MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
07/17/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1269 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (43-48) 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 14 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (46-47) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Bluebirds 3B Rawlins 4-for-5 in Win
Bob Rawlins was a major contributor to the 6-4 Brooklyn win over Los Angeles. The Bluebirds third baseman was 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Brooklyn pitcher Jorge Sandoval earned the win, hiking his record to 8-7. Randy Medved suffered the loss. With the win over Los Angeles, the Bluebirds improved to 43-48.

With Brooklyn leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Rawlins hit a run-scoring single off Los Angeles hurler Randy Medved. It was the 81st hit of the season for Rawlins and put his team ahead, 2-0.

Brooklyn manager John Meeker praised his team's "energy."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .280 1 18
D. Fogarty CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .277 3 25
J. Cooper RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .298 14 54
B. Rawlins 3B 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .288 8 47
G. Landrum LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .303 2 23
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
O. Gonzalez 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .264 7 36
T. Pena SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 2 .245 4 16
J. Mara C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .235 6 27
J. Sandoval P 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .229 0 0
   a-D. Calise LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 1 13
Totals 37 6 14 5 3 2 16      
a - D. Calise substituted for J. Sandoval in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Pena (5, 4th Inning off R. Medved, 1 on, 0 outs) , O. Gonzalez (12, 4th Inning off R. Medved, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Rawlins (8, 5th Inning off R. Medved, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Pena (4, 8th Inning off C. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Winter , D. Fogarty , J. Cooper , B. Rawlins 7 , G. Landrum , O. Gonzalez 2 , T. Pena 7 , J. Sandoval 2
2-out RBI: B. Rawlins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Landrum 2 , J. Mara
GIDP: J. Cooper 2 , T. Pena
Sac Bunt: D. Fogarty
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rawlins (20)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Fogarty(Brookins at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .278 5 29
E. Laub CF, 1B 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 .241 8 23
K. Frederick 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .322 14 54
   b-J. Brookins PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 11 35
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   e-D. Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 0 5
H. Katzen 1B, 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .329 6 43
R. Montoya LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .214 4 7
B. May 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .315 5 60
E. Jacques C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 4 21
B. Richter SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 2 18
R. Medved P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 3
   J. Hampton P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267 0 3
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 2 7
   c-N. Parsons 2B, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 3 19
   d-J. Zimmerman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
Totals 36 4 10 4 3 2 13      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for J. Hampton in the 7th
b - J. Brookins pinch hit for K. Frederick in the 7th
c - N. Parsons substituted for L. Messenger in the 8th
d - J. Zimmerman pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 9th
e - D. Kennedy pinch hit for C. Franklin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Laub (9, 3rd Inning off J. Sandoval, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Katzen 2 (20, 4th Inning off J. Sandoval, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Sandoval, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel 2 , E. Laub 4 , K. Frederick , J. Brookins , H. Katzen 4 , J. Hampton
2-out RBI: , E. Laub 2 , K. Frederick , H. Katzen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Frederick , D. Kennedy , H. Katzen , R. Montoya , E. Jacques
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel (24)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Katzen-Richter-Katzen, Richter-Frederick-Katzen, Richter-Katzen-Laub)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sandoval W (8-7) 8.2 9 4 4 3 2 0 122 2.90   
B. Hill SV (10) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sandoval 49
Batters Faced: J. Sandoval 37, B. Hill 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sandoval 10-13, B. Hill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sandoval 122-71, B. Hill 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hill 1-0
WP: J. Sandoval
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Medved L (3-5) 4.0 10 5 5 2 1 1 83 4.73   
J. Hampton 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 43 4.17   
C. Franklin 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 26 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Medved 21
Batters Faced: R. Medved 22, J. Hampton 11, C. Franklin 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Medved 8-1, J. Hampton 3-5, C. Franklin 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Medved 83-51, J. Hampton 43-24, C. Franklin 26-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Rawlins
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 15943
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