MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
07/11/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1231 - SUNDAY, JULY 11TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (43-44) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2
Washington Eagles (37-51) 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 X 6 10 3
Eagles Earn 6-3 Home Win
The Washington Eagles beat the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 6-3, at Monument Field. The win was due in part to left fielder Alan Cassill, who was 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk. He scored 3 times. Pat Sullivan, the winner, is now 5-5. He struck out 1 and walked 1 over 6.2 innings, while allowing 3 runs on 9 hits. Richie Kingery recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 14 for 17.

With no one out in the bottom of the seventh, Jeff Lawler had a game-changing hit. The Eagles center fielder slammed a 2-run single off Mike Gregory, making the score 6-3, Washington.

In postgame comments to the Washington Herald, Lawler said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

Today's win puts Washington at 37-51, while Brooklyn falls to 43-44.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cooper RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .260 9 44
R. Eubanks CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .266 1 19
G. Landrum LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .297 9 52
O. Gonzalez 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .313 12 34
   b-R. Freeman PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 12 36
W. Fields 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .283 7 35
E. White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .274 2 21
B. Anderson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 0 3
R. Pace C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 2 13
A. Valerio P 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .268 0 4
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1 4
   M. Gregory P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Fogarty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 1 11
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 2 17      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for A. Valerio in the 6th
b - R. Freeman pinch hit for O. Gonzalez in the 7th
c - D. Fogarty pinch hit for M. Gregory in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Cooper 2 , G. Landrum 2 , O. Gonzalez , W. Fields 2 , R. Pace , A. Valerio
2-out RBI: G. Landrum , O. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Gonzalez , E. White , A. Valerio
GIDP: R. Eubanks , E. White
Sac Fly: R. Eubanks
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Fields (3)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fields (16) , A. Valerio (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-White-Gonzalez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wools 3B, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .296 2 28
J. Stites RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .295 3 28
G. Long SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 .242 6 41
A. Cassill LF 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 .248 3 34
D. Guest 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .268 6 38
J. Lawler CF 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 .279 5 39
E. Cook 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .210 0 28
   b-J. Ybarra 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 2
J. Olvera C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .237 4 20
P. Sullivan P 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .118 0 3
   R. Grill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Brosnahan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218 1 6
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 3
Totals 35 6 10 5 4 7 20      
a - B. Brosnahan pinch hit for R. Grill in the 7th
b - J. Ybarra substituted for E. Cook in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Stites (8, 3rd Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Wools , J. Stites 3 , A. Cassill 2 , D. Guest , J. Lawler 2 , E. Cook , P. Sullivan
2-out RBI: A. Cassill , J. Lawler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Stites , E. Cook , J. Olvera , P. Sullivan , B. Brosnahan
GIDP: G. Long
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Stites (8) , G. Long 2 (14)
Double Plays: 2 (Cook-Long-Guest, Cook-Long-Guest)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Valerio L (5-6) 5.0 7 4 3 2 4 0 120 3.32   
M. Gregory 3.0 3 2 1 2 3 0 58 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valerio 41
Batters Faced: A. Valerio 24, M. Gregory 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valerio 4-6, M. Gregory 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valerio 120-68, M. Gregory 58-32
WP: A. Valerio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Sullivan W (5-5) 6.2 9 3 3 1 1 0 86 3.63   
R. Grill H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.93   
R. Kingery SV (14) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Sullivan 44
Batters Faced: P. Sullivan 30, R. Grill 1, R. Kingery 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Sullivan 8-9, R. Grill 0-0, R. Kingery 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Sullivan 86-53, R. Grill 7-5, R. Kingery 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Grill 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alan Cassill
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 15474
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