MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
07/02/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1131 - FRIDAY, JULY 2ND , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (41-42) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 10 2
Brooklyn Bluebirds (40-40) 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 X 10 12 0
White Excels in 10-7 Brooklyn Win
Brooklyn second baseman Ernie White was instrumental in helping the Bluebirds triumph, 10-7, over the Cincinnati Packers. White went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 5. Dave Gaultney picked up the win, improving his season record to 10-3. He struck out 5 in 6 innings. The Brooklyn win streak is now 3 games.

With Brooklyn leading 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh, White hit a 2-run single off Cincinnati hurler Brian Alfieri. It was the 59th hit of the season for White and put his team ahead, 7-4.

"It was a pretty good night," said White.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Brown CF 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 .254 3 18
D. Salas 2B 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .266 3 31
   b-J. Murray PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 14
   c-L. Beckman 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .221 0 7
G. Palmer 1B 5 0 1 2 0 0 6 .295 4 35
G. Bennett SS 5 1 2 4 0 1 3 .296 6 49
L. McGee RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 3 24
J. Hembree C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310 0 21
L. Ferrie LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .200 0 1
J. Dickerson 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 9
A. Ledington P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 0 4
   a-J. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 8 26
   B. Alfieri P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   J. Pugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-I. Avila PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 1 19
Totals 36 7 10 7 4 8 19      
a - J. Anderson pinch hit for A. Ledington in the 7th
b - J. Murray pinch ran for D. Salas in the 8th
c - L. Beckman substituted for J. Murray in the 8th
d - I. Avila pinch hit for J. Pugh in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Salas (13, 5th Inning off D. Gaultney, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Palmer (12, 9th Inning off B. Keiser, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Ferrie (1, 2nd Inning off D. Gaultney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Bennett (6, 1st Inning off D. Gaultney, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Brown , D. Salas 4 , G. Palmer 2 , G. Bennett 5 , L. Ferrie 4 , J. Dickerson
2-out RBI: G. Palmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Palmer , G. Bennett , L. McGee , J. Hembree
GIDP: J. Dickerson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Dickerson (5) , A. Ledington (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Bennett-Salas-Palmer)
OF assists: 1 (Brown(Gonzalez at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cooper RF 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .261 8 41
R. Eubanks CF 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 .271 1 18
G. Landrum LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .306 9 49
R. Freeman 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .226 9 30
W. Fields 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .273 7 35
E. White 2B 4 2 3 5 1 0 0 .301 2 21
T. Pena SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 3 .219 3 22
R. Pace C 4 0 1 1 0 1 9 .242 2 12
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Gaultney P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 0 2
   a-O. Gonzalez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .329 12 33
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-D. Fogarty PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241 1 10
   B. Keiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Mara C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 3 18
Totals 34 10 12 10 8 4 22      
a - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for D. Gaultney in the 6th
b - D. Fogarty pinch hit for D. Norman in the 8th
c - J. Mara substituted for B. Keiser in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. White (2, 2nd Inning off A. Ledington, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Cooper (8, 8th Inning off B. Alfieri, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper 4 , G. Landrum , W. Fields , E. White 6 , T. Pena 3 , R. Pace , O. Gonzalez , D. Fogarty
2-out RBI: E. White , O. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Fields , R. Pace 2
GIDP: G. Landrum
Sac Bunt: D. Gaultney
Sac Fly: R. Pace
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Eubanks (10) , R. Freeman (8) , W. Fields (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-White-Freeman)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ledington L (10-3) 6.0 6 5 5 4 2 1 110 3.20   
B. Alfieri 1.0 4 4 2 2 0 1 34 4.43   
J. Pugh 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 32 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ledington 38
Batters Faced: A. Ledington 27, B. Alfieri 10, J. Pugh 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ledington 8-6, B. Alfieri 2-1, J. Pugh 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ledington 110-63, B. Alfieri 34-24, J. Pugh 32-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gaultney W (10-3) 6.0 6 4 4 1 5 1 86 2.33   
D. Norman H (7) 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 27 5.86   
B. Keiser 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 17 3.20   
B. Hill SV (19) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gaultney 48
Batters Faced: D. Gaultney 24, D. Norman 9, B. Keiser 6, B. Hill 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gaultney 8-4, D. Norman 2-3, B. Keiser 0-1, B. Hill 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gaultney 86-56, D. Norman 27-16, B. Keiser 17-8, B. Hill 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hill 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie White
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 18589
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