MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/05/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1599 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (52-62) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0
New York Knickerbockers (61-55) 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 X 7 8 0
Underwood Lifts Knickerbockers to 7-2 Win
The New York Knickerbockers beat the Cincinnati Packers, 7-2, at Knickerbocker Stadium. New York right fielder Bob Underwood led the way. He went 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 3 runs. Dave Torre earned the win to go to 10-5. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, with 2 walks and 11 strikeouts in 8 innings of work. New York bumps their record to 61-55 with the win.

In the bottom of the fifth, New York catcher Rick Hotz had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Hotz stroked a 2-run single to right. It made the score 4-1, New York. For the game, he was 2 for 4 with 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI.

"I think we did a good job of looking for pitches we wanted to hit and put good swings on them," said New York skipper Timothy Widholm.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Taranto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .249 2 32
S. Timmons 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .273 7 34
D. Stewart LF 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .321 2 40
G. Bennett SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .300 2 13
C. Ruoff RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .239 5 24
   S. Meckley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 3
E. Ingle 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .245 0 3
G. Borowy CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .223 2 7
D. Davis C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .212 2 10
E. Koenig P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Palmer RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 2 26
Totals 32 2 6 1 2 14 15      
a - G. Palmer substituted for E. Koenig in the 6th
b - J. Anderson pinch hit for S. Meckley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Ingle (4, 9th Inning off B. Elsner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Timmons , D. Stewart , E. Ingle 3 , G. Borowy , G. Palmer
2-out RBI: E. Ingle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ruoff , G. Borowy 2
GIDP: S. Timmons
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .271 15 42
S. Wright 2B 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .308 14 63
F. Chavez 1B 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 .242 7 59
R. Freeman LF 3 0 0 2 1 1 5 .220 29 73
S. Hudson CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .262 4 24
R. Zink 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .217 8 33
R. Hotz C 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .247 6 19
D. Lamons SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .301 7 42
D. Torre P 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .193 1 6
   B. Elsner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 7 8 7 9 5 24      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Wright (20, 5th Inning off E. Koenig, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Underwood (20, 6th Inning off E. Koenig, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Underwood (15, 3rd Inning off E. Koenig, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 8 , S. Wright 2 , F. Chavez , R. Hotz 2
2-out RBI: R. Hotz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hotz , D. Lamons , D. Torre
Sac Fly: R. Freeman
Hit by Pitch: S. Hudson
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Zink-Wright-Chavez)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Koenig L (2-1) 5.0 7 7 7 8 5 1 129 4.83   
S. Meckley 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 35 1.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Koenig 22
Batters Faced: E. Koenig 31, S. Meckley 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Koenig 5-5, S. Meckley 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. Koenig 129-72, S. Meckley 35-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Meckley 3-1
Hit Batsmen: E. Koenig
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Torre W (10-5) 8.0 5 2 2 2 11 0 107 3.49   
B. Elsner 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Torre 73
Batters Faced: D. Torre 30, B. Elsner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Torre 8-4, B. Elsner 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Torre 107-69, B. Elsner 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Elsner 1-1
WP: B. Elsner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Underwood
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 24477
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