MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
09/29/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 2259 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (87-75) 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
New York Knickerbockers (80-82) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 0
Knickerbockers Drop 5-2 Decision
The New York Knickerbockers went down to defeat to Jorge Sandoval and his Brooklyn teammates. The final score was 5-2, in favor of the Bluebirds. Sandoval, the winner, moves to 18-9. He threw 8.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 4 and giving up 3 walks. Picking up the save was Bill Keiser. He's now 2 for 3 in save chances.

Brooklyn used the hitting of Oscar Gonzalez to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Bluebirds on top, 5-0. For the game, Gonzalez had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It was a good effort all around," said Gonzalez.

The setback makes New York 80-82.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .269 5 49
G. Jackson LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 3 12
B. Rawlins 3B 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 .294 16 89
J. Cooper RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .300 29 103
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 1 2 4 0 1 1 .283 16 74
J. Mara C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .239 11 54
B. Anderson 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .244 2 10
G. Fenton SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .220 1 15
J. Sandoval P 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .209 0 1
   B. Keiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5 3 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Fogarty (17, 1st Inning off C. Hull, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Gonzalez (16, 5th Inning off C. Hull, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Fogarty 2 , G. Jackson , J. Cooper 2 , O. Gonzalez 5 , J. Mara , G. Fenton , J. Sandoval
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fogarty , B. Rawlins , G. Fenton
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Fogarty (24) , B. Rawlins (37) , G. Fenton (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rawlins (21)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297 16 41
S. Wright 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 30 95
F. Chavez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .278 24 87
J. Madsen LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .222 16 62
B. Marston CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .224 14 51
B. White 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 4 17
A. Covarrubio C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .260 6 25
L. Fletcher SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .412 0 5
C. Hull P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 0 4
   R. Schifsky P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   a-S. Hudson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 6 27
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
Totals 32 2 4 2 3 4 12      
a - S. Hudson pinch hit for R. Schifsky in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: F. Chavez , J. Madsen , A. Covarrubio , L. Fletcher
2-out RBI: L. Fletcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Underwood , J. Madsen , B. Marston
Team LOB: 6
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sandoval W (18-9) 8.2 4 2 2 3 4 0 117 2.94   
B. Keiser SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sandoval 69
Batters Faced: J. Sandoval 34, B. Keiser 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sandoval 10-12, B. Keiser 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sandoval 117-69, B. Keiser 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Keiser 1-0
WP: J. Sandoval
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hull L (6-15) 4.1 7 5 5 3 0 1 70 3.78   
R. Schifsky 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 29 2.31   
B. Williams 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 3.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hull 26
Batters Faced: C. Hull 23, R. Schifsky 9, B. Williams 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hull 7-6, R. Schifsky 0-5, B. Williams 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hull 70-44, R. Schifsky 29-24, B. Williams 30-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Sandoval
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 24718
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