MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
05/23/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 626 - MONDAY, MAY 23RD , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (23-22) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 0
Washington Eagles (18-27) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 1
Brooklyn Gets 5-2 Win
Behind a fine performance from Ruben Canal, the Brooklyn Bluebirds knocked off the Washington Eagles, 5-2. Canal was 2-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Bluebirds. With the win, Brooklyn pushed its record to 23-22.

Early in the game, Canal had a 2-run home run for Brooklyn. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Bluebirds on top, 2-0.

"I'm trying to keep it simple," said Canal. "Just do my job."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Eubanks CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .299 1 12
T. Golf 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 3 10
J. Cooper RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .328 3 28
G. Landrum LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307 8 29
R. Freeman 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .269 4 17
T. Pena SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .283 3 18
R. Canal 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 3 .245 3 9
R. Pace C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .276 3 12
D. Gaultney P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 0 2
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Cash PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 2 13
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5 2 6 11      
a - M. Cash pinch hit for B. Hill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Pace (4, 7th Inning off P. Sullivan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Pace (3, 2nd Inning off P. Sullivan, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Canal 2 (3, 2nd Inning off P. Sullivan, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off R. Kingery, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Pena (3, 9th Inning off R. Kingery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper 2 , G. Landrum , R. Freeman , T. Pena 4 , R. Canal 8 , R. Pace 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Golf 2 , G. Landrum
GIDP: R. Canal
Sac Bunt: T. Pena
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Eubanks (15) , R. Freeman (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pena-Golf-Freeman, Pena-Golf-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brosnahan CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 9 22
J. Stites RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 6 14
M. Calhoun 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 11
G. Long SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 5 27
   a-R. Wagstaff PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 1 4
   b-L. Wools SS, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284 1 10
D. Guest 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .247 8 24
J. Lawler LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1
J. Ybarra 3B, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 1
L. Perry C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .324 0 3
P. Sullivan P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .158 0 1
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 1 0 6 11      
a - R. Wagstaff pinch hit for G. Long in the 4th
b - L. Wools substituted for R. Wagstaff in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Guest (6, 7th Inning off B. Hill, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Stites , G. Long , R. Wagstaff , L. Wools , D. Guest 3 , L. Perry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Sullivan
GIDP: M. Calhoun , J. Lawler
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: L. Perry (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Wools-Perry-Guest)
PB: L. Perry
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Gaultney W (4-4) 6.0 5 2 2 0 4 0 22 96 6.65   
B. Hill H (10) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 29 3.10   
D. Norman SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 14 6.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gaultney 58
Batters Faced: D. Gaultney 22, B. Hill 8, D. Norman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gaultney 7-6, B. Hill 4-1, D. Norman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gaultney 96-60, B. Hill 29-21, D. Norman 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hill 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Sullivan L (1-4) 7.1 7 3 3 2 2 2 30 88 4.87   
R. Kingery 1.2 2 2 2 0 4 2 7 30 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Sullivan 52
Batters Faced: P. Sullivan 30, R. Kingery 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Sullivan 13-6, R. Kingery 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Sullivan 88-58, R. Kingery 30-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ruben Canal
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 13854
Special Notes: SS Gary Long was injured while throwing the ball.
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