MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
08/18/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1781 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (69-58) 5 0 0 0 4 0 5 1 0 15 17 1
Washington Eagles (49-77) 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 17 1
Cooper Lifts Bluebirds to 15-9 Triumph
Runs were plentiful at Monument Field.

Jackie Cooper led Brooklyn to a win over Washington. The final score was 15-9. Cooper collected 4 RBI, while going 3 for 5 at the plate. The right fielder also scored 2 times. Bill Keiser snagged the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on no hits over 2.2 innings. He's now 4-3 on the season. Frank D'Amico earned his 1st save in 2 chances.

Brooklyn grabbed the momentum in the top of the fifth, when Cooper hit a 2-run double off Bob Viola. His 23rd double of the season put the Bluebirds out in front, 9-7.

"We maximized our offense today," said Brooklyn skipper John Meeker. "That makes everyone's life easier."

With the win over Washington, the Bluebirds improved to 69-58.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cooper RF 5 2 3 4 1 0 2 .270 15 54
D. Calise CF, 1B 5 1 1 1 1 1 4 .274 10 40
G. Landrum LF 5 1 1 1 1 0 3 .284 17 80
B. Rawlins 3B 3 2 2 1 2 0 2 .342 21 75
   e-T. Pena PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 7 30
M. Bennett 1B 4 2 2 4 0 1 3 .286 8 49
   d-D. Fogarty CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 7 48
L. Winter 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246 9 43
   c-T. Brackbill PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1
J. Mara C 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .224 3 25
   a-E. Blain PR, C 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 .233 0 16
G. Fenton SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .266 2 19
B. Curry P 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .111 0 1
   B. Keiser P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-K. McDaniel PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .249 4 15
   F. D'Amico P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 40 15 17 15 8 4 19      
a - E. Blain pinch ran for J. Mara in the 1st
b - K. McDaniel pinch hit for B. Keiser in the 7th
c - T. Brackbill pinch hit for L. Winter in the 7th
d - D. Fogarty substituted for M. Bennett in the 8th
e - T. Pena pinch hit for B. Rawlins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bennett (16, 5th Inning off P. Nunez, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Cooper (23, 5th Inning off B. Viola, 3 on, 1 out) , F. D'Amico (1, 8th Inning off R. Grill, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper 4 , D. Calise , G. Landrum , B. Rawlins 2 , M. Bennett 3 , L. Winter , E. Blain 3 , G. Fenton 2 , F. D'Amico 2 , B. Curry
2-out RBI: J. Cooper , B. Curry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cooper , G. Landrum , M. Bennett , B. Curry
Sac Bunt: L. Winter
Sac Fly: M. Bennett
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cooper (13) , B. Rawlins (32) , E. Blain 2 (3)
CS: B. Rawlins (21) , E. Blain (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bennett (5)
OF assists: 1 (Landrum(Olvera at 2nd base))
PB: E. Blain
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cassill RF 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .293 8 55
V. Marshall LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .316 3 17
L. Wools 3B, 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .325 9 61
G. Long SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .233 5 38
   b-J. Ybarra PH, 3B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .253 2 10
A. Landa 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .237 15 33
J. Duersch 2B 3 1 1 3 0 1 3 .263 14 55
   B. Viola P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Grill P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. McGee PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242 8 39
T. Jenkins CF 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .268 0 2
J. Olvera C 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .253 4 26
P. Nunez P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .146 0 3
   a-P. Soroka 2B, 3B, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 1 19
Totals 42 9 17 9 3 4 15      
a - P. Soroka substituted for P. Nunez in the 5th
b - J. Ybarra pinch hit for G. Long in the 7th
c - L. McGee pinch hit for R. Grill in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Cassill (5, 1st Inning off B. Curry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Cassill (8, 3rd Inning off B. Curry, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Duersch (14, 3rd Inning off B. Curry, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Ybarra (2, 9th Inning off F. D'Amico, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Cassill 8 , V. Marshall , L. Wools , G. Long , J. Ybarra 5 , A. Landa , J. Duersch 4 , L. McGee , T. Jenkins 3 , J. Olvera 2 , P. Nunez
2-out RBI: J. Duersch , J. Olvera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Marshall , J. Duersch , P. Soroka
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Wools (19) , J. Ybarra (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Long (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Olvera-Long)
OF assists: 1 (Cassill(Rawlins at 2nd base))
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Curry 3.1 10 7 6 3 1 2 72 4.28   
B. Keiser W (4-3) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 33 2.63   
F. D'Amico SV (1) 3.0 7 2 2 0 1 1 50 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Curry 10
Batters Faced: B. Curry 22, B. Keiser 8, F. D'Amico 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Curry 3-4, B. Keiser 2-4, F. D'Amico 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Curry 72-39, B. Keiser 33-24, F. D'Amico 50-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Keiser 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Nunez L (4-9) 4.1 10 8 8 3 0 0 74 4.40   
B. Viola 2.0 4 6 5 5 2 0 58 6.84   
R. Grill 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 39 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Nunez 8
Batters Faced: P. Nunez 25, B. Viola 15, R. Grill 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Nunez 6-6, B. Viola 2-1, R. Grill 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Nunez 74-41, B. Viola 58-28, R. Grill 39-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Viola 1-1 , R. Grill 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jackie Cooper
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 15921
Special Notes: C Jimmy Mara was injured while running the bases.
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