MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
06/23/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1047 - SATURDAY, JUNE 23RD , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (37-39) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
New York Knickerbockers (41-33) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 X 4 13 1
Knickerbockers Prevail, 4-2, Over Cleveland
The New York Knickerbockers beat the Cleveland Bobcats, 4-2, at Knickerbocker Stadium. The Knickerbockers got a fine performance from right fielder Wayne Baker, who was 4 for 4 with 2 doubles and 2 singles. The win for the Knickerbockers raised their record to 41-33.

The game turned with one out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Baker hit a run-scoring double off Scott Dubyak. It propelled the Knickerbockers into the lead, 1-0.

New York manager Timothy Widholm was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys played hard, they played all the way through," he said.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .204 2 20
B. Harper 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .299 11 33
T. Crowell CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .243 3 28
S. Garcia RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .228 13 38
H. Batkin 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200 5 16
B. Olivas 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .249 2 34
M. Bassett SS 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .233 1 6
K. Musumeci C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .254 5 25
S. Dubyak P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .057 0 1
   a-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 6 15
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2 2 6 7      
a - D. Pelletier pinch hit for S. Dubyak in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Garcia (4, 4th Inning off D. Abril, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Chirico (13, 5th Inning off D. Abril, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Harper (2, 6th Inning off D. Abril, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bassett (1, 5th Inning off D. Abril, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 3 , B. Harper 3 , T. Crowell , S. Garcia 2 , B. Olivas , M. Bassett 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Batkin 2
GIDP: B. Olivas
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Crowell (11) , S. Garcia (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Harper 2 (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Bassett-Olivas-Batkin)
OF assists: 1 (Crowell(Covarrubio at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Barrera 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .220 2 12
S. Wright 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .306 14 40
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252 18 57
R. Freeman LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .253 18 51
S. Hudson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .274 11 36
D. Lamons SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .309 10 38
W. Baker RF 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .347 0 16
A. Covarrubio C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .254 1 9
D. Abril P 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .222 0 4
   a-D. DeHaan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 2 6
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 1
   b-B. Marston PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 1 1
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 13 4 0 6 21      
a - D. DeHaan pinch hit for D. Abril in the 6th
b - B. Marston pinch hit for T. Fried in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Baker 2 (11, 4th Inning off S. Dubyak, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off S. Dubyak, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Hudson (17, 5th Inning off S. Dubyak, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Lamons (9, 8th Inning off S. Eaton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Barrera , F. Chavez , R. Freeman , S. Hudson 2 , D. Lamons 3 , W. Baker 6 , A. Covarrubio 2 , D. Abril
2-out RBI: P. Barrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Barrera 2 , R. Freeman , S. Hudson , D. Lamons
GIDP: A. Covarrubio
Sac Bunt: P. Barrera
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: S. Wright (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Lamons-Wright-Chavez)
OF assists: 1 (Hudson(Chirico at 3rd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Dubyak L (5-7) 7.0 10 3 3 0 4 0 130 3.90   
S. Eaton 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 22 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dubyak 49
Batters Faced: S. Dubyak 32, S. Eaton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dubyak 9-8, S. Eaton 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dubyak 130-83, S. Eaton 22-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Abril W (6-6) 6.0 6 2 2 2 5 1 91 4.48   
T. Fried H (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 4.38   
O. Hundley SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 7.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Abril 55
Batters Faced: D. Abril 23, T. Fried 7, O. Hundley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Abril 4-5, T. Fried 3-2, O. Hundley 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Abril 91-53, T. Fried 26-17, O. Hundley 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wayne Baker
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 23007
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