
O. Gonzalez LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .284 15 68
M. Bennett 1B 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 .288 5 40
T. Pena SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .248 4 34
E. Blain C 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 4 21
D. Teckenbrock P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 16
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Landrum PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 10 57
   B. Curry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 0 1
Totals 38 7 13 6 5 1 17      
a - G. Landrum pinch hit for F. D'Amico in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Jackson (5, 3rd Inning off D. Alexander, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Rawlins (25, 5th Inning off D. Alexander, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Rawlins (15, 1st Inning off D. Alexander, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Jackson (3, 5th Inning off D. Alexander, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Winter 2 , G. Jackson 6 , J. Cooper 3 , B. Rawlins 7 , O. Gonzalez , M. Bennett , D. Teckenbrock
2-out RBI: B. Rawlins , M. Bennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Jackson , T. Pena , E. Blain
GIDP: T. Pena
Sac Fly: M. Bennett
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rawlins (31)
CS: J. Cooper (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Winter-Pena-Bennett)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cassill RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .263 10 46
G. Long SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .251 3 34
L. Wools 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .322 7 67
B. Raab 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .261 11 82
V. Marshall LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .264 11 62
J. Lawler CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .247 6 53
E. Cook 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .254 5 34
J. Olvera C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 7 38
D. Alexander P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .130 0 3
   a-P. Soroka PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218 1 19
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
   C. Kirkley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
   b-L. McGee PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278 4 18
Totals 35 5 10 5 2 1 14      
a - P. Soroka pinch hit for D. Alexander in the 7th
b - L. McGee pinch hit for C. Kirkley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Raab (24, 6th Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 2 on, 1 out) , L. Wools (36, 8th Inning off B. Curry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Cook (2, 2nd Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 0 on, 2 outs) , V. Marshall (3, 6th Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. McGee (4, 9th Inning off B. Curry, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Cassill , G. Long , L. Wools 3 , B. Raab 2 , V. Marshall 4 , E. Cook 3 , P. Soroka , L. McGee 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Long , L. Wools , E. Cook , J. Olvera
GIDP: J. Lawler
Sac Fly: J. Lawler
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Cassill (23) , L. Wools (57) , P. Soroka (12)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Wools (19) , D. Alexander (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Long-Cook-Raab)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Teckenbrock W (18-7) 6.2 8 3 3 1 1 0 97 3.30   
F. D'Amico H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.30   
B. Curry SV (2) 2.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 42 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Teckenbrock 46
Batters Faced: D. Teckenbrock 28, F. D'Amico 1, B. Curry 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Teckenbrock 7-11, F. D'Amico 1-0, B. Curry 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Teckenbrock 97-61, F. D'Amico 2-1, B. Curry 42-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. D'Amico 1-0
WP: D. Teckenbrock
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Alexander L (13-18) 7.0 10 5 5 3 0 2 89 4.38   
R. Kingery 1.2 3 2 2 2 1 0 33 2.04   
C. Kirkley 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Alexander 34
Batters Faced: D. Alexander 32, R. Kingery 11, C. Kirkley 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Alexander 6-13, R. Kingery 2-2, C. Kirkley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Alexander 89-60, R. Kingery 33-20, C. Kirkley 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Kirkley 1-0
Balk: R. Kingery
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Rawlins
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 12462
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