MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
05/08/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 417 - SATURDAY, MAY 8TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (13-17) 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
Washington Eagles (10-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 1
Bluebirds Victorious at Washington, 5-2
Jackie Richardson, who is tied for 7th in the NBL in holds with 1, was locked in. The left-hander led the Brooklyn Bluebirds to a 5-2 win against the Washington Eagles at Monument Field. The Eagles fall to 10-21.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Jimmy Mara? The Brooklyn catcher had a 2-run double in the top of the second inning to put the Bluebirds on top, 2-0. For the game, Mara had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Brooklyn manager John Meeker commended his team for "doing what it takes to win."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. LeDuc 2B, LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .125 1 1
D. Fogarty CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .248 1 15
B. Rawlins 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294 3 9
J. Cooper RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .288 2 7
G. Landrum LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 2 .309 1 5
   a-M. Bassett 2B, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .395 2 6
D. Calise 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 5 .269 2 16
   b-B. Anderson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 2
J. Mara C 4 0 2 2 0 1 4 .114 0 3
G. Fenton SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .155 0 1
J. Richardson P 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 1 2
Totals 39 5 12 5 1 9 23      
a - M. Bassett substituted for G. Landrum in the 7th
b - B. Anderson substituted for D. Calise in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mara (2, 2nd Inning off A. Fonseca, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Rawlins (5, 5th Inning off A. Fonseca, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. LeDuc (1, 3rd Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. LeDuc 4 , D. Fogarty , B. Rawlins 2 , J. Cooper 2 , G. Landrum 3 , D. Calise , J. Mara 3 , G. Fenton
2-out RBI: D. Calise
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fogarty , J. Mara 2 , J. Richardson
Hit by Pitch: M. LeDuc
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. LeDuc (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fenton-LeDuc-Calise)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wools 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .263 1 7
J. Ellison 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .278 2 11
J. Duersch 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .317 3 15
L. McGee LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .190 0 2
H. Disla RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258 0 6
   b-E. Cook PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .105 0 2
J. Lawler CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 1 9
G. Long SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 2 14
G. Kill C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 1 9
A. Fonseca P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
   T. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Moses PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   M. Sanders P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. Laub PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .190 1 7
Totals 35 2 9 2 2 2 18      
a - L. Moses pinch hit for T. Morton in the 8th
b - E. Cook pinch hit for H. Disla in the 8th
c - E. Laub pinch hit for M. Sanders in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Laub (1, 9th Inning off J. Richardson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wools , J. Ellison , J. Duersch 3 , G. Long 2 , A. Fonseca , E. Laub 4
2-out RBI: E. Laub
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ellison , H. Disla , E. Cook , J. Lawler
GIDP: J. Ellison
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: L. Wools (4)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Richardson W (2-1) 9.0 9 2 2 2 2 1 129 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Richardson 61
Batters Faced: J. Richardson 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Richardson 12-12
Pitches - Strikes: J. Richardson 129-82
Balk: J. Richardson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca L (1-3) 6.0 10 5 5 1 6 1 108 3.65   
T. Morton 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 37 0.79   
M. Sanders 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 37
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 29, T. Morton 9, M. Sanders 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 6-5, T. Morton 4-0, M. Sanders 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 108-69, T. Morton 37-24, M. Sanders 10-7
Hit Batsmen: T. Morton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jackie Richardson
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 17809
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