MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
06/13/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 883 - SUNDAY, JUNE 13TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (29-35) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 1
Brooklyn Bluebirds (32-31) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 5 9 1
Bluebirds Get Past Los Angeles, 5-4
The Brooklyn Bluebirds beat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 5-4. Brooklyn pitcher and Belleville, Pennsylvania, native Antonio Valerio led the way. Dave Norman, who is tied for 2nd in the NBL in holds with 6, was the winner in relief. His record is now 4-5. The losing pitcher was Tom Benson. With the win, the Bluebirds have a record of 32-31.

The climactic moment came in the bottom of the ninth for Brooklyn. That's when Wade Fields, who finished 2nd in the ABL in RBI with 99 in 1974, hit a solo home run off Tom Benson to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.

"This place was rocking at the end," Valerio said.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. May SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .258 1 18
W. Baker CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .248 0 8
J. Brookins RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .301 9 32
C. Arkle 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .254 5 12
B. Capps LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .245 1 3
P. Popeck 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .292 4 32
S. Oubre C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .156 0 1
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .132 0 4
K. Morrison P 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .087 0 3
   a-K. McDaniel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 17
   L. Shears P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Covarrubio C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 3 28
Totals 36 4 11 4 3 5 21      
a - K. McDaniel pinch hit for K. Morrison in the 7th
b - A. Covarrubio substituted for L. Shears in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. May , W. Baker , J. Brookins 2 , C. Arkle , B. Capps 2 , P. Popeck , S. Oubre , K. Morrison , A. Covarrubio
2-out RBI: J. Brookins , K. Morrison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. May , C. Arkle , R. Gardner
GIDP: J. Brookins
Sac Bunt: W. Baker
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. May (15)
OF assists: 1 (Baker(Pena at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 1 15
R. Eubanks CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 1 13
   b-D. Fogarty PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 8
J. Cooper RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .245 5 32
O. Gonzalez 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .331 8 25
   a-M. Bennett PR, 1B 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 .250 1 4
R. Freeman LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .243 7 24
W. Fields 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .278 5 26
T. Pena SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217 3 19
R. Pace C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 10
A. Valerio P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .290 0 4
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5 0 5 7      
a - M. Bennett pinch ran for O. Gonzalez in the 4th
b - D. Fogarty pinch hit for R. Eubanks in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Gonzalez (7, 4th Inning off K. Morrison, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Freeman (6, 4th Inning off K. Morrison, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Cooper (5, 6th Inning off K. Morrison, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Fields (5, 9th Inning off T. Benson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Eubanks , J. Cooper 5 , O. Gonzalez 2 , M. Bennett , R. Freeman 2 , W. Fields 5 , T. Pena
2-out RBI: W. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pena
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Bennett (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Pena (6)
Double Plays: 1 (White-Pena-Bennett)
OF assists: 1 (Eubanks(Baker at 2nd base))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Morrison 6.0 8 4 4 0 3 1 73 3.76   
L. Shears 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.03   
T. Benson L (2-7) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Morrison 43
Batters Faced: K. Morrison 25, L. Shears 3, T. Benson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Morrison 7-7, L. Shears 0-2, T. Benson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Morrison 73-57, L. Shears 7-5, T. Benson 18-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Valerio 7.2 10 4 1 2 4 0 109 3.16   
D. Norman W (4-5) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 7.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valerio 51
Batters Faced: A. Valerio 34, D. Norman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valerio 6-11, D. Norman 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valerio 109-70, D. Norman 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Norman 1-0
WP: A. Valerio
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Antonio Valerio
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 18167
Special Notes: LF Oscar Gonzalez was injured while running the bases.
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