MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
06/11/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 854 - FRIDAY, JUNE 11TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (28-34) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Brooklyn Bluebirds (31-30) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 7 0
Bluebirds, Sandoval Deal Blockbusters 2-0 Setback
Jorge Sandoval, who finished 5th in the NBL in wins with 17 in 1969, was brilliant in helping Brooklyn beat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 2-0. The win puts the Bluebirds at 31-30, while the Blockbusters drop to 28-34.

Sandoval earned the win to move to 6-5. In his 8-inning performance, he scattered 2 hits, striking out 6 and walking 4. The right-hander allowed the Blockbusters few scoring opportunities.

"I just tried to focus on getting that first guy out every inning," said Sandoval.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 4 16
B. May SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 1 18
J. Brookins RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300 9 30
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 3 28
K. McDaniel LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .240 2 17
W. Baker CF 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .238 0 7
   a-B. Capps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 1 3
P. Popeck 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .293 4 31
R. Gardner 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .149 0 4
L. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .121 0 2
Totals 28 0 2 0 4 6 12      
a - B. Capps pinch hit for W. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. May , J. Brookins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. May , A. Covarrubio , P. Popeck 2
Sac Bunt: L. Mitchell
Hit by Pitch: R. Gardner
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. May (7)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Popeck (14) , L. Mitchell (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .258 0 8
R. Eubanks CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .273 1 13
G. Landrum LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .302 7 37
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .331 8 24
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Cooper RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .237 4 30
W. Fields 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .276 4 24
T. Pena SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 3 19
J. Mara C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .194 3 16
J. Sandoval P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 0 1
   a-M. Bennett 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 1 4
Totals 31 2 7 2 0 5 10      
a - M. Bennett substituted for J. Sandoval in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: R. Eubanks (5, 6th Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Fields (4, 2nd Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Eubanks 3 , G. Landrum 2 , O. Gonzalez , W. Fields 5 , J. Mara
2-out RBI: W. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Eubanks , J. Cooper 2
Sac Bunt: D. Fogarty
Team LOB: 6
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (5-6) 8.0 7 2 1 0 5 1 91 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 67
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 5-13
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 91-71
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sandoval W (6-5) 8.0 2 0 0 4 6 0 120 2.64   
B. Hill SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sandoval 80
Batters Faced: J. Sandoval 31, B. Hill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sandoval 9-9, B. Hill 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sandoval 120-72, B. Hill 6-4
Hit Batsmen: J. Sandoval
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Sandoval
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Rain (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:25
Attendance: 18655
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