MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
05/24/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 576 - FRIDAY, MAY 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (16-25) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (17-25) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0
Bluebirds Edge Packers, 2-1
Damon Rutherford, who led the NBL in wins with 18 in 1968, never let the Packers get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his forkball, to pitch the Bluebirds to a win, 2-1. Rutherford got the win, improving to 3-5. He gave up 5 hits and walked 3 over 9 innings. He allowed 1 run. The Packers, at 16-25, have lost 6 in a row.

The Bluebirds got a big at-bat from catcher Ed Blain. For the game, Blain was 1-3 with a double, while adding 2 RBI. In the bottom of the second, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 1st double of the season gave Brooklyn a 2-0 lead.

"We found a way to win tonight," Rutherford said.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Brown CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 2 13
J. Anderson RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .333 5 18
G. Bennett SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .303 1 21
G. Palmer LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 4 23
S. Timmons 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 2 15
J. Duersch 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .254 1 9
J. Robinson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .222 0 0
J. Hembree C 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .202 0 8
E. Koenig P 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .190 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1 3 4 10      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Anderson , G. Bennett 2 , J. Duersch , E. Koenig
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Timmons
GIDP: J. Hembree
Sac Bunt: R. Brown
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bennett-Duersch-Timmons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .322 1 11
B. Anderson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 0 2
J. Cooper RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .310 5 21
G. Landrum LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .129 0 1
M. Bennett 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294 2 19
   a-D. Calise 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .420 0 6
T. Pena SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 .227 1 5
E. Blain C 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .151 0 3
G. Fenton 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .157 0 2
D. Rutherford P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 2
Totals 28 2 7 2 2 4 15      
a - D. Calise substituted for M. Bennett in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Blain (1, 2nd Inning off E. Koenig, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Fogarty , J. Cooper , G. Landrum 2 , M. Bennett , E. Blain 2 , D. Rutherford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cooper , M. Bennett , T. Pena , D. Rutherford
GIDP: E. Blain
Sac Bunt: D. Fogarty , B. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: T. Pena
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Anderson-Bennett)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Koenig L (2-5) 8.0 7 2 2 2 4 0 95 5.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Koenig 62
Batters Faced: E. Koenig 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Koenig 11-8
Pitches - Strikes: E. Koenig 95-58
Hit Batsmen: E. Koenig
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford W (3-5) 9.0 5 1 1 3 4 0 114 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 74
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 14-8
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 114-66
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Damon Rutherford
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Rain (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:23
Attendance: 15961
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