MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
05/25/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 590 - SATURDAY, MAY 25TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (16-26) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (18-25) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 X 5 10 0
Cooper Hits 2 home runs in Bluebirds Win
Led by Jackie Cooper, the Brooklyn Bluebirds defeated the Cincinnati Packers, 5-3. Cooper went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Bluebirds. The win went to Dick Conway in relief. His record improves to 1-1. John Stoddard took the loss. The Packers, at 16-26, have lost 7 straight games.

Cooper had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a 0-1 cutter from Steve Meckley, he banged a 2-run home run to right-center, giving the Bluebirds a 5-3 lead. It was the 7th home run of the year for Cooper.

"We played hard and won," said Cooper. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Brown CF 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 3 15
J. Anderson RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .331 5 18
G. Bennett SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .309 2 22
J. Robinson 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-B. Muhammad PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 0 10
S. Timmons 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .265 2 15
J. Duersch 2B, 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .247 1 9
   b-G. Palmer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 4 23
   c-M. Clement 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 4
J. Hembree C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .195 0 8
L. Ferrie LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .162 1 5
J. Stoddard P 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .286 1 3
   S. Meckley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Wesley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 8
Totals 36 3 9 3 1 3 13      
a - B. Muhammad pinch hit for J. Robinson in the 7th
b - G. Palmer pinch hit for J. Duersch in the 8th
c - M. Clement substituted for G. Palmer in the 8th
d - B. Wesley pinch hit for S. Meckley in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Bennett (2, 1st Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Brown (3, 5th Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Brown 4 , J. Anderson , G. Bennett 5 , J. Robinson 2 , S. Timmons , L. Ferrie , J. Stoddard
2-out RBI: G. Bennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Timmons , J. Stoddard
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Anderson (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .327 1 9
D. Fogarty CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .327 1 11
B. Rawlins 3B 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .254 2 19
G. Landrum LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .143 0 1
J. Cooper RF 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .315 7 26
M. Bennett 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 2 19
J. Mara C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .196 2 12
B. Anderson SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
D. Teckenbrock P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 0 2
   K. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Calise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412 0 6
   D. Conway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5 0 2 10      
a - D. Calise pinch hit for K. Wade in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Cooper 2 (7, 4th Inning off J. Stoddard, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off S. Meckley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Winter , D. Fogarty 2 , B. Rawlins , G. Landrum , J. Cooper 8 , J. Mara , B. Anderson 2
2-out RBI: J. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Winter , D. Fogarty
Sac Bunt: D. Teckenbrock
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Winter (10)

FIELDING
PB: J. Mara
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stoddard L (3-3) 7.1 9 4 4 0 2 1 107 3.63   
S. Meckley 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 6.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stoddard 46
Batters Faced: J. Stoddard 30, S. Meckley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stoddard 13-6, S. Meckley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stoddard 107-81, S. Meckley 7-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Meckley 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Teckenbrock 6.1 9 3 3 1 2 2 103 2.37   
K. Wade 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.15   
D. Conway W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 5.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Teckenbrock 44
Batters Faced: D. Teckenbrock 29, K. Wade 2, D. Conway 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Teckenbrock 4-13, K. Wade 0-2, D. Conway 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Teckenbrock 103-72, K. Wade 4-4, D. Conway 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Wade 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jackie Cooper
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 19259
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