MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
05/20/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 590 - SATURDAY, MAY 20TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (23-20) 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 7 10 1
New York Knickerbockers (24-20) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 8 9 0
Knickerbockers Snatch Late-Game, 8-7 Win
The New York Knickerbockers topped the Washington Eagles, 8-7, at Knickerbocker Stadium. New York second baseman Steve Wright was a spark plug for the offense. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. The winner in relief was Jose Espinoza. He is now 1-1. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 2 innings. The Eagles, now 23-20, have lost 4 in a row.

The game was decided with no one out in the bottom of the ninth. With New York trailing 7-5, Wright jumped on a fastball from former first round draft pick Richie Kingery and hit a 3-run home run to center. With one swing, the Knickerbockers had a walk-off win.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Timothy Widholm.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Long SS 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 .241 5 18
R. Golick LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .350 2 16
L. Wools 2B 5 0 0 1 0 1 5 .233 1 19
I. Olson 1B 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 .297 5 21
   b-V. Marshall 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1 1
J. Duersch 3B 5 0 1 1 0 3 5 .293 5 24
E. Laub CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 4 .167 1 11
J. Lawler RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .260 0 9
J. Olvera C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .200 1 6
A. Fonseca P 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .259 0 2
   a-P. Soroka PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 0 3
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7 7 9 22      
a - P. Soroka pinch hit for A. Fonseca in the 8th
b - V. Marshall substituted for I. Olson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Golick 2 (11, 5th Inning off R. Schifsky, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Espinoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Laub (3, 6th Inning off R. Schifsky, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Long (5, 3rd Inning off R. Schifsky, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Laub (1, 4th Inning off R. Schifsky, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Long 5 , R. Golick 4 , I. Olson 2 , J. Duersch , E. Laub 6 , A. Fonseca
2-out RBI: G. Long
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Wools , J. Duersch , J. Lawler
GIDP: G. Long
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: A. Fonseca (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Long-Wools-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .271 5 20
S. Wright 2B 4 2 2 5 1 1 1 .337 8 31
F. Chavez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .240 5 24
R. Freeman LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .219 10 24
W. Baker CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .304 0 26
R. Zink 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .218 4 15
   b-S. Hudson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 0 2
   c-D. DeHaan 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 0 3
A. Covarrubio C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .202 2 9
D. Lamons SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .304 2 12
R. Schifsky P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .056 0 0
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-P. Barrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 4
   J. Espinoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Mateo PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .172 2 10
Totals 33 8 9 8 5 9 12      
a - P. Barrera pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 7th
b - S. Hudson pinch hit for R. Zink in the 8th
c - D. DeHaan substituted for S. Hudson in the 9th
d - D. Mateo pinch hit for J. Espinoza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Underwood (9, 7th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Zink (4, 5th Inning off A. Fonseca, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Wright 2 (8, 6th Inning off A. Fonseca, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off R. Kingery, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Lamons (2, 7th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 3 , S. Wright 8 , F. Chavez , W. Baker 2 , R. Zink 4 , D. Lamons 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Freeman , A. Covarrubio
GIDP: A. Covarrubio
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wright-Lamons-Chavez)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca 7.0 8 5 5 2 9 3 116 3.19   
R. Kingery L (6-5), BS (5) 1.0 1 3 3 3 0 1 28 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 48
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 31, R. Kingery 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 7-4, R. Kingery 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 116-73, R. Kingery 28-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Schifsky 5.2 6 6 6 4 6 2 105 7.66   
J. Hernandez 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 26 3.71   
J. Espinoza W (1-1) 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 26 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Schifsky 35
Batters Faced: R. Schifsky 27, J. Hernandez 7, J. Espinoza 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Schifsky 6-5, J. Hernandez 1-1, J. Espinoza 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Schifsky 105-63, J. Hernandez 26-14, J. Espinoza 26-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hernandez 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Wright
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Rain (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 18504
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