MLB
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS @ CHICAGO TRADERS
03/16/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP William Matz
Pitching: LHP William Matz
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB George Jackson 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lenny Winter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Damon Rutherford
Pitching: RHP Damon Rutherford
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 70.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Larry Cox to second
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
Larry Cox steals 3rd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.3 MPH)
Larry Cox scores
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP William Matz
Batting: RHB Ernie White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Blain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 48.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Pena 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brian Turley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Damon Rutherford
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Farrell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Americo Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP William Matz
Batting: RHB Damon Rutherford 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB George Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3L, EV 63.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Damon Rutherford
Batting: RHB William Matz 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP William Matz
Batting: RHB Lenny Winter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 55.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Blain 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Pena 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Ed Blain to second
Batting: RHB Brian Turley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 63.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Damon Rutherford
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Farrell 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP William Matz
Now in LF: Tim Rathbone
Now in CF: Larry Cox
Now in RF: Jimmy Benson
Pinch Hitting: LHB Greg Landrum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Rafael Gonzalez
Now at 3B: Rafael Fuentes
Now at SS: Marcus White
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dave Fogarty 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Don Calise 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Damon Rutherford
Pitching: RHP Rod Henry
Now at C: Jimmy Mara
Now at 1B: Don Calise
Now at 2B: Billy Jo Anderson
Now at SS: George Fenton
Now in CF: Dave Fogarty
Batting: RHB Americo Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Marcus White to second
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Rafael Gonzalez
Pitching: RHP Marty Arnold
Now at C: Ed Jacques
Now in CF: Walt McCord
Pinch Hitting: RHB Vinny Wright 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jimmy Mara 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Billy Jo Anderson 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Rod Henry
Pitching: RHP Colin Hurley
Now at 3B: Vinny Wright
Pinch Hitting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Marty Arnold
Pitching: RHP Reggie Jackson
Now at 2B: Doug Fickes
Now at 3B: Jeff Madsen
Batting: RHB George Fenton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mike LeDuc 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ken Klinger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 56.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Colin Hurley
Pitching: LHP Jackie Richardson
Now in LF: Mike LeDuc
Now in RF: Ken Klinger
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Tim Rathbone to second
Batting: RHB Americo Garcia 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Tim Rathbone to third
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Marcus White to second
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Reggie Jackson
Pitching: RHP Jimmy Calhoun
Batting: LHB Dave Fogarty 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Don Calise 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tim Brackbill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Don Calise to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Jimmy Mara 0-0: Reached on error, E7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Don Calise scores
Tim Brackbill to second
Batting: RHB Billy Jo Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Base on Balls
Tim Brackbill to third
Jimmy Mara to second
Batting: RHB George Fenton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Tim Brackbill scores
Jimmy Mara to third
Billy Jo Anderson to second
Batting: RHB Mike LeDuc 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Jimmy Mara scores
Billy Jo Anderson to third
George Fenton to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike Bennett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
George Fenton to third
Mike LeDuc to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Mike LeDuc to third
Mike Bennett to second
Pitching: LHP Dennis Strzelczyk
Batting: RHB Ken Klinger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Mike LeDuc scores
Batting: LHB Dave Fogarty 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 6 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : LHP Jackie Richardson
Pitching: LHP Kevin Wade
Now at 3B: Tim Brackbill
Batting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ken Mays 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 6 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Dennis Strzelczyk
Pitching: RHP Gary Allen
Batting: LHB Don Calise 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tim Brackbill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 82.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Joe McLeod 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 6 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : LHP Kevin Wade
Pitching: RHP Chuck Simoneaux
Now at C: Rick Pace
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Tim Rathbone to second
Batting: RHB Americo Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into double play, 3-6-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.1 MPH)
Tim Rathbone to third
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 6 - Chicago 1
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