MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
09/18/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 2115 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (74-78) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (81-71) 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 X 8 11 0
Bluebirds 8-3 Winners Versus New York
The Brooklyn Bluebirds knocked off the New York Knickerbockers, 8-3, at Flatbush Park. Bob Rawlins was a big reason Brooklyn won. The third baseman went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. The Bluebirds improved their record to 81-71 by beating New York.

Mike Bennett helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 1-0, Bluebirds.

"Hustle and hard work is a big part of our success," said Rawlins. "Those qualities define our team."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 14 37
   d-D. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Wright 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 28 90
F. Chavez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .272 23 81
J. Madsen LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .230 16 60
B. Marston CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 13 49
   a-S. Blechinger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
   b-S. Hudson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 6 24
S. Wells 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .273 16 78
D. Lamons SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234 5 41
R. Hotz C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .265 12 50
S. Emmerich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Schifsky P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   D. Torre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 2 5
   c-R. Freeman PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 17 38
Totals 30 3 4 3 3 5 6      
a - S. Blechinger pinch hit for B. Marston in the 7th
b - S. Hudson substituted for S. Blechinger in the 7th
c - R. Freeman pinch hit for D. Torre in the 8th
d - D. Baker pinch hit for B. Underwood in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Madsen (16, 4th Inning off J. Sandoval, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Wells (16, 9th Inning off J. Sandoval, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Chavez , J. Madsen 4 , S. Wells 4 , R. Hotz
2-out RBI: S. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Wright
Sac Bunt: S. Emmerich
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Marston(Cooper at home), Hudson(Rawlins at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .249 2 32
G. Landrum LF 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .299 11 59
J. Cooper RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .296 26 94
   a-K. O'Donnell PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 2 6
B. Rawlins 3B 3 1 2 4 1 0 0 .301 16 86
M. Bennett 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .286 5 41
T. Pena SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .249 5 39
D. Fogarty CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .259 5 42
J. Mara C 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .244 10 51
J. Sandoval P 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 0 1
Totals 32 8 11 8 3 2 10      
a - K. O'Donnell pinch hit for J. Cooper in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mara (11, 2nd Inning off S. Emmerich, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Fogarty (15, 2nd Inning off S. Emmerich, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Pena (5, 3rd Inning off S. Emmerich, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Rawlins (16, 4th Inning off S. Emmerich, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Landrum 2 , J. Cooper , B. Rawlins 5 , M. Bennett 2 , T. Pena 4 , D. Fogarty 2 , J. Mara 3
2-out RBI: B. Rawlins , T. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pena
Sac Fly: G. Landrum
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rawlins (34)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Emmerich L (0-1) 3.2 9 8 8 3 1 2 93 16.03   
R. Schifsky 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 40 2.41   
D. Torre 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.28   
W. Houston 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Emmerich 7
Batters Faced: S. Emmerich 22, R. Schifsky 10, D. Torre 1, W. Houston 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Emmerich 6-3, R. Schifsky 4-3, D. Torre 0-1, W. Houston 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Emmerich 93-56, R. Schifsky 40-28, D. Torre 4-2, W. Houston 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Torre 1-0
WP: S. Emmerich
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sandoval W (17-8) 9.0 4 3 3 3 5 2 101 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sandoval 69
Batters Faced: J. Sandoval 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sandoval 7-15
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sandoval 101-62
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Rawlins
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 17 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 22095
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