MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT DENVER BURROS
07/26/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1386 - FRIDAY, JULY 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (49-48) 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 7 15 1
Denver Burros (43-57) 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 0
On Road, New York Beats Denver, 7-6
No one was more impactful than Steve Wells in the 7-6 New York win over Denver. Wells was 3-3 with 3 singles and 2 walks, while adding 3 RBI. Ray Schifsky, 2-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.1 innings. The win for the Knickerbockers lifted their record to 49-48.

Scottsdale, Arizona native Steve Wells had a clutch at-bat in the top of the sixth for the Knickerbockers. With New York trailing 6-5, he hit a 2-run single.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Wells.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 .322 11 28
S. Wright 2B 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 .300 22 73
F. Chavez 1B 6 3 3 0 0 0 6 .260 14 44
J. Madsen LF 4 1 2 3 2 1 0 .230 9 31
B. Marston CF 6 0 2 0 0 2 7 .242 10 33
S. Wells 3B 3 0 3 3 2 0 0 .277 6 48
   c-S. Hudson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 5 19
   d-B. White 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 1 11
D. Lamons SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 .240 4 28
R. Hotz C 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .277 9 39
   R. Schifsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-R. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 9 23
   B. Williams P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
C. Hull P 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .205 0 2
   a-A. Covarrubio C 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 .226 3 9
Totals 41 7 15 7 7 7 32      
a - A. Covarrubio substituted for C. Hull in the 5th
b - R. Freeman pinch hit for R. Schifsky in the 7th
c - S. Hudson pinch ran for S. Wells in the 8th
d - B. White substituted for S. Hudson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Marston (6, 1st Inning off J. Suozzo, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Chavez 2 (19, 3rd Inning off J. Suozzo, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off P. Massey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Madsen (9, 1st Inning off J. Suozzo, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Hotz (9, 4th Inning off J. Suozzo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood , F. Chavez 5 , J. Madsen 5 , B. Marston 3 , S. Wells 3 , B. Williams , R. Hotz 5 , A. Covarrubio
2-out RBI: J. Madsen , S. Wells 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Chavez , B. Marston , D. Lamons 3 , R. Hotz , A. Covarrubio
GIDP: B. Underwood
Hit by Pitch: S. Wright , D. Lamons
Team LOB: 16

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lamons (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .327 23 50
J. Benson LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .245 7 33
J. Crabtree 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .232 5 34
D. Hoffmeier 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .258 7 27
   b-A. Landa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 6 24
   c-R. Castillo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 2 6
C. Carr SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .230 3 23
K. Gunn 2B 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .244 3 23
D. Smith CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .184 3 7
T. Clark C 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .179 2 18
J. Suozzo P 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 .138 0 1
   T. Reid P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Hughes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 3 21
   P. Massey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6 6 3 22      
a - L. Hughes pinch hit for T. Reid in the 7th
b - A. Landa pinch hit for D. Hoffmeier in the 8th
c - R. Castillo substituted for A. Landa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hoffmeier (10, 1st Inning off C. Hull, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Benson (11, 4th Inning off C. Hull, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Carr (7, 9th Inning off B. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret , J. Benson 3 , J. Crabtree , D. Hoffmeier 2 , C. Carr 2 , K. Gunn 2 , T. Clark , J. Suozzo
2-out RBI: T. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Crabtree , D. Smith , T. Clark , J. Suozzo
Sac Bunt: J. Suozzo
Sac Fly: C. Carr
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (76)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Carr-Gunn-Crabtree)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hull 4.2 8 6 6 6 3 0 107 3.65   
R. Schifsky W (2-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.98   
B. Williams SV (4) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hull 21
Batters Faced: C. Hull 29, R. Schifsky 5, B. Williams 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hull 4-7, R. Schifsky 0-4, B. Williams 6-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hull 107-61, R. Schifsky 13-9, B. Williams 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Schifsky 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Suozzo L (5-9) 5.1 10 7 7 4 3 2 129 6.00   
T. Reid BS (3) 1.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 30 2.25   
P. Massey 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 29 5.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Suozzo 19
Batters Faced: J. Suozzo 30, T. Reid 9, P. Massey 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Suozzo 7-5, T. Reid 1-2, P. Massey 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Suozzo 129-73, T. Reid 30-20, P. Massey 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Reid 3-3
Hit Batsmen: J. Suozzo , P. Massey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Wells
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 15781
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