MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
04/17/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 111 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (5-3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 7 0
New York Knickerbockers (5-3) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 5 0
Knickerbockers Win Thriller, 6-4
The New York Knickerbockers beat the Cincinnati Packers, 6-4. New York pitcher and Overland Park, Kansas, native Dave Torre led the way. With the win, New York elevates its record to 5-3.

New York got a knockout punch from Steve Wright. The second baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"We couldn't have scripted it any better," Torre said in his postgame press conference.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .457 2 5
R. Brown CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 1
   b-B. Wesley PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .750 0 2
   c-L. Ferrie CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 2
G. Palmer LF 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .143 1 4
S. Timmons 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .355 0 5
G. Bennett SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .394 1 11
E. Ingle 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 0 1
J. Hembree C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .185 0 2
L. Beckman 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-B. Muhammad PR, 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .161 0 1
E. Koenig P 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
   d-M. Clement PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .133 0 1
   S. Meckley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4 4 8 16      
a - B. Muhammad pinch ran for L. Beckman in the 7th
b - B. Wesley pinch hit for R. Brown in the 7th
c - L. Ferrie substituted for B. Wesley in the 7th
d - M. Clement pinch hit for E. Koenig in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Hembree (1, 2nd Inning off D. Torre, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Anderson 2 , B. Wesley , S. Timmons , J. Hembree 3 , E. Koenig , M. Clement
2-out RBI: S. Timmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Timmons 2 , E. Ingle , E. Koenig
Sac Bunt: R. Brown
Sac Fly: G. Palmer
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Anderson (2) , G. Palmer (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bennett-Beckman-Timmons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Baker RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .300 0 0
S. Wright 2B 3 2 1 3 2 0 0 .353 4 13
F. Chavez 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .355 3 6
R. Freeman LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .211 0 0
S. Hudson CF 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 .600 1 3
S. Wells 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .344 1 4
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Madsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 1 1
   A. Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Watkins SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071 0 1
   d-R. Hotz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 4
A. Covarrubio C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Torre P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 1
   a-B. White PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. DeHaan 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .600 0 1
Totals 29 6 5 6 7 4 13      
a - B. White pinch hit for D. Torre in the 6th
b - D. DeHaan substituted for B. White in the 7th
c - J. Madsen pinch hit for B. Williams in the 8th
d - R. Hotz pinch hit for R. Watkins in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Hudson (1, 2nd Inning off E. Koenig, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Wright (4, 9th Inning off S. Meckley, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Baker , S. Wright 4 , S. Hudson 5 , D. DeHaan
2-out RBI: S. Wright , S. Hudson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Baker , S. Hudson , S. Wells , J. Madsen
GIDP: D. Torre
Sac Bunt: W. Baker
Hit by Pitch: R. Freeman
Team LOB: 6
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Koenig 8.0 2 3 3 7 3 1 128 4.30   
S. Meckley L (0-1), BS (2) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 14 15.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Koenig 62
Batters Faced: E. Koenig 33, S. Meckley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Koenig 11-9, S. Meckley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Koenig 128-66, S. Meckley 14-11
Hit Batsmen: E. Koenig
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Torre 6.0 3 1 1 3 6 0 83 3.09   
B. Williams BS (2) 2.0 3 3 3 1 1 0 27 3.86   
A. Green W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Torre 65
Batters Faced: D. Torre 24, B. Williams 10, A. Green 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Torre 6-6, B. Williams 1-4, A. Green 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Torre 83-52, B. Williams 27-17, A. Green 14-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Torre
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (38 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 16725
Special Notes: 2B Larry Beckman was injured while running the bases.
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