MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
05/29/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 712 - MONDAY, MAY 29TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (28-25) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 10 14 1
Washington Eagles (28-24) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Knickerbockers Drop Eagles, 10-2
The New York Knickerbockers picked up a win at Monument Field, taking down the Washington Eagles, 10-2. Starting pitcher Danny Abril was a big reason why. New York raised its record to 28-25 with the win.

With New York leading 2-1 in the top of the sixth, Abril hit a run-scoring single off Washington hurler Oscar Contreras. It was the 9th hit of the season for Abril and put his team ahead, 3-1.

"Danny set the tone with his ability to attack the hitters," said New York manager Timothy Widholm.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 6 1 3 1 0 1 3 .295 7 24
S. Wright 2B 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 .314 8 32
F. Chavez 1B 5 1 2 3 1 1 3 .232 6 28
R. Freeman LF 5 2 2 3 1 3 5 .240 14 31
W. Baker CF 5 1 0 0 1 1 7 .305 1 29
R. Zink 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .198 4 15
A. Covarrubio C 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .206 2 10
   a-R. Hotz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104 0 1
D. Lamons SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .312 2 14
D. Abril P 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .346 2 5
   T. Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 41 10 14 9 7 8 34      
a - R. Hotz substituted for A. Covarrubio in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Abril (3, 3rd Inning off O. Contreras, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Chavez (6, 8th Inning off D. McCoy, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Freeman 2 (14, 2nd Inning off O. Contreras, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. McCoy, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 3 , S. Wright 3 , F. Chavez 3 , R. Freeman 8 , R. Zink , D. Lamons , D. Abril 3
2-out RBI: D. Abril
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Underwood , W. Baker , R. Zink 2 , D. Lamons , D. Abril
Sac Bunt: D. Abril
Sac Fly: S. Wright
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: S. Wright (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Laub CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .186 1 12
G. Long SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .245 5 21
   b-P. Soroka PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 3
M. Lockhart RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .321 12 36
R. Golick LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331 2 17
J. Duersch 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .292 5 27
V. Marshall 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .320 1 1
E. Cook 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .227 0 0
J. Olvera C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .195 1 8
   c-A. Cassill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
O. Contreras P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 0
   T. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. McGee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 3 10
   D. McCoy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Dixon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Lawler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 2 14
Totals 33 2 6 1 1 8 14      
a - L. McGee pinch hit for T. Morton in the 7th
b - P. Soroka pinch hit for G. Long in the 8th
c - A. Cassill pinch hit for J. Olvera in the 9th
d - J. Lawler pinch hit for D. Dixon in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Laub , G. Long , J. Duersch , V. Marshall , E. Cook , J. Olvera
2-out RBI: E. Laub
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Marshall , A. Cassill , J. Lawler
Sac Bunt: O. Contreras
Hit by Pitch: R. Golick
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Long (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Golick (2)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Abril W (7-3) 7.1 4 1 1 1 6 0 98 1.88   
T. Carpenter 1.2 2 1 0 0 2 0 31 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Abril 71
Batters Faced: D. Abril 28, T. Carpenter 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Abril 5-11, T. Carpenter 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Abril 98-63, T. Carpenter 31-16
Hit Batsmen: D. Abril
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Contreras L (2-2) 6.0 7 3 3 5 5 1 111 2.22   
T. Morton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.84   
D. McCoy 0.1 4 6 6 1 0 1 25 5.40   
D. Dixon 1.2 3 1 0 1 2 0 28 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Contreras 46
Batters Faced: O. Contreras 30, T. Morton 3, D. McCoy 7, D. Dixon 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Contreras 5-8, T. Morton 0-2, D. McCoy 1-1, D. Dixon 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Contreras 111-70, T. Morton 11-8, D. McCoy 25-15, D. Dixon 28-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Morton 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Abril
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 18327
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