MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
07/30/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1492 - FRIDAY, JULY 30TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (46-63) 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 11 0
New York Knickerbockers (57-49) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 1
Knickerbockers Absorb 8-4 Home Loss
Washington left fielder Mike Lockhart had a 4-RBI game, which helped his team beat the New York Knickerbockers, 8-4. The loss makes New York 57-49.

With Washington leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Lockhart hit a fastball from Dave Torre for a 2-run triple. It was his 5th triple of the season and put the Eagles ahead, 3-0.

"We were the better team today. Maybe that won't be the case next game, but we'll enjoy it for now," Lockhart told the Washington Chronicle.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wools 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .309 3 26
G. Long SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .277 9 41
M. Lockhart LF 5 2 2 4 0 1 1 .304 15 47
J. Duersch 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .264 8 39
L. McGee RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .201 0 8
J. Ellison 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .254 4 25
J. Lawler CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .236 5 28
J. Olvera C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .224 4 13
B. Viola P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .152 0 1
   T. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   a-P. Soroka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 0 2
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 7 3 6 12      
a - P. Soroka pinch hit for T. Morton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ellison (16, 6th Inning off D. Torre, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Lockhart (5, 3rd Inning off D. Torre, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lockhart (15, 9th Inning off J. Espinoza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wools 2 , G. Long 2 , M. Lockhart 7 , J. Ellison 3 , J. Lawler 2 , J. Olvera
2-out RBI: L. Wools , M. Lockhart 2 , J. Ellison , J. Olvera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duersch , J. Lawler
GIDP: L. McGee , J. Olvera
Sac Bunt: B. Viola
Hit by Pitch: J. Duersch
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Wools 2 (27)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Freeman CF 4 0 1 2 1 1 2 .268 24 62
D. Lamons SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .273 6 31
B. Underwood LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .279 19 67
F. Chavez 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .280 22 66
S. Wright 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .278 16 53
C. Fee C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .243 14 44
R. Zink 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .295 10 44
R. Palmer RF 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 .229 3 24
D. Torre P 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .302 0 4
   a-P. Barrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 9 34
   T. Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   J. Espinoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   b-D. Mateo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 6 23
Totals 32 4 5 4 6 8 16      
a - P. Barrera pinch hit for D. Torre in the 6th
b - D. Mateo pinch hit for J. Espinoza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Wright (9, 4th Inning off B. Viola, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. Underwood (15, 4th Inning off B. Viola, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Freeman , B. Underwood 2 , S. Wright 2 , R. Zink , D. Torre
2-out RBI: R. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Lamons 2 , R. Zink
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Underwood (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Zink-Wright-Chavez, Zink-Wright-Chavez)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Viola W (5-7) 6.0 5 4 4 5 4 0 109 4.44   
T. Morton H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 1.34   
R. Kingery 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Viola 45
Batters Faced: B. Viola 28, T. Morton 6, R. Kingery 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Viola 6-8, T. Morton 0-3, R. Kingery 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Viola 109-61, T. Morton 24-16, R. Kingery 19-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Torre L (6-7) 6.0 7 6 6 2 4 0 92 4.35   
T. Carpenter 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 3.26   
J. Espinoza 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 19 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Torre 36
Batters Faced: D. Torre 27, T. Carpenter 6, J. Espinoza 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Torre 6-7, T. Carpenter 2-1, J. Espinoza 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Torre 92-59, T. Carpenter 23-14, J. Espinoza 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Espinoza 1-0
WP: D. Torre 2
Hit Batsmen: D. Torre
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Lockhart
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 19673
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