MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
09/10/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 2004 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (72-71) 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 12 0
Cleveland Bobcats (68-76) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 2
Knickerbockers Lick Bobcats, 13-1
The New York Knickerbockers beat the Cleveland Bobcats, 13-1, at Lakefront Stadium. New York center fielder Bob Marston had the hot bat. He went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 6. Jack Forbes, the winner, is now 11-12. He struck out 2 and walked 2 over 6.1 innings, while allowing 1 run on 7 hits. The victory gives New York a record of 72-71.

With New York leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Marston hit a fastball from Dennis Lawrence for a grand slam home run. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Knickerbockers ahead, 5-0.

"We were firing on all cylinders," said Knickerbockers manager Timothy Widholm.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .306 13 35
   d-S. Blechinger PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   f-E. Bianculli 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
S. Wright 2B, SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .283 27 89
F. Chavez 1B 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 .272 23 80
   e-D. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   R. Barger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Madsen LF 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .232 15 58
B. Marston CF 5 2 3 6 0 1 0 .232 12 47
S. Wells 3B 2 2 2 4 1 0 0 .280 14 73
   a-C. Ussery PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-S. Hudson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .229 6 22
   h-B. White 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 4 17
D. Lamons SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 5 41
   b-L. Fletcher PH, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
R. Hotz C 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 .271 12 50
J. Forbes P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 0 2
   B. James P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Freeman PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237 15 34
Totals 40 13 12 13 5 7 8      
a - C. Ussery pinch hit for S. Wells in the 7th
b - L. Fletcher pinch hit for D. Lamons in the 7th
c - R. Freeman pinch hit for B. James in the 8th
d - S. Blechinger pinch hit for B. Underwood in the 8th
e - D. Baker pinch hit for F. Chavez in the 8th
f - E. Bianculli substituted for S. Blechinger in the 8th
g - S. Hudson pinch hit for C. Ussery in the 9th
h - B. White substituted for S. Hudson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Underwood (18, 1st Inning off D. Lawrence, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Chavez (23, 1st Inning off D. Lawrence, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Hotz (15, 9th Inning off M. Garland, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Wells 2 (14, 1st Inning off D. Lawrence, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off D. Lawrence, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Marston (12, 1st Inning off D. Lawrence, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 2 , S. Blechinger , F. Chavez 3 , B. Marston 6 , S. Wells 8 , S. Hudson , L. Fletcher , R. Hotz 2
2-out RBI: B. Marston , S. Wells , R. Hotz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Bianculli , D. Lamons
Hit by Pitch: J. Madsen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Wright-Lamons-Chavez, Wright-Fletcher-Bianculli)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .279 19 54
T. Crowell CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .270 21 77
P. Chirico LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .267 9 74
R. Galvan C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .280 4 50
S. Garcia RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .201 20 41
H. Batkin 1B 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .244 13 56
B. Olivas 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .277 3 51
B. Magnuson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 .215 0 15
D. Lawrence P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 0 1
   F. Tucker P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-R. Gruber PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 3 13
   C. Galloway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .204 1 16
   M. Garland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 1 10 1 4 2 23      
a - R. Gruber pinch hit for F. Tucker in the 7th
b - D. Pelletier pinch hit for C. Galloway in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Batkin (14, 2nd Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Harper , P. Chirico , R. Galvan 2 , H. Batkin 5 , B. Olivas , B. Magnuson
2-out RBI: H. Batkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Chirico 2 , B. Magnuson , D. Pelletier
GIDP: P. Chirico , B. Magnuson
Sac Bunt: F. Tucker
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Garcia (17)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Harper (14) , P. Chirico (6)
OF assists: 1 (Garcia(Madsen at 3rd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes W (11-12) 6.1 7 1 1 2 2 0 119 3.59   
B. James 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00   
R. Barger 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 42 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 55
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 27, B. James 3, R. Barger 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 11-5, B. James 2-0, R. Barger 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 119-77, B. James 11-4, R. Barger 42-27
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lawrence L (2-8) 1.2 6 10 6 2 0 3 53 4.52   
F. Tucker 5.1 2 1 0 2 5 0 74 1.56   
C. Galloway 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 6.00   
M. Garland 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 26 15.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lawrence 3
Batters Faced: D. Lawrence 15, F. Tucker 20, C. Galloway 4, M. Garland 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lawrence 2-3, F. Tucker 6-4, C. Galloway 1-1, M. Garland 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lawrence 53-29, F. Tucker 74-45, C. Galloway 20-12, M. Garland 26-14
Hit Batsmen: D. Lawrence
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Marston
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 13098
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