MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
07/21/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1359 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 21ST , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (48-49) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 5 12 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (44-53) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Bluebirds Win, 5-2, at Los Angeles
The Brooklyn Bluebirds got a good effort from starter Jorge Sandoval in defeating the Los Angeles Blockbusters at Blockbuster Stadium. The final score was 5-2. The Bluebirds improved their record to 48-49 with the win over Los Angeles.

Brooklyn third baseman Wade Fields helped the Bluebirds go up, 3-2, in the top of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Fields hit a run-scoring single off Los Angeles pitcher Larry Mitchell.

Said losing manager John Trausch: "Give the Bluebirds credit. They played a better game than we did."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. White 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .274 2 23
B. Turley CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .315 1 13
J. Cooper RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .270 10 53
O. Gonzalez 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .305 12 38
R. Freeman LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .232 13 38
W. Fields 3B 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 .288 7 41
T. Pena SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .227 5 26
R. Pace C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251 2 15
   b-G. Landrum PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297 9 54
   d-J. Mara C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 3 19
J. Sandoval P 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .184 0 3
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 1 4
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-D. Fogarty PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255 1 12
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5 2 12 14      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for J. Sandoval in the 7th
b - G. Landrum pinch hit for R. Pace in the 9th
c - D. Fogarty pinch hit for D. Norman in the 9th
d - J. Mara substituted for G. Landrum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cooper (16, 4th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out) , E. White 2 (8, 5th Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. White 4 , J. Cooper 4 , O. Gonzalez 2 , W. Fields , R. Pace , G. Landrum , J. Sandoval , D. Fogarty
2-out RBI: E. White , J. Cooper , W. Fields , J. Sandoval
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. White , B. Turley 2 , O. Gonzalez , R. Freeman
Sac Bunt: J. Sandoval
Hit by Pitch: J. Cooper
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cooper (17)
CS: J. Cooper (10) , O. Gonzalez 2 (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .256 3 25
B. May 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 1 26
J. Brookins RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .309 19 56
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .251 6 31
E. Laub CF 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .157 2 11
C. Arkle 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 5 27
   b-B. Capps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 3 11
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263 4 32
P. Villamil SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 0 6
L. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .137 0 3
   B. Kaiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Gardner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 0 7
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 0 4
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 6 9      
a - R. Gardner pinch hit for B. Kaiser in the 7th
b - B. Capps pinch hit for C. Arkle in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. McDaniel , B. May , H. Katzen , E. Laub
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , A. Covarrubio 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Laub (4)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Laub (2)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sandoval W (8-9) 6.0 4 2 2 3 6 0 99 3.06   
D. Norman H (10) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 5.11   
B. Hill SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sandoval 59
Batters Faced: J. Sandoval 25, D. Norman 6, B. Hill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sandoval 5-7, D. Norman 3-3, B. Hill 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sandoval 99-59, D. Norman 21-12, B. Hill 11-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (8-7) 6.2 9 3 1 0 10 0 116 1.86   
B. Kaiser 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.17   
C. Franklin 2.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 42 7.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 58
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 28, B. Kaiser 1, C. Franklin 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 4-4, B. Kaiser 1-0, C. Franklin 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 116-72, B. Kaiser 1-1, C. Franklin 42-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kaiser 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Franklin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Sandoval
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 15355
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