MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
07/28/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1431 - MONDAY, JULY 28TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (57-46) 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 9 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (49-54) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 1
Freeman 3-for-4 in Knickerbockers Win
The New York Knickerbockers downed the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 8-3. The hitting star was left fielder Ron Freeman. Freeman went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3 for the Knickerbockers. The winning pitcher was Jack Forbes. He tossed 100 pitches over 8 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits. By defeating Brooklyn, the third-place Knickerbockers improved to 57-46.

Freeman got the Knickerbockers off to a quick start. In the top of the first, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he hit a 2-run single.

Freeman attributed the win to his team's "collective resolve."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .304 12 41
S. Wright 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .268 15 53
F. Chavez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 9 56
R. Freeman LF 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 .245 15 40
B. Marston CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .239 5 44
S. Wells 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .275 8 54
D. Lamons SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .291 11 40
H. Cummings C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 1 13
J. Forbes P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 0 0
   a-J. Madsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 8 44
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 33 8 9 8 1 2 5      
a - J. Madsen pinch hit for J. Forbes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Chavez (20, 1st Inning off R. Haney, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Lamons (11, 1st Inning off R. Haney, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Freeman (15, 3rd Inning off R. Haney, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Underwood (12, 7th Inning off B. Keiser, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 5 , S. Wright , F. Chavez 2 , R. Freeman 6 , D. Lamons 4 , H. Cummings
2-out RBI: D. Lamons
GIDP: S. Wright , S. Wells
Sac Bunt: B. Marston , J. Forbes
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wright-Lamons-Chavez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Eubanks CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 0 24
L. Winter 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .193 3 18
J. Cooper RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .362 8 48
G. Landrum LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .297 15 60
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .255 7 41
T. Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 5 35
B. Anderson 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .179 0 1
R. Pace C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .227 2 20
R. Haney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 2 5
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .329 4 13
   B. Keiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Calise PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 5 18
   D. Conway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 0 14      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for R. Haney in the 5th
b - D. Calise pinch hit for B. Keiser in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Anderson (1, 7th Inning off J. Forbes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Eubanks , L. Winter , J. Cooper , G. Landrum , O. Gonzalez , B. Anderson 2 , R. Pace , D. Calise
2-out RBI: L. Winter , B. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Gonzalez , R. Pace
GIDP: M. Bennett
Sac Bunt: R. Haney
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Haney (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Winter-Anderson-Gonzalez, Anderson-Pena-Gonzalez)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes W (10-5) 8.0 8 3 3 1 0 0 100 2.72   
T. Fried 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 53
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 32, T. Fried 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 13-10, T. Fried 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 100-66, T. Fried 8-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Haney L (8-8) 5.0 6 6 3 1 2 2 77 4.27   
B. Keiser 3.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 46 2.45   
D. Conway 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Haney 38
Batters Faced: R. Haney 22, B. Keiser 11, D. Conway 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Haney 6-7, B. Keiser 2-6, D. Conway 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Haney 77-52, B. Keiser 46-30, D. Conway 7-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Freeman
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 18428
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