MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
06/12/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 868 - SATURDAY, JUNE 12TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (29-34) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 11 1
Brooklyn Bluebirds (31-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 0
Blockbusters Win Nail-Biter in 11
The Los Angeles Blockbusters and Brooklyn Bluebirds duked it out at Flatbush Park.

The Brooklyn Bluebirds went down to defeat to Fernando Lopez and his Los Angeles teammates. The final score was 3-2, Blockbusters, in 11 innings. The win makes Los Angeles 29-34.

Jim Brookins, who is tied for 8th in the NBL in total bases with 108, had a direct impact on the outcome. Brookins contributed a run-scoring ground out in the top of the 11th inning to put Los Angeles up, 3-2.

Brookins attributed the win to his team's "steely resolve."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 .239 4 16
B. May SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .259 1 18
J. Brookins RF, LF 5 0 1 1 1 2 2 .297 9 31
K. McDaniel LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .236 2 17
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Arkle 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .257 5 12
   a-R. Gardner 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .143 0 4
A. Covarrubio 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .264 3 28
W. Baker CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .245 0 8
S. Oubre C 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .148 0 1
F. Lopez P 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 0 0
   B. Duprey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Capps PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .224 1 3
Totals 42 3 11 3 5 10 26      
a - R. Gardner substituted for C. Arkle in the 9th
b - B. Capps pinch hit for B. Duprey in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: B. May (11, 10th Inning off B. Hill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Arkle (5, 7th Inning off K. Wade, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen 2 , B. May 3 , J. Brookins , C. Arkle 5 , W. Baker 2 , F. Lopez , B. Capps
2-out RBI: W. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen , K. McDaniel , C. Arkle , R. Gardner , W. Baker , S. Oubre
Sac Bunt: B. May , K. McDaniel
Hit by Pitch: K. McDaniel
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: H. Katzen (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Katzen-May-Lopez)
OF assists: 1 (Baker(Wade at 2nd base))
PB: S. Oubre
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. White 2B 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 .308 1 15
R. Eubanks CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 1 13
   d-O. Gonzalez PH, 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .329 8 24
G. Landrum LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .301 7 37
J. Cooper RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .241 4 31
R. Freeman 1B, CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 7 .242 7 23
W. Fields 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 4 24
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 4
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   e-B. Turley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 0 5
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-R. Pace PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 2 10
   M. Gregory P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Pena SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .215 3 19
   b-D. Fogarty PH, SS 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .253 0 8
J. Mara C 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .194 3 17
K. Wade P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .077 0 1
   c-B. Anderson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250 0 2
Totals 41 2 8 2 5 8 25      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for W. Fields in the 7th
b - D. Fogarty pinch hit for T. Pena in the 7th
c - B. Anderson substituted for K. Wade in the 8th
d - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for R. Eubanks in the 8th
e - B. Turley pinch hit for D. Norman in the 9th
f - R. Pace pinch hit for B. Hill in the 10th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. White , R. Eubanks , G. Landrum , J. Cooper 2 , J. Mara , K. Wade , B. Anderson
2-out RBI: J. Mara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. White , R. Pace , B. Anderson
GIDP: R. Freeman
Team LOB: 11
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Lopez 8.0 5 1 0 2 5 0 100 2.48   
B. Duprey W (2-0), BS (1) 2.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 34 0.95   
T. Benson SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 5.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Lopez 73
Batters Faced: F. Lopez 31, B. Duprey 11, T. Benson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Lopez 8-10, B. Duprey 2-1, T. Benson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Lopez 100-61, B. Duprey 34-22, T. Benson 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Duprey 2-1
WP: F. Lopez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wade 7.0 5 1 1 0 6 1 107 3.65   
D. Norman 2.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 42 7.27   
B. Hill 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 15 2.06   
M. Gregory L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 18 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wade 69
Batters Faced: K. Wade 27, D. Norman 10, B. Hill 7, M. Gregory 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wade 7-8, D. Norman 2-1, B. Hill 2-1, M. Gregory 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wade 107-74, D. Norman 42-27, B. Hill 15-10, M. Gregory 18-10
WP: K. Wade , M. Gregory
Hit Batsmen: K. Wade
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Lopez
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 20053
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