MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
07/27/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
GAME ID: 1448 - TUESDAY, JULY 27TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (55-47) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Cincinnati Packers (53-50) 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 X 7 9 0
Packers Earn 7-2 Win Versus New York
The Cincinnati Packers rode a solid performance from 29-year-old starting pitcher Rollie Rumler to a win, beating the New York Knickerbockers, 7-2, at Roman Arena. The win for the Packers lifted their record to 53-50.

Dave Lester, who is tied for 9th in the NBL in home runs with 16, chipped in a solo home run for Cincinnati in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 3 runs scored, and 1 RBI.

"That's what this team is about," said Rumler, "picking each other up."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lamons SS 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 .280 6 31
R. Palmer CF 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 .231 3 23
B. Underwood LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .270 17 62
F. Chavez 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .282 20 64
S. Wright RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .282 16 51
C. Fee C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .241 14 43
R. Zink 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .299 10 44
P. Barrera 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .272 9 34
J. Forbes P 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .189 0 3
   S. Shafer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 24 58
Totals 29 2 4 2 9 7 25      
a - R. Freeman pinch hit for S. Shafer in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: D. Lamons (5, 3rd Inning off R. Rumler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lamons 4 , F. Chavez , S. Wright
2-out RBI: D. Lamons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Palmer , B. Underwood 2 , F. Chavez , P. Barrera 2
Sac Bunt: R. Palmer
Sac Fly: R. Palmer
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: R. Zink (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Ruoff RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .264 11 28
S. Timmons LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265 3 29
D. Lester 2B 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 .256 16 57
D. Davalos 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .280 9 47
F. Bohley C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .238 7 27
E. Ingle 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .219 5 21
G. Bennett SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .287 7 38
G. Borowy CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .235 2 12
R. Rumler P 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 0 2
Totals 33 7 9 6 2 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Davalos 2 (16, 1st Inning off J. Forbes, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Forbes, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Borowy (6, 2nd Inning off J. Forbes, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Bennett (13, 2nd Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Timmons (4, 7th Inning off J. Forbes, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Ruoff (3, 7th Inning off J. Forbes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Lester (16, 6th Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Ruoff 3 , S. Timmons 3 , D. Lester 5 , D. Davalos 4 , G. Bennett 3 , G. Borowy 2
2-out RBI: C. Ruoff , S. Timmons , D. Davalos 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ruoff , D. Lester , F. Bohley 2
Sac Bunt: G. Borowy
Team LOB: 5
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes L (8-3) 6.2 9 7 5 1 5 1 107 3.79   
S. Shafer 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 36
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 31, S. Shafer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 9-6, S. Shafer 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 107-72, S. Shafer 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shafer 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rumler W (5-7) 9.0 4 2 2 9 7 0 142 4.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rumler 69
Batters Faced: R. Rumler 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rumler 5-15
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rumler 142-80
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rollie Rumler
Ballpark: Roman Arena
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 16123
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