MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
05/01/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 341 - SUNDAY, MAY 1ST , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (14-11) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 8 2
Chicago Traders (11-15) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Chicago Dealt 5-1 Defeat
Rick Pace helped his team muscle past the Chicago Traders, 5-1. In the game, the Brooklyn catcher was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Larry Mitchell, the winner, goes to 1-0. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits, with 4 walks and 3 strikeouts over 5.2 innings. The Traders fall to 11-15 and continue their rocky start to the 1977 season.

With Brooklyn leading 2-1 in the top of the sixth, Pace hit a 2-run single off Chicago hurler Jimmy Calhoun. It was the 20th hit of the season for Pace and put his team ahead, 4-1.

Brooklyn manager John Meeker called it "a good, solid win."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Eubanks CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .329 1 8
T. Golf 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .338 3 8
J. Cooper RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .284 0 16
G. Landrum LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .347 7 18
W. Fields 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .333 3 19
M. Cash 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .268 0 5
T. Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .304 0 10
R. Pace C 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .290 1 9
L. Mitchell P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   D. Conway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 1 10
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5 3 6 16      
a - R. Freeman pinch hit for D. Conway in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: T. Golf (1, 1st Inning off J. Mojica, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Pace (1, 9th Inning off V. Marcell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Eubanks , T. Golf 3 , J. Cooper , G. Landrum , M. Cash , R. Pace 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Eubanks , T. Pena
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Eubanks (3)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fields (6) , T. Pena (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Fields-Golf-Cash, Pena-Golf-Cash)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338 2 6
J. Sledd 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 1 7
R. Fuentes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 2 10
K. Frederick 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .310 0 10
T. Rathbone LF 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .265 1 7
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Mays PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .354 2 8
   V. Marcell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. White C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .217 1 4
R. Byrd RF 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 .186 1 10
D. Lindsey SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .227 0 6
   c-J. Seidler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 0 4
J. Mojica P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 0 0
   a-W. McCord LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1 7
Totals 31 1 5 1 4 4 15      
a - W. McCord substituted for J. Mojica in the 6th
b - K. Mays pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 8th
c - J. Seidler pinch hit for D. Lindsey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lindsey (3, 2nd Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt , J. Sledd , K. Mays , E. White , D. Lindsey 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Frederick , T. Rathbone , J. Mojica 2
GIDP: J. Sledd , E. White
Sac Fly: R. Byrd
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Rathbone 2 (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sledd (3)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Mitchell W (1-0) 5.2 3 1 1 4 3 0 26 103 4.11   
D. Conway H (1) 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 24 2.76   
B. Hill 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 58
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 26, D. Conway 7, B. Hill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 8-6, D. Conway 4-1, B. Hill 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 103-65, D. Conway 24-17, B. Hill 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Conway 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Mojica L (2-2) 5.1 6 4 3 3 3 0 25 95 3.96   
J. Calhoun 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 34 4.26   
V. Marcell 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 16 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mojica 42
Batters Faced: J. Mojica 25, J. Calhoun 9, V. Marcell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mojica 10-2, J. Calhoun 0-7, V. Marcell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mojica 95-57, J. Calhoun 34-21, V. Marcell 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Calhoun 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Pace
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 17325
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