MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
08/05/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
GAME ID: 1534 - MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (54-56) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Pittsburgh Industrials (70-39) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4 10 0
Bluebirds Beaten By Industrials, 4-1
The Pittsburgh Industrials rode a solid performance from 30-year-old starting pitcher Dennis Visco to a win, beating the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 4-1, at Allegheny Field. Pittsburgh, at 70-39, is 6½ games up in the National Baseball League Eastern Division.

With one out in the bottom of the seventh, Carlos Chavez had a game-changing hit. The Industrials center fielder slammed a 2-run single off Damon Rutherford, making the score 4-1, Pittsburgh.

"I'm happy we won," said Visco. "That's first and foremost. My goal is for the team to win the day I pitch, however it's done."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .270 2 24
G. Landrum LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .295 4 32
J. Cooper RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300 18 69
D. Calise 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .310 1 15
G. Fenton 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .222 1 12
   a-B. Rawlins PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 11 60
T. Pena SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .242 4 18
D. Fogarty CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 .277 3 30
   b-J. Mara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 7 30
E. Blain C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .235 4 17
D. Rutherford P 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .203 0 5
Totals 32 1 9 1 2 6 24      
a - B. Rawlins pinch hit for G. Fenton in the 8th
b - J. Mara pinch hit for D. Fogarty in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Landrum 2 , J. Cooper , D. Calise , G. Fenton , T. Pena , D. Fogarty 2 , D. Rutherford
2-out RBI: D. Rutherford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Winter 2 , T. Pena
GIDP: J. Cooper , B. Rawlins , E. Blain
Sac Bunt: D. Rutherford
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fenton-Blain-Calise)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Isenbarger 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .296 7 40
C. Chavez CF 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .282 13 66
A. Robinson 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .278 19 71
L. Ward RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 .278 6 36
T. McClellan C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .289 11 40
K. MacPherson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .251 6 33
C. Berry SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 2 32
B. Boyle LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 3 14
D. Visco P 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .324 5 21
Totals 33 4 10 4 4 1 15      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Ward (24, 1st Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Visco (9, 5th Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Boyle (10, 7th Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Robinson (19, 1st Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Isenbarger 2 , C. Chavez 3 , A. Robinson 4 , L. Ward 2 , B. Boyle 2 , D. Visco 3
2-out RBI: A. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ward , T. McClellan , K. MacPherson
GIDP: L. Ward
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Chavez (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (MacPherson-Isenbarger-Robinson, Berry-Isenbarger-Robinson, MacPherson-Isenbarger-Robinson)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford L (9-12) 8.0 10 4 4 4 1 1 121 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 43
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 11-11
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 121-66
WP: D. Rutherford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Visco W (10-8) 9.0 9 1 1 2 6 0 119 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Visco 69
Batters Faced: D. Visco 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Visco 9-9
Pitches - Strikes: D. Visco 119-81
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dennis Visco
Ballpark: Allegheny Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 19804
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