MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
04/28/1968
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
GAME ID: 257 - SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (12-7) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 8 0
Pittsburgh Industrials (7-11) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1
Bluebirds Spill Industrials, 4-1
Brooklyn starter Tom Keller put a stranglehold on the Pittsburgh offense. The right-hander had complete command of his changeup in leading the Bluebirds to a 4-1 win. The Industrials fall to 7-11.

Brooklyn used the bat of Dave Tislow to capture the win. The second baseman jacked a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Bluebirds ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a dandy.

"The fans pay the tickets and help us do what we do, so we like to put on a show for them," Keller told the Brooklyn Times.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Rawlins SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .294 0 5
D. Calise CF, LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .315 2 6
H. Rhodes RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .303 3 7
D. Tislow 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .250 2 11
T. Austin 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .224 3 12
M. Bassett 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .214 0 1
   a-T. Brackbill 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
J. Seidler LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .229 3 8
   b-E. Blain PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .310 0 3
   c-D. Fogarty LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 0 3
S. Emerson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 0 3
T. Keller P 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4 6 3 22      
a - T. Brackbill substituted for M. Bassett in the 8th
b - E. Blain pinch hit for J. Seidler in the 9th
c - D. Fogarty substituted for E. Blain in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Austin (3, 8th Inning off D. Maughan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Tislow (2, 4th Inning off J. Zaruba, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Rawlins , D. Calise 3 , D. Tislow 4 , T. Austin 2 , M. Bassett 2
2-out RBI: B. Rawlins , T. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Rawlins , M. Bassett
GIDP: B. Rawlins , D. Tislow , M. Bassett
Sac Bunt: S. Emerson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Rhodes (1)
CS: B. Rawlins (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Calise-Tislow, Bassett-Tislow-Austin, Rawlins-Tislow-Austin)
OF assists: 1 (Calise(Keough at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Chavez CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .310 2 4
T. Grange 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 2 10
H. Bryan 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .283 1 5
D. Keough RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .246 2 9
W. Cooper LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .133 1 3
B. McBean 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .161 0 2
B. Nielsen SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 1
J. Robertson C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216 0 6
J. Zaruba P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   D. Maughan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Villalobos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 1
   I. Rogue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Robinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1 1 1 12      
a - J. Villalobos pinch hit for D. Maughan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Chavez (6, 6th Inning off T. Keller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Chavez 2 , T. Grange , H. Bryan 2 , D. Keough , W. Cooper , J. Robertson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Grange
GIDP: H. Bryan , D. Keough
Sac Bunt: J. Zaruba
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Zaruba (1)
Double Plays: 3 (McBean-Nielsen-Bryan, McBean-Nielsen-Bryan, Nielsen-McBean-Bryan)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Keller W (1-1) 9.0 7 1 1 1 1 0 108 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Keller 69
Batters Faced: T. Keller 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Keller 12-11
Pitches - Strikes: T. Keller 108-68
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zaruba L (1-2) 6.2 5 2 2 5 2 1 131 3.90   
D. Maughan 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 21 3.18   
I. Rogue 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 13.50   
G. Forgette 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.79   
T. Robinson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zaruba 53
Batters Faced: J. Zaruba 27, D. Maughan 6, I. Rogue 1, G. Forgette 3, T. Robinson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zaruba 6-9, D. Maughan 2-2, I. Rogue 0-0, G. Forgette 1-0, T. Robinson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zaruba 131-72, D. Maughan 21-15, I. Rogue 4-0, G. Forgette 9-6, T. Robinson 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Maughan 2-0 , G. Forgette 1-1 , T. Robinson 1-0
WP: J. Zaruba
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Keller
Ballpark: Allegheny Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 19965
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