MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
05/30/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 739 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (28-25) 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 6 14 2
Brooklyn Bluebirds (34-19) 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 X 9 10 0
New York Defeated By Bluebirds, 9-6
The Brooklyn Bluebirds defeated the New York Knickerbockers, 9-6, at Flatbush Park. Brooklyn right fielder Jackie Cooper had a superb performance. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The National Baseball League Eastern Division-leading Bluebirds have a record of 34-19.

Early in the game, Cooper had a 2-run home run for Brooklyn. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Bluebirds on top, 2-0.

"I was just going up there trying to see good pitches, that was about it," said Cooper.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Barrera 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .222 2 10
S. Wright 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .302 8 23
S. Hudson CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .279 9 26
R. Freeman LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .285 16 42
D. Lamons SS 5 2 1 0 0 2 5 .294 6 29
B. White 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .306 2 12
W. Baker RF 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .321 0 7
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 2 3 0 1 3 .298 0 6
D. Torre P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .458 0 4
   a-B. Marston PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 0 0
   W. Houston P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Shafer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Chavez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 10 40
   B. Elsner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 40 6 14 6 2 9 19      
a - B. Marston pinch hit for D. Torre in the 4th
b - F. Chavez pinch hit for S. Shafer in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Barrera (2, 6th Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Barrera 4 , S. Hudson 3 , R. Freeman 2 , D. Lamons , B. White 2 , W. Baker 2 , A. Covarrubio 2 , D. Torre
2-out RBI: B. White , W. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Barrera 2 , D. Lamons , A. Covarrubio
GIDP: F. Chavez
Hit by Pitch: R. Freeman
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. White 2 (5)
Double Plays: 1 (White-Wright-Barrera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .253 4 22
J. Cooper RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .272 7 27
G. Landrum LF 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .292 6 38
B. Rawlins 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 .335 11 32
M. Bennett 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .267 5 20
J. Mara C 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 .252 2 8
B. Anderson 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .310 0 5
G. Fenton SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .286 1 9
D. Teckenbrock P 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 1
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Calise PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .298 5 16
   K. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 34 9 10 9 7 3 17      
a - D. Calise pinch hit for F. D'Amico in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bennett (7, 3rd Inning off D. Torre, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Landrum (11, 6th Inning off W. Houston, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cooper (7, 1st Inning off D. Torre, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Bennett (5, 5th Inning off W. Houston, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Calise (5, 7th Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cooper 5 , G. Landrum 3 , M. Bennett 6 , J. Mara , G. Fenton 2 , D. Calise 4
2-out RBI: G. Landrum , J. Mara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Rawlins , M. Bennett , B. Anderson
GIDP: B. Rawlins
Sac Bunt: D. Teckenbrock
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rawlins-Anderson-Bennett)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Torre L (5-2) 3.0 5 5 3 3 0 1 68 2.77   
W. Houston 2.2 3 3 1 3 2 1 41 8.38   
S. Shafer 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.88   
B. Elsner 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 30 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Torre 28
Batters Faced: D. Torre 18, W. Houston 13, S. Shafer 3, B. Elsner 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Torre 8-2, W. Houston 2-3, S. Shafer 1-0, B. Elsner 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Torre 68-39, W. Houston 41-22, S. Shafer 11-8, B. Elsner 30-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shafer 2-2
WP: D. Torre
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Teckenbrock W (6-3) 6.1 11 5 5 1 7 1 116 4.22   
F. D'Amico 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 17 3.60   
K. Wade SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Teckenbrock 37
Batters Faced: D. Teckenbrock 32, F. D'Amico 4, K. Wade 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Teckenbrock 6-6, F. D'Amico 1-0, K. Wade 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Teckenbrock 116-79, F. D'Amico 17-9, K. Wade 24-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. D'Amico 1-1
WP: D. Teckenbrock
Hit Batsmen: D. Teckenbrock
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jackie Cooper
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 22233
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