MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
06/27/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
GAME ID: 1068 - SUNDAY, JUNE 27TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (40-37) 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 10 2
Pittsburgh Industrials (49-31) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Knickerbockers Prevail, 5-3, Over Pittsburgh
The New York Knickerbockers dealt the Pittsburgh Industrials a 5-3 loss at Allegheny Field. Rick Hotz was the star on offense. He went 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. Vern Gould was the winner. Over 6.1 innings, he yielded 3 runs on 7 hits, with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts. Wayne Houston earned the save, his 13th, for the Knickerbockers.

It could have been a different outcome for New York, had it not been for Steve Wells, the 31-year old third baseman . Wells contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put New York up, 4-3.

Wells called it "a solid win."

At 40-37, the Knickerbockers find themselves in third place in the National Baseball League Eastern Division.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .266 6 19
D. Lester SS, 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .288 11 41
B. Underwood RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .239 6 32
S. Wright 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .285 9 46
   b-G. Fenton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 8
S. Wells 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .217 4 28
F. Chavez 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .289 5 37
J. Madsen LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .261 5 23
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
R. Hotz C 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .265 7 22
V. Gould P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .033 0 1
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Abril LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 1 7
Totals 32 5 10 5 3 3 10      
a - D. Abril substituted for B. Williams in the 8th
b - G. Fenton substituted for S. Wright in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Underwood (8, 5th Inning off G. Steinhauer, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Wright (18, 8th Inning off R. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hotz (7, 5th Inning off G. Steinhauer, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Lester (11, 5th Inning off G. Steinhauer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lester 4 , B. Underwood 2 , S. Wright 3 , S. Wells , F. Chavez , J. Madsen , R. Hotz 6
2-out RBI: D. Lester , S. Wells , F. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Underwood , J. Madsen 2
GIDP: V. Gould , D. Abril
Sac Bunt: V. Gould
Sac Fly: J. Guerra
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Chavez (7)
CS: B. Underwood (8)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lester (18) , B. Underwood (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Wells-Lester-Chavez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Crowell RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .278 6 36
A. Robinson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .321 10 34
D. Visco LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .310 2 8
C. Chavez CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .283 7 36
R. Isenbarger 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .326 3 29
J. Shuman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .220 6 30
C. Berry SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 4 16
   b-E. Yates PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 2 24
T. McClellan C 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .221 6 27
G. Steinhauer P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .212 0 2
   J. Branam P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Keough PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 17 61
   R. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Flakes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .326 0 6
Totals 35 3 8 3 2 5 20      
a - D. Keough pinch hit for J. Branam in the 7th
b - E. Yates pinch hit for C. Berry in the 9th
c - J. Flakes pinch hit for R. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Shuman (3, 4th Inning off V. Gould, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Crowell (6, 1st Inning off V. Gould, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Crowell 4 , A. Robinson , C. Chavez 2 , J. Shuman 3 , T. McClellan 2 , G. Steinhauer
2-out RBI: G. Steinhauer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Crowell 2 , J. Shuman
GIDP: C. Chavez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Chavez (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Branam-Berry-Robinson, Berry-Isenbarger-Robinson)
OF assists: 1 (Crowell(Chavez at 2nd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Gould W (8-3) 6.1 7 3 3 1 4 1 88 2.72   
B. Williams H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.02   
W. Houston SV (13) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 32 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Gould 50
Batters Faced: V. Gould 27, B. Williams 2, W. Houston 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Gould 9-5, B. Williams 0-1, W. Houston 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Gould 88-61, B. Williams 8-5, W. Houston 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Williams 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Steinhauer L (6-6) 4.2 5 4 4 1 2 2 63 3.77   
J. Branam 2.1 4 1 1 1 0 0 38 5.34   
R. Williams 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Steinhauer 39
Batters Faced: G. Steinhauer 21, J. Branam 9, R. Williams 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Steinhauer 5-8, J. Branam 4-0, R. Williams 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Steinhauer 63-40, J. Branam 38-23, R. Williams 26-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Branam 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Hotz
Ballpark: Allegheny Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 25682
Special Notes: SP Gene Steinhauer was injured while pitching.
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