MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
07/23/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1388 - FRIDAY, JULY 23RD , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (50-49) 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 7 11 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (44-55) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 11 3
Bluebirds Win at Los Angeles, 7-4
Brooklyn second baseman Dave Fogarty had a 3-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 7-4. By defeating Los Angeles, the third-place Bluebirds improved to 50-49.

Fogarty had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a 0-1 fastball from Bill Kaiser, he banged a 3-run home run to right-center, giving the Bluebirds a 7-4 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Fogarty.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Fogarty said after the game.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. White 2B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .278 2 24
   a-M. Bennett PH, 1B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 1 4
M. Saenz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 0 0
G. Landrum LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .297 9 56
B. Turley CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .318 1 13
   b-D. Fogarty PH, 2B 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .273 2 19
R. Freeman 1B, CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .224 13 38
T. Pena SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .227 5 27
O. Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .303 12 38
R. Pace C 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .259 2 16
A. Valerio P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .234 0 4
   c-J. Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 10 53
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7 1 6 16      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for E. White in the 7th
b - D. Fogarty pinch hit for B. Turley in the 7th
c - J. Cooper pinch hit for A. Valerio in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Pena (15, 2nd Inning off B. Duprey, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. White (6, 5th Inning off B. Duprey, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Fogarty (2, 7th Inning off B. Kaiser, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. White 4 , G. Landrum , B. Turley 2 , D. Fogarty 4 , T. Pena 3 , O. Gonzalez , R. Pace 2
2-out RBI: G. Landrum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Freeman , A. Valerio
GIDP: J. Cooper
Sac Bunt: M. Saenz
Sac Fly: R. Pace
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Saenz (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. May 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .282 2 27
W. Baker LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .223 0 12
J. Brookins RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .310 20 57
H. Katzen 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 7 32
M. Perez CF 4 1 1 0 1 3 4 .192 1 15
C. Arkle 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .267 5 28
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261 4 32
P. Villamil SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .269 0 8
   b-E. Laub PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .168 2 12
   d-P. Popeck SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 5 41
B. Duprey P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
   a-B. Capps PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .293 3 12
   B. Kaiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. McDaniel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 3 25
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 4 11 4 2 7 22      
a - B. Capps pinch hit for B. Duprey in the 6th
b - E. Laub pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 8th
c - K. McDaniel pinch hit for B. Kaiser in the 8th
d - P. Popeck substituted for E. Laub in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Arkle (6, 6th Inning off A. Valerio, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Brookins (23, 9th Inning off D. Norman, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Perez (1, 7th Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. May (2, 1st Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Brookins (20, 1st Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. May 5 , J. Brookins 6 , H. Katzen , M. Perez 3 , C. Arkle 2 , A. Covarrubio , P. Villamil , E. Laub , B. Capps
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Baker , M. Perez , C. Arkle 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Brookins (5) , C. Arkle 2 (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Villamil-May-Katzen)
OF assists: 1 (Perez(Pena at 2nd base))
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Valerio W (6-7) 7.0 9 4 4 2 4 2 111 3.59   
D. Norman SV (4) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 32 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valerio 45
Batters Faced: A. Valerio 33, D. Norman 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valerio 6-11, D. Norman 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valerio 111-73, D. Norman 32-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duprey 6.0 9 4 3 0 6 0 84 1.86   
B. Kaiser L (4-3) 2.0 2 3 2 1 0 1 28 4.40   
T. Benson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duprey 46
Batters Faced: B. Duprey 27, B. Kaiser 9, T. Benson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duprey 4-7, B. Kaiser 4-1, T. Benson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duprey 84-55, B. Kaiser 28-21, T. Benson 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Fogarty
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 16061
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