MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
06/02/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
GAME ID: 746 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2ND , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (27-26) 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 8 13 2
Cincinnati Packers (31-23) 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 X 10 8 1
Packers 10-8 Winners Versus Brooklyn
Behind a solid performance from catcher John Hembree, the Cincinnati Packers defeated the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 10-8. Hembree was 2 for 4 with a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Packers. Jerry Pugh closed the door for Cincinnati, picking up his 2nd save of the year. With the win, the Packers have a record of 31-23.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Packers grabbed the lead when Hembree hit his 6th double of the season. The bases-clearing double off Dave Norman made it 8-7, Cincinnati.

"We were able to put some good swings on some pitches," Hembree told the Cincinnati Citizen.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. White 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 .308 0 10
J. Cooper RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .214 4 24
G. Landrum LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .298 6 30
R. Freeman 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .261 6 21
B. Turley CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .306 0 4
T. Pena SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .214 3 18
R. Pace C 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .280 2 10
   a-O. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .336 7 22
B. Anderson 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .268 0 2
   b-M. Bennett PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .281 1 4
A. Valerio P 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .346 0 4
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   D. Teckenbrock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Fogarty PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 0 7
Totals 37 8 13 7 4 4 20      
a - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for R. Pace in the 9th
b - M. Bennett pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 9th
c - D. Fogarty pinch hit for D. Teckenbrock in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Valerio 2 (3, 2nd Inning off J. Stoddard, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Stoddard, 3 on, 0 outs) , B. Turley (6, 9th Inning off J. Pugh, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Landrum (2, 2nd Inning off J. Stoddard, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Cooper (3, 2nd Inning off J. Stoddard, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. White 2 , J. Cooper 4 , G. Landrum 3 , R. Freeman , B. Turley 2 , T. Pena 2 , B. Anderson , A. Valerio 5
2-out RBI: J. Cooper , G. Landrum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. White 2 , G. Landrum , R. Freeman , B. Turley , T. Pena , B. Anderson
Sac Bunt: R. Pace
Sac Fly: E. White , M. Bennett
Hit by Pitch: B. Turley , D. Fogarty
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: G. Landrum (1) , B. Anderson (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Timmons 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .287 6 26
L. Beckman 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 0 6
G. Palmer LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .323 3 27
G. Bennett SS 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 .310 4 34
L. McGee RF 3 1 0 1 1 1 3 .270 2 7
J. Hembree C 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .345 0 16
I. Avila CF 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .231 1 10
M. Clarke 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .242 2 18
J. Stoddard P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 0
   A. Haney P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Anderson PH 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .290 6 23
   J. Pugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 33 10 8 10 6 5 11      
a - J. Anderson pinch hit for A. Haney in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hembree (6, 7th Inning off D. Norman, 3 on, 2 outs) , I. Avila (2, 7th Inning off D. Norman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Beckman , G. Palmer , J. Hembree 3 , I. Avila 2 , M. Clarke 2 , J. Anderson
2-out RBI: G. Palmer , G. Bennett , L. McGee , J. Hembree , I. Avila , M. Clarke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. McGee , J. Anderson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: G. Palmer (2)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Valerio 6.1 5 6 6 4 5 0 108 3.14   
D. Norman L (3-5), BS (5) 0.1 3 4 3 2 0 0 20 7.45   
D. Teckenbrock 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valerio 40
Batters Faced: A. Valerio 29, D. Norman 6, D. Teckenbrock 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valerio 5-9, D. Norman 0-1, D. Teckenbrock 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valerio 108-62, D. Norman 20-8, D. Teckenbrock 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Norman 3-3 , D. Teckenbrock 1-0
Balk: A. Valerio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stoddard 4.0 10 7 7 4 3 0 100 3.92   
A. Haney W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 3.21   
J. Pugh SV (2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 26 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stoddard 13
Batters Faced: J. Stoddard 27, A. Haney 10, J. Pugh 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stoddard 5-4, A. Haney 4-4, J. Pugh 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stoddard 100-56, A. Haney 30-20, J. Pugh 26-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Haney 2-1
WP: J. Stoddard
Hit Batsmen: J. Stoddard , J. Pugh
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Hembree
Ballpark: Roman Arena
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 17857
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