MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
07/21/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1357 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 21ST , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (58-40) 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
New York Knickerbockers (53-43) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 X 8 11 0
Barrera Homers Twice in 8-4 Win
Led by Pedro Barrera, the New York Knickerbockers downed the Denver Burros, 8-4. Barrera slugged 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice for the Knickerbockers. The win for the Knickerbockers raised their record to 53-43.

New York left fielder Bob Underwood contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two down, he hit a curveball to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 98th hit of the season and put the Knickerbockers ahead, 5-4.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Underwood.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .358 20 56
K. Hussey 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .234 5 19
L. Sentner LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .333 10 32
D. Hoffmeier 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .283 2 13
   b-J. Robinson PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 15 52
M. Perez CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .256 2 13
   c-N. Hubbard PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 4 9
   d-D. Davis CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 5 23
T. Gregory SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .269 4 30
R. Castillo 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .229 6 41
T. Clark C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .236 3 25
D. Scorza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 0
   a-D. Smith PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 8 24
   J. Moody P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Burke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4 4 8 10      
a - D. Smith pinch hit for D. Scorza in the 7th
b - J. Robinson pinch hit for D. Hoffmeier in the 8th
c - N. Hubbard pinch hit for M. Perez in the 8th
d - D. Davis substituted for N. Hubbard in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hoffmeier (2, 1st Inning off B. Goff, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Sentner (7, 2nd Inning off B. Goff, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret , L. Sentner 2 , D. Hoffmeier 2 , M. Perez , T. Gregory 2 , T. Clark , D. Smith
2-out RBI: G. Moret , L. Sentner , D. Hoffmeier , M. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Castillo
GIDP: D. Hoffmeier
Sac Bunt: D. Scorza 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (68)
CS: G. Moret (15) , D. Smith (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hoffmeier (5)
OF assists: 1 (Perez(Freeman at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lamons SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .281 5 27
R. Freeman CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .282 24 58
B. Underwood LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .269 16 59
F. Chavez 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .290 20 62
   J. Espinoza P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
C. Fee C 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .240 14 42
R. Zink 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .298 10 43
P. Barrera 2B, 1B 4 2 2 6 0 0 1 .281 9 33
R. Palmer RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240 3 22
B. Goff P 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
   a-S. Wright PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 16 49
Totals 35 8 11 8 0 8 8      
a - S. Wright pinch hit for B. Goff in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Fee (10, 5th Inning off D. Scorza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Barrera 2 (9, 5th Inning off D. Scorza, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Burke, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Freeman , B. Underwood , J. Espinoza , F. Chavez , C. Fee 3 , R. Zink , P. Barrera 8 , R. Palmer , S. Wright
2-out RBI: R. Freeman , B. Underwood , P. Barrera
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lamons-Barrera-Chavez)
OF assists: 1 (Underwood(Hussey at home))
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Scorza L (4-5) 6.0 7 5 3 0 6 1 86 4.11   
J. Moody 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 16 3.95   
D. Burke 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 6 7.71   
J. Ferguson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Scorza 48
Batters Faced: D. Scorza 25, J. Moody 6, D. Burke 3, J. Ferguson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Scorza 4-7, J. Moody 1-2, D. Burke 1-0, J. Ferguson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Scorza 86-61, J. Moody 16-10, D. Burke 6-5, J. Ferguson 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Burke 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Goff W (2-2) 7.0 8 4 4 4 7 0 121 4.08   
J. Espinoza SV (14) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Goff 48
Batters Faced: B. Goff 29, J. Espinoza 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Goff 4-6, J. Espinoza 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Goff 121-70, J. Espinoza 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Barrera
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Rain (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 13586
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