MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
09/27/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 2231 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (86-74) 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 11 2
New York Knickerbockers (79-81) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 9 0
Cooper Leads Bluebirds to Win
Brooklyn right fielder Jackie Cooper had a 4-RBI game, which helped his team beat the New York Knickerbockers, 7-4. Damon Rutherford, who is tied for 2nd in the NBL in complete games with 16, was the winning pitcher. Over 8.2 innings, he allowed 4 runs on 9 hits, with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Brooklyn is 86-74 and New York, with the loss, 79-81.

Early in the game, Cooper had a 3-run home run for Brooklyn. It was his 29th home run of the season and put the Bluebirds on top, 3-0.

"They beat us fair and square," New York skipper Timothy Widholm said.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 2 33
D. Fogarty CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .270 5 49
G. Landrum LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .294 11 62
J. Cooper RF 4 1 3 4 1 1 0 .297 29 103
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
B. Rawlins 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .295 16 88
M. Bennett 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 .286 6 43
T. Pena SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .258 5 42
E. Blain C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .229 4 23
D. Rutherford P 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .195 0 7
   a-D. Calise RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 1 19
Totals 35 7 11 7 5 5 12      
a - D. Calise substituted for D. Rutherford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bennett (15, 1st Inning off B. Brion, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Cooper (29, 3rd Inning off B. Brion, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Rawlins (27, 8th Inning off B. Williams, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Cooper (29, 1st Inning off B. Brion, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Bennett (6, 6th Inning off B. Brion, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fogarty 2 , J. Cooper 7 , B. Rawlins 2 , M. Bennett 6 , T. Pena 2 , E. Blain
2-out RBI: J. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Winter , B. Rawlins , M. Bennett
GIDP: E. Blain , D. Rutherford
Hit by Pitch: B. Rawlins
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: L. Winter (18) , T. Pena (22)
Double Plays: 3 (Rawlins-Winter-Bennett, Rawlins-Winter-Bennett, Pena-Winter-Bennett)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .300 15 40
   b-W. Baker RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 2 21
S. Wright 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .268 29 94
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 24 87
J. Madsen LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .224 16 62
B. Marston CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .225 13 50
S. Wells 3B 4 2 3 2 0 1 1 .270 17 84
D. Lamons SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .234 5 44
R. Hotz C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263 13 54
B. Brion P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Hudson PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240 6 27
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
   D. Abril P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 4
   c-R. Freeman PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 18 41
Totals 35 4 9 3 2 5 19      
a - S. Hudson pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 7th
b - W. Baker substituted for B. Underwood in the 8th
c - R. Freeman pinch hit for D. Abril in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Freeman (3, 9th Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Wells (17, 2nd Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood , F. Chavez , B. Marston , S. Wells 6 , D. Lamons , S. Hudson , R. Freeman 2
2-out RBI: S. Hudson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Baker , B. Marston , S. Wells
GIDP: S. Wright , R. Hotz 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Underwood (17) , F. Chavez (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Brion-Lamons-Chavez, Lamons-Wright-Chavez)
OF assists: 1 (Underwood(Bennett at 3rd base))
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford W (16-13) 8.2 9 4 3 2 4 1 137 3.16   
B. Hill SV (21) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 54
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 36, B. Hill 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 11-8, B. Hill 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 137-80, B. Hill 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hill 1-0
WP: D. Rutherford
Balk: D. Rutherford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Brion L (2-2) 5.0 7 5 5 3 2 2 74 4.03   
J. Hernandez 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 3.55   
B. Williams 1.2 3 2 2 2 2 0 36 3.16   
D. Abril 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Brion 32
Batters Faced: B. Brion 24, J. Hernandez 6, B. Williams 10, D. Abril 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Brion 6-5, J. Hernandez 3-1, B. Williams 2-1, D. Abril 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Brion 74-41, J. Hernandez 23-16, B. Williams 36-18, D. Abril 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Abril 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Brion
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jackie Cooper
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 21541
Special Notes: RF Bob Underwood was injured while throwing the ball.
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