MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
09/19/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 2143 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (76-77) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
Washington Eagles (49-104) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Bluebirds Win Nail-Biter in 10
The Brooklyn Bluebirds did just enough to nip the Washington Eagles, 2-1, in 10 innings. Brooklyn pitcher Jorge Sandoval, in particular, had a standout performance. The 4th-place Bluebirds have won 4 straight games.

Brooklyn needed the clutch hitting of Oscar Gonzalez to seal the deal. The first baseman swatted a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Bluebirds on top, 2-1. For the game, Gonzalez had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Gonzalez called the win a testament to his team's "tenacity."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Eubanks CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .265 0 31
L. Winter 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .212 4 27
   b-D. Calise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 8 29
   c-B. Anderson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 1 4
J. Cooper RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .370 17 78
G. Landrum LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .293 21 92
W. Fields 3B 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .214 10 46
   d-M. Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 6 22
   e-T. Pena SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 10 60
O. Gonzalez 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .260 10 61
G. Fenton SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 1 9
R. Pace C 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .217 3 26
J. Sandoval P 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .209 1 4
   a-J. Mara PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 4 31
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
Totals 37 2 9 2 6 4 18      
a - J. Mara pinch hit for J. Sandoval in the 8th
b - D. Calise pinch hit for L. Winter in the 9th
c - B. Anderson substituted for D. Calise in the 9th
d - M. Bennett pinch hit for W. Fields in the 10th
e - T. Pena substituted for M. Bennett in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: O. Gonzalez (10, 10th Inning off C. Kirkley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Eubanks 2 , L. Winter , G. Landrum 2 , O. Gonzalez 5 , R. Pace , J. Mara
2-out RBI: R. Eubanks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Landrum , O. Gonzalez 2 , J. Sandoval
GIDP: L. Winter
Sac Bunt: J. Sandoval
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wools 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 5 44
J. Stites RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260 8 50
A. Cassill LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 15 56
V. Marshall 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .291 2 48
J. Lawler CF 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .256 6 40
E. Cook 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 3 48
J. Olvera C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .217 5 42
T. Jenkins SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 1 6
   a-B. Brosnahan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 3 25
   c-J. Ybarra SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 1 14
A. Fonseca P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 0 9
   R. Grill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Kill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 5 30
   C. Kirkley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1 0 6 6      
a - B. Brosnahan pinch hit for T. Jenkins in the 8th
b - G. Kill pinch hit for R. Grill in the 8th
c - J. Ybarra substituted for B. Brosnahan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Olvera (9, 5th Inning off J. Sandoval, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Marshall , J. Lawler 3 , J. Olvera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Olvera , T. Jenkins , A. Fonseca
Sac Bunt: E. Cook
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Marshall (1)
CS: J. Lawler (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Olvera (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Wools-Cook-Marshall)
OF assists: 1 (Lawler(Mara at 3rd base))
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sandoval 7.0 5 1 1 0 2 0 80 3.51   
B. Hill W (14-5) 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 30 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sandoval 65
Batters Faced: J. Sandoval 25, B. Hill 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sandoval 10-8, B. Hill 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sandoval 80-53, B. Hill 30-20
WP: J. Sandoval
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca 6.2 6 1 1 5 2 0 105 4.17   
R. Grill 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 24 5.58   
C. Kirkley L (4-8) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15 5.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 55
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 31, R. Grill 6, C. Kirkley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 9-8, R. Grill 0-2, C. Kirkley 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 105-61, R. Grill 24-14, C. Kirkley 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Grill 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Sandoval
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 15338
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