MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
09/13/1970
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 2083 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (73-76) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 5 9 1
Washington Eagles (70-80) 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 X 8 12 1
Washington Wins, Long goes 3-for-4
The performance of Gary Long proved critical in helping Washington beat Brooklyn, 8-5. The Eagles shortstop went 3-4 with 2 doubles, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. Bob Viola picked up the win, lifting his record to 11-4 on the season. He struck out 5 and walked 1 in 6.1 innings, while yielding 2 runs. Washington now sports a record of 70-80.

The game turned with two out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Long hit a run-scoring single off Colin Hurley. It propelled the Eagles into the lead, 2-1.

"It's nice to see a lot of guys make contributions," said Eagles manager Wally Christensen.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bassett LF, CF 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .239 12 47
D. Jaime CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 1 3
   c-J. Seidler PH, LF 2 1 1 1 0 1 3 .260 17 54
T. Brackbill 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .429 0 2
M. Bennett 1B 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 .000 0 1
J. Proulx 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .357 1 2
M. LeDuc RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .275 6 40
J. Mara C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .263 4 14
G. Fenton SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 0 18
   a-T. Austin PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 13 37
   B. Keiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Keller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .079 0 0
   d-K. McDaniel PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .326 4 36
C. Hurley P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 1
   b-B. Rawlins PH, SS 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .287 14 69
Totals 36 5 9 5 5 7 22      
a - T. Austin pinch hit for G. Fenton in the 7th
b - B. Rawlins pinch hit for C. Hurley in the 7th
c - J. Seidler pinch hit for D. Jaime in the 8th
d - K. McDaniel pinch hit for T. Keller in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Brackbill (1, 4th Inning off B. Viola, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Proulx (1, 6th Inning off B. Viola, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Seidler (17, 8th Inning off T. Morton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Seidler 4 , T. Brackbill 3 , J. Proulx 5 , M. LeDuc , J. Mara , G. Fenton , B. Rawlins
2-out RBI: M. Bennett , J. Proulx , M. LeDuc
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Proulx 2 , J. Mara
GIDP: M. Bassett
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Proulx (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Brackbill-Proulx-Bennett, Proulx-Fenton-Bennett)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Arrington CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .237 2 27
J. Ellison 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .280 7 55
M. Lockhart RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .277 17 73
J. Duersch 2B 2 2 0 0 3 2 1 .309 24 86
L. Moses 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .268 2 33
J. Ballard LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .295 6 35
G. Long SS 4 1 3 5 0 1 1 .259 7 44
G. Kill C 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .278 10 29
B. Viola P 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .183 0 1
   D. Rodriquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Laub PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 3 11
   T. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 8 6 7 17      
a - E. Laub pinch hit for D. Rodriquez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Long 2 (14, 6th Inning off C. Hurley, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Keiser, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Arrington 2 , J. Ellison 2 , M. Lockhart , L. Moses 2 , J. Ballard 2 , G. Long 5
2-out RBI: , G. Long 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Arrington , B. Viola 2
GIDP: J. Ellison , G. Kill
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Lockhart (12)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Long (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Duersch-Long-Ellison)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hurley L (2-3) 6.0 8 3 3 4 4 0 108 3.05   
B. Keiser 0.1 3 5 5 2 0 0 24 5.97   
T. Keller 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hurley 44
Batters Faced: C. Hurley 28, B. Keiser 6, T. Keller 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hurley 8-3, B. Keiser 0-1, T. Keller 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hurley 108-64, B. Keiser 24-12, T. Keller 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Keller 1-1
WP: C. Hurley 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Viola W (11-4) 6.1 6 2 1 1 5 1 93 3.74   
D. Rodriquez H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.60   
T. Morton 1.2 3 3 3 4 2 1 48 20.25   
B. Reed SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Viola 59
Batters Faced: B. Viola 27, D. Rodriquez 1, T. Morton 12, B. Reed 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Viola 4-10, D. Rodriquez 1-0, T. Morton 2-1, B. Reed 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Viola 93-58, D. Rodriquez 4-3, T. Morton 48-25, B. Reed 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Rodriquez 2-0 , B. Reed 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Long
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 15488
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