FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BRONX YANKEES AT BROOKLYN DODGERS
09/20/1969
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BRONX YANKEES AT BROOKLYN DODGERS
GAME ID: 1183 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1969 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bronx Yankees (77-72) 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 7 12 0
Brooklyn Dodgers (63-86) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Yankees Get Road Win, 7-5
The Brooklyn Dodgers and Bronx Yankees cranked it up at Ebbets Field.

The Bronx Yankees knocked off the Brooklyn Dodgers, 7-5, at Ebbets Field. Gee Walker, who captured player of the game honors, was a big reason Bronx won. The right fielder went 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. David Palmer, who went 7.2 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 5 runs on 7 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 2. His record now stands at 11-14.

It could have been a different outcome for Bronx, had it not been for Jeff Branson, the top prospect . Branson contributed a run-scoring ground out in the top of the seventh inning to put Bronx up, 6-5.

Walker told the Bronx Daily News: "I was born for the big stage."

The Yankees bumped their record to 77-72 with this latest triumph.
BRONX BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Smith CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .312 15 50
B. Nieman LF 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 .303 19 64
S. Musial DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .248 13 74
G. Walker RF 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .307 20 76
J. Branson 2B 3 1 0 1 2 1 2 .241 18 73
M. Schmidt 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .232 24 68
S. Gennett 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .242 20 77
J. Realmuto C 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .261 3 36
W. Wietelmann SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .188 0 29
Totals 35 7 12 7 6 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Schmidt (16, 7th Inning off S. Corbett, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Gennett (21, 6th Inning off J. D'Acquisto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Walker (20, 4th Inning off J. D'Acquisto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Musial 2 , G. Walker 7 , R. Smith 2 , M. Schmidt 2 , S. Gennett 2 , J. Realmuto , W. Wietelmann
2-out RBI: S. Musial , G. Walker , M. Schmidt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Smith , M. Schmidt 2 , S. Gennett
Sac Fly: S. Musial
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Walker (26) , W. Wietelmann (3)
CS: R. Smith 2 (23) , J. Realmuto (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Wong SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .227 11 58
   b-Y. Grandal PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 9 54
B. Holt 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 5 54
M. Anderson DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .236 3 16
D. Ortmeier LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .234 14 54
K. Bell 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .261 13 64
M. Maldonado C 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .212 11 39
M. Bordick 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .238 3 22
L. Milledge RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 0 9
B. Bean CF 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 .217 1 28
   a-W. Mays PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 23 90
Totals 34 5 8 5 2 3 10      
a - W. Mays pinch hit for B. Bean in the 9th
b - Y. Grandal pinch hit for K. Wong in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Bell (15, 8th Inning off D. Palmer, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Wong (20, 5th Inning off D. Palmer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Maldonado (11, 4th Inning off D. Palmer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Anderson , M. Bordick , K. Bell 3 , L. Milledge , K. Wong 2 , M. Maldonado 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Maldonado
Sac Fly: D. Ortmeier
Team LOB: 5
BRONX PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Palmer W (11-14) 7.2 7 5 5 2 2 1 97 58 4.47   
D. Mossi SV (22) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 12 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Palmer 45
Batters Faced: D. Palmer 32, D. Mossi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Palmer 15-6, D. Mossi 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Palmer 97-58, D. Mossi 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mossi 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. D'Acquisto 5.0 7 5 5 5 3 1 101 52 2.35   
T. Shirley L (6-8) 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 26 13 5.09   
S. Corbett 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 24 18 3.55   
B. Knackert 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 7 9.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. D'Acquisto 31
Batters Faced: J. D'Acquisto 25, T. Shirley 6, S. Corbett 9, B. Knackert 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. D'Acquisto 4-6, T. Shirley 0-1, S. Corbett 2-3, B. Knackert 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. D'Acquisto 101-52, T. Shirley 26-13, S. Corbett 24-18, B. Knackert 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Shirley 1-0 , S. Corbett 2-2 , B. Knackert 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gee Walker
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 10776
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