MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/04/1971
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1557 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Pittsburgh Industrials (57-53) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 14 0
New York Knickerbockers (60-52) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 16 0
Knickerbockers Win Nail-Biter
The New York Knickerbockers did just enough to nip the Pittsburgh Industrials, 5-4, in 11 innings. New York pitcher Dave Torre, in particular, had a standout performance. New York reliever Sid Shafer picked up the win, upping his record to 5-0. Roger Long took the loss. With the win, the Knickerbockers have a record of 60-52.

The Knickerbockers got a clutch hit from second baseman Steve Wright. In the bottom of the 11th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Knickerbockers.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Torre.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Chavez CF 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 .248 9 30
B. May 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265 1 15
   b-D. Keough PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303 39 97
   c-P. Popeck 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 5
A. Robinson 1B 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .236 8 35
R. Lord RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276 5 45
D. Visco LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .280 2 15
T. Grange 3B, SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .216 9 40
   R. Long P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 1
L. Banda C 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .196 10 31
   B. Cole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-G. Schon SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 4 29
B. Nielsen SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .216 1 1
   a-K. MacPherson PH, 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .279 11 31
D. Witt P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .128 0 3
   d-G. Tavares C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 1 6
Totals 43 4 14 4 0 7 16      
a - K. MacPherson pinch hit for B. Nielsen in the 7th
b - D. Keough pinch hit for B. May in the 7th
c - P. Popeck substituted for D. Keough in the 7th
d - G. Tavares substituted for D. Witt in the 8th
e - G. Schon substituted for B. Cole in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. May (9, 1st Inning off D. Torre, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Banda (10, 8th Inning off J. Espinoza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Chavez 4 , B. May 2 , D. Keough , A. Robinson 2 , D. Visco 3 , L. Banda 4 , B. Nielsen , K. MacPherson
2-out RBI: D. Keough , L. Banda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Robinson , R. Lord , T. Grange
GIDP: T. Grange
Sac Bunt: B. May , D. Witt
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Visco (4)
CS: C. Chavez (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Freeman CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .268 26 65
   J. Espinoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-P. Barrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 9 34
   S. Shafer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. DeHaan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 2 8
D. Lamons SS 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 .270 7 32
B. Underwood LF 5 1 2 1 1 2 1 .280 19 70
F. Chavez 1B 6 1 3 0 0 0 3 .287 23 69
S. Wright 2B 6 0 3 1 0 1 3 .279 16 55
C. Fee C 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .243 14 44
D. Mateo RF 5 0 1 2 0 2 6 .250 6 25
R. Zink 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .294 10 45
D. Torre P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 0 4
   a-W. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 8
   b-R. Palmer CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .224 3 24
Totals 47 5 16 5 3 9 27      
a - W. Baker pinch hit for D. Torre in the 7th
b - R. Palmer substituted for W. Baker in the 8th
c - P. Barrera pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 9th
d - D. DeHaan pinch hit for S. Shafer in the 11th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Freeman (26, 7th Inning off D. Witt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Freeman 4 , D. Lamons , B. Underwood 2 , F. Chavez 3 , S. Wright 3 , C. Fee 2 , D. Mateo , R. Zink , D. Torre , R. Palmer
2-out RBI: R. Freeman , B. Underwood , S. Wright , D. Mateo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mateo , R. Zink , R. Palmer
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Freeman (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Zink-Wright-Chavez)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Witt 7.0 10 3 3 1 5 1 120 3.70   
B. Cole BS (4) 2.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 39 2.31   
R. Long L (1-4) 1.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 30 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Witt 49
Batters Faced: D. Witt 31, B. Cole 10, R. Long 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Witt 3-12, B. Cole 1-2, R. Long 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Witt 120-80, B. Cole 39-24, R. Long 30-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Cole 1-0 , R. Long 1-0
WP: B. Cole
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Torre 7.0 10 2 2 0 4 0 107 4.27   
J. Espinoza BS (7) 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 27 3.33   
J. Hernandez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.66   
S. Shafer W (5-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Torre 53
Batters Faced: D. Torre 30, J. Espinoza 6, J. Hernandez 2, S. Shafer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Torre 10-6, J. Espinoza 2-0, J. Hernandez 0-1, S. Shafer 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Torre 107-67, J. Espinoza 27-17, J. Hernandez 6-3, S. Shafer 20-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Torre
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 19084
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