MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/13/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1635 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (52-67) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 1
New York Knickerbockers (58-58) 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 X 9 16 1
Wells Shines in 9-2 New York Win
Riding the 3-hit performance of the fan favorite Steve Wells, the New York Knickerbockers stopped the Washington Eagles, 9-2, in 9 innings. New York pitcher Jack Forbes got the win. He's now 9-11. Dave Alexander was tagged with the loss. New York raised its record to 58-58 with the win.

Early in the game, Wells had a 2-run home run for New York. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Knickerbockers on top, 2-0.

"It never gets old," said Wells. "Winning, that is."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cassill RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .289 10 42
G. Long SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .249 2 33
V. Marshall 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .265 10 56
L. McGee LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 5 .273 2 12
P. Soroka 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .219 1 18
J. Lawler CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .244 5 44
J. Ybarra 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 0 12
L. Perry C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .302 0 10
D. Alexander P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .132 0 3
   D. Rodriquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-B. Brosnahan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 0 13
   R. Grill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-J. Ellison PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 0 12
Totals 34 2 9 2 2 3 17      
a - B. Brosnahan pinch hit for D. Rodriquez in the 7th
b - J. Ellison pinch hit for R. Grill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. McGee (8, 4th Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cassill 2 , G. Long 2 , V. Marshall , L. McGee 3 , P. Soroka , L. Perry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Soroka 2 , J. Lawler , J. Ellison
GIDP: G. Long , L. McGee
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. McGee (3)
CS: P. Soroka (8)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Long (17)
Double Plays: 2 (Marshall, Soroka-Long-Marshall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .322 13 33
D. Lamons SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .248 4 32
J. Madsen LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 .224 10 40
S. Wells 3B 4 3 3 3 1 0 1 .284 9 59
B. Marston CF 5 2 1 1 0 2 4 .242 11 39
R. Hotz C 5 0 2 3 0 3 3 .271 9 42
B. White 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .271 2 15
D. DeHaan 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .260 2 16
J. Forbes P 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .163 0 2
   S. Shafer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 9 16 9 3 7 25      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hotz 2 (13, 1st Inning off D. Alexander, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Alexander, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. DeHaan (4, 2nd Inning off D. Alexander, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Wells (17, 3rd Inning off D. Alexander, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Marston (4, 3rd Inning off D. Alexander, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Wells (9, 1st Inning off D. Alexander, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 2 , D. Lamons 2 , J. Madsen , S. Wells 7 , B. Marston 3 , R. Hotz 4 , B. White , D. DeHaan 4 , J. Forbes
2-out RBI: S. Wells , R. Hotz 2 , D. DeHaan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Madsen , B. White 3 , J. Forbes
GIDP: B. Underwood
Sac Bunt: J. Forbes
Hit by Pitch: D. Lamons
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: S. Shafer (1)
Double Plays: 2 (DeHaan-Lamons-White, Wells-Hotz-White)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Alexander L (12-12) 5.2 13 8 7 3 5 1 111 4.18   
D. Rodriquez 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.80   
R. Grill 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 40 1.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Alexander 15
Batters Faced: D. Alexander 33, D. Rodriquez 1, R. Grill 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Alexander 8-3, D. Rodriquez 0-0, R. Grill 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Alexander 111-69, D. Rodriquez 3-3, R. Grill 40-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Rodriquez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Grill
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes W (9-11) 7.0 9 2 2 2 2 0 103 3.70   
S. Shafer 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 51
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 30, S. Shafer 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 13-4, S. Shafer 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 103-66, S. Shafer 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shafer 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Wells
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 14953
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