MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
07/29/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1508 - SUNDAY, JULY 29TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (55-53) 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 12 2
New York Knickerbockers (62-46) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 8 1
Knickerbockers Top Bluebirds in Extras, 6-5
The New York Knickerbockers weathered a fine game by Brooklyn first baseman Mike Bennett to upend the Bluebirds, 6-5, at Knickerbocker Stadium. Bennett was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Bruce Owen picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 5-1. Bob Hill, who finished 5th in the NBL in saves with 19 in 1971, was tagged with the loss. The Knickerbockers move to 62-46 with the win, while the Bluebirds drop to 55-53.

The decisive blow was delivered by Dave DeHaan in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a run-scoring double off fan favorite Bob Hill to win the game for New York. The home crowd went nuts.

"It's great when the crowd is energized," DeHaan said.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .239 5 31
J. Cooper RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 13 42
   b-D. Calise PH, RF 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 .270 9 33
G. Landrum LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 .271 14 66
B. Rawlins 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 5 .342 18 65
M. Bennett 1B 5 1 3 3 0 0 3 .275 7 33
L. Winter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 8 37
T. Pena SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .211 5 21
E. Blain C 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .203 0 11
B. Curry P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-K. McDaniel PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267 4 15
   K. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-T. Brackbill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   d-M. LeDuc PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 2 10
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 37 5 12 5 4 3 26      
a - K. McDaniel pinch hit for B. Curry in the 7th
b - D. Calise pinch hit for J. Cooper in the 7th
c - T. Brackbill pinch hit for K. Wade in the 8th
d - M. LeDuc pinch hit for F. D'Amico in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Bennett (7, 6th Inning off R. Schifsky, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fogarty 3 , J. Cooper , G. Landrum , B. Rawlins , M. Bennett 6 , T. Pena 2 , K. McDaniel
2-out RBI: M. Bennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fogarty , B. Rawlins , M. Bennett 2 , L. Winter , B. Curry
GIDP: G. Landrum , E. Blain
Sac Bunt: D. Fogarty , D. Calise , L. Winter
Sac Fly: G. Landrum
Hit by Pitch: J. Cooper
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Calise (4) , K. McDaniel (25)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rawlins (9) , T. Pena (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Pena-Winter-Bennett, Rawlins-Winter-Bennett)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Barrera 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .232 2 16
S. Wright 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .295 19 59
F. Chavez 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .238 24 71
R. Freeman LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .250 24 70
A. Covarrubio C 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 .245 1 13
W. Baker RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .341 1 24
B. Marston CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .243 1 7
D. DeHaan SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .202 2 7
R. Schifsky P 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .191 0 4
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Underwood PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 19 49
   S. Shafer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Owen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 6 8 2 21      
a - B. Underwood pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Barrera (9, 4th Inning off B. Curry, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Covarrubio (3, 4th Inning off B. Curry, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. DeHaan (3, 10th Inning off B. Hill, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Chavez (24, 9th Inning off F. D'Amico, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Barrera 3 , F. Chavez 4 , R. Freeman 2 , A. Covarrubio 2 , W. Baker , D. DeHaan 2
2-out RBI: A. Covarrubio , W. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Chavez , W. Baker , B. Marston 2 , R. Schifsky
GIDP: F. Chavez , A. Covarrubio
Sac Bunt: B. Marston
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: P. Barrera (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Wright-DeHaan-Chavez, DeHaan-Wright-Chavez)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Curry 6.0 6 4 3 7 2 0 118 2.95   
K. Wade H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.66   
F. D'Amico BS (1) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 20 3.55   
B. Hill L (3-6) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 13 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Curry 41
Batters Faced: B. Curry 30, K. Wade 4, F. D'Amico 7, B. Hill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Curry 10-4, K. Wade 2-1, F. D'Amico 1-5, B. Hill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Curry 118-69, K. Wade 16-11, F. D'Amico 20-12, B. Hill 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Schifsky 6.2 9 5 5 3 2 1 101 3.59   
J. Hernandez 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.09   
S. Shafer 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.76   
B. Owen W (5-1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Schifsky 35
Batters Faced: R. Schifsky 32, J. Hernandez 4, S. Shafer 3, B. Owen 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Schifsky 10-7, J. Hernandez 1-1, S. Shafer 1-0, B. Owen 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Schifsky 101-62, J. Hernandez 10-7, S. Shafer 5-4, B. Owen 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hernandez 2-0 , B. Owen 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Schifsky
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Bennett
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 24008
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