MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
06/08/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 815 - TUESDAY, JUNE 8TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (29-29) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
New York Knickerbockers (29-30) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 10 0
Bluebirds Lose to Knickerbockers, 4-3
Fans witnessed a whale of a game between the New York Knickerbockers and Brooklyn Bluebirds.

The New York Knickerbockers scored a tight, 4-3 win versus the Brooklyn Bluebirds at Knickerbocker Stadium. New York pitcher Chris Hull held his own in the contest. Wayne Houston closed the door for New York, picking up his 9th save of the year.

Bob Marston dealt the Bluebirds a blow in the bottom of the third. Batting with runners on 1st and 2nd and New York leading 3-0, Marston hit a 2-2 cutter for a run-scoring single.

After the game, New York manager Sean Kelly applauded the team's effort. "We put some good AB's together," he said.

With the win over Brooklyn, the Knickerbockers improved to 29-30.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 0 8
R. Eubanks CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .280 1 12
G. Landrum LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .290 7 37
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .335 8 24
J. Cooper RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .237 4 30
W. Fields 3B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .267 3 21
T. Pena SS 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 3 18
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 1 4
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Mara C 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .195 3 16
A. Valerio P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 0 4
   b-B. Anderson SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 0 2
Totals 33 3 9 3 0 5 9      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for T. Pena in the 7th
b - B. Anderson substituted for A. Valerio in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Fogarty (7, 8th Inning off W. Houston, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Gonzalez (8, 5th Inning off C. Hull, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Mara (3, 5th Inning off C. Hull, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fogarty 2 , R. Eubanks 2 , O. Gonzalez 4 , W. Fields 3 , J. Mara 5
2-out RBI: J. Mara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Landrum
GIDP: G. Landrum 2
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Fields (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Pena (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 3 9
D. Lester SS, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 7 29
B. Underwood RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .222 3 20
S. Wright 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .288 8 35
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
S. Wells 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .190 3 14
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .293 5 31
B. Marston CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .263 4 24
R. Hotz C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .239 3 12
C. Hull P 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227 0 1
   a-G. Fenton SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .339 0 6
Totals 33 4 10 4 3 3 13      
a - G. Fenton substituted for C. Hull in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Underwood (6, 3rd Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lester , B. Underwood 3 , S. Wright 2 , S. Wells 2 , F. Chavez 2 , B. Marston
2-out RBI: S. Wells , F. Chavez , B. Marston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Guerra 2 , B. Marston , R. Hotz
Sac Bunt: B. Marston
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Hull (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Wright-Lester-Chavez, Hull-Wright-Chavez)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Valerio L (4-4) 6.0 9 4 4 1 3 0 107 3.35   
D. Norman 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 26 7.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valerio 40
Batters Faced: A. Valerio 28, D. Norman 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valerio 9-5, D. Norman 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valerio 107-70, D. Norman 26-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hull W (2-6) 7.0 7 3 3 0 1 2 79 4.35   
W. Houston SV (9) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 30 5.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hull 52
Batters Faced: C. Hull 25, W. Houston 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hull 13-4, W. Houston 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hull 79-53, W. Houston 30-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Hull
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 19264
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