MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
07/23/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1420 - SUNDAY, JULY 23RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (40-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
New York Knickerbockers (54-50) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 5 16 0
Abril Hurls Knickerbockers to 5-0 Shutout Win
Danny Abril led the New York Knickerbockers to a shutout victory, 5-0, over the Brooklyn Bluebirds at Knickerbocker Stadium.

"My pitching coach told me before the game just to bear down and focus," Abril recalled later. "He said no one was going to hit me if I'm throwing a good breaking ball with good location."

Abril yielded 4 hits and had 8 strikeouts and 1 walk in the standout performance.

"I thought he put the ball where he wanted to," Brooklyn manager John Meeker said. "And that's just about the whole secret to pitching."

In 20 starts this year, Abril has crafted a 9-8 record and a 3.52 ERA.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Anderson CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .176 0 10
K. McDaniel 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 2 14
G. Landrum LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 5 39
L. Winter 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .212 5 13
   b-J. Seidler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 11 21
J. Cooper RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287 3 36
D. Tislow 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .213 4 27
E. Blain C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 1 8
G. Fenton SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .216 1 16
D. Rutherford P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 0 4
   a-B. Rawlins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 7 37
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0 1 8 9      
a - B. Rawlins pinch hit for D. Rutherford in the 8th
b - J. Seidler pinch hit for L. Winter in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Anderson , G. Fenton 2 , D. Rutherford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Seidler
GIDP: B. Rawlins
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Winter-Tislow-McDaniel, Fenton-Tislow-McDaniel, Tislow-Fenton-McDaniel, Fenton-Tislow-McDaniel)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .271 14 40
S. Wright 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .307 13 57
F. Chavez 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .248 7 51
R. Freeman LF 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .224 26 65
W. Baker CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 7 .262 1 40
R. Zink 3B 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .213 7 30
A. Covarrubio C 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .210 3 19
D. Lamons SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .319 7 39
D. Abril P 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .255 2 5
Totals 34 5 16 5 4 2 23      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Underwood (15, 5th Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: F. Chavez (5, 5th Inning off D. Rutherford, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Zink (1, 5th Inning off D. Rutherford, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 4 , S. Wright 3 , F. Chavez 3 , R. Freeman 2 , R. Zink 6 , A. Covarrubio 2 , D. Lamons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Underwood , W. Baker 2 , D. Abril 2
GIDP: F. Chavez 2 , A. Covarrubio , D. Lamons
Sac Bunt: A. Covarrubio
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wright-Lamons-Chavez)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford L (5-12) 7.0 15 5 5 4 2 0 120 3.98   
F. D'Amico 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 25
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 36, F. D'Amico 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 9-6, F. D'Amico 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 120-75, F. D'Amico 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Abril W (9-8) 9.0 4 0 0 1 8 0 112 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Abril 86
Batters Faced: D. Abril 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Abril 8-10
Pitches - Strikes: D. Abril 112-74
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Abril
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 25167
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