 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES NEW YORK IMPERIALS AT CINCINNATI CANNONS 09/15/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | NEW YORK IMPERIALS AT CINCINNATI CANNONS | | GAME ID: 8736 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | New York Imperials (76-74) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | Cincinnati Cannons (68-83) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | | |  | |
| Cannons Suffer 4-1 Home Defeat | Behind an impressive start by Joe Velazquez, New York beat Cincinnati, 4-1. The victory gives New York a record of 76-74.
Rusty Robertson, who is a two-time All-Star, had a direct impact on the outcome. Robertson contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put New York up, 1-0.
New York manager Jim Abernathy praised his team's "energy." | |
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| NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | | CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - G. Love substituted for W. Richardson in the 7th b - B. Miller substituted for J. Velazquez in the 8th
BATTING Total Bases: F. Curtis , W. Richardson , E. Burris 3 , D. White , R. Robertson 2-out RBI: E. Burris Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Burris , J. Peeples Sac Bunt: J. Grey , J. Velazquez Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING CS: E. Burris (1) , D. White (1)
FIELDING Errors: R. Robertson (19) Double Plays: 3 (Grey-Burris-Richardson, Cooper-Robertson-Reece, Love-Burris-Reece) OF assists: 1 (Curtis(Brown at 2nd base)) | | | a - B. Bell pinch hit for W. Fields in the 7th b - B. West pinch hit for F. Bradshaw in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: B. Blake (10, 2nd Inning off J. Velazquez, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: B. West , J. Barrett , B. Brown 2 , B. Blake 3 , M. Rocque , P. Bruce 2 2-out RBI: P. Bruce Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Johnson , B. Bell GIDP: J. Barrett , M. Rocque , E. Johnson Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Errors: B. Brown (29) , W. Fields (1) OF assists: 1 (Blake(Richardson at 3rd base)) | | |
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| NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | | CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Velazquez W (4-2) | 7.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 4.55 | | E. Cooper | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3.50 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | W. Fields L (0-1) | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 104 | 2.70 | | J. Rice | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.08 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Joe Velazquez Ballpark: Tice Memorial Stadium II Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph Start Time: 2:05 PM ET Time: 2:37 Attendance: 13922 |
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