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."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Curtis CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .223 3 19
A. Reece RF, 1B 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 .331 9 61
W. Richardson 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .346 13 81
   a-G. Love 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 21 70
E. Burris 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 .500 0 1
J. Peeples C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .282 8 67
D. White LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
J. Grey 3B, 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .212 4 23
   E. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Robertson SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .223 9 43
J. Velazquez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 1
   b-B. Miller 1B, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 4 13
Totals 31 4 7 4 4 5 8      
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))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Eddy 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .247 3 42
F. Bradshaw CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 5 38
   b-B. West PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 14 67
J. Barrett 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296 4 34
B. Brown SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .314 10 70
B. Blake RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .322 4 32
M. Rocque 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .294 4 65
P. Bruce C 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .214 9 51
E. Johnson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .289 2 6
W. Fields P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-B. Bell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 3 21
   J. Rice P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 33 1 9 1 2 5 13      
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))
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Velazquez 69
Batters Faced: J. Velazquez 29, E. Cooper 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Velazquez 5-10, E. Cooper 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Velazquez 99-62, E. Cooper 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Cooper 1-0
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Fields 58
Batters Faced: W. Fields 31, J. Rice 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Fields 8-7, J. Rice 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: W. Fields 104-62, J. Rice 16-12
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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