MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
06/23/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1012 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23RD , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (38-35) 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 2 11 17 1
Washington Eagles (32-41) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 13 1
Lester Touches All the Bases, Hits for Cycle
Dave Lester had a banner day at the plate, stringing together all four legs of the cycle as the New York Knickerbockers beat the Washington Eagles, 11-6.

Lester drilled 4 hits in 5 at-bats, collecting 5 runs batted in and scoring 3 runs to capture the win for New York.

"I was fortunate to see some good pitches and I was fortunate to be able to make the most of them," he said later. "It was a good day for us."

Dave Lester grounded out in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Curt Kirkley in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 5th, flied out in the 6th, hit an RBI triple in the 8th and hit a two-run double in the 9th.

Lester is hitting .283 this season with 8 home runs, 36 RBIs and 33 runs scored. He has 68 hits in 240 at-bats.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 5 3 3 0 1 1 2 .269 6 18
D. Lester SS 5 3 4 5 0 0 0 .283 8 36
B. Underwood RF 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 .231 5 31
S. Wright 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .283 9 45
S. Wells 3B 4 2 2 3 0 1 4 .220 4 26
F. Chavez 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .290 5 35
B. Marston CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .252 5 30
R. Hotz C 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .259 6 21
J. Forbes P 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .200 1 4
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-J. Madsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 5 23
   B. James P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 11 17 11 4 6 22      
a - J. Madsen pinch hit for W. Houston in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Wright (17, 6th Inning off M. Rice, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Lester (14, 9th Inning off L. Andrade, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: F. Chavez (4, 5th Inning off C. Kirkley, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Lester (4, 8th Inning off M. Rice, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Lester (8, 3rd Inning off C. Kirkley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Guerra 3 , D. Lester 10 , B. Underwood , S. Wright 2 , S. Wells 2 , F. Chavez 3 , B. Marston , R. Hotz 3 , J. Forbes
2-out RBI: D. Lester , J. Forbes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guerra , B. Underwood , S. Wells 2 , J. Forbes
GIDP: J. Forbes
Sac Bunt: D. Lester , B. Marston
Sac Fly: S. Wells
Hit by Pitch: B. Marston
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Guerra (17) , F. Chavez (6)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Chavez (6)
OF assists: 1 (Marston(Wools at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wools 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .309 1 25
J. Stites RF 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .288 2 25
A. Cassill LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .242 2 26
J. Lawler CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .280 3 34
E. Cook 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .219 0 21
R. Wagstaff 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .200 1 4
J. Ybarra SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .312 0 2
J. Olvera C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .258 3 18
C. Kirkley P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
   M. Rice P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Calhoun PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 3 13
   L. Andrade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 6 3 2 22      
a - M. Calhoun pinch hit for M. Rice in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lawler (14, 1st Inning off J. Forbes, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Wagstaff (1, 9th Inning off B. James, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Lawler (3, 3rd Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wools , J. Stites 2 , A. Cassill , J. Lawler 6 , E. Cook , R. Wagstaff 3 , J. Ybarra , J. Olvera 2
2-out RBI: J. Stites , R. Wagstaff , J. Olvera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Wools 2 , A. Cassill , E. Cook , R. Wagstaff , J. Ybarra
Sac Bunt: R. Wagstaff , C. Kirkley
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lawler (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lawler (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Ybarra-Cook-Wagstaff)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes W (5-6) 7.0 10 5 4 2 1 0 91 5.01   
W. Houston 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.63   
B. James 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 38
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 33, W. Houston 4, B. James 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 13-6, W. Houston 0-2, B. James 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 91-57, W. Houston 13-8, B. James 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Houston 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kirkley L (7-3) 4.2 11 7 7 2 4 1 94 2.43   
M. Rice 3.1 3 2 2 2 1 0 57 3.66   
L. Andrade 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 14 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kirkley 16
Batters Faced: C. Kirkley 27, M. Rice 15, L. Andrade 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kirkley 5-4, M. Rice 4-5, L. Andrade 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kirkley 94-60, M. Rice 57-34, L. Andrade 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rice 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Kirkley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Lester
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 16868
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