MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/09/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1646 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (57-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 0
New York Knickerbockers (63-56) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 X 5 8 1
Eagles Beaten By Knickerbockers, 5-2
New York Knickerbockers starter Danny Abril pitched his team past the Washington Eagles, 5-2. Abril, the winner, moves to 10-9. He threw 7.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 8 and giving up 3 walks. With the win, New York pushed its record to 63-56.

Dave DeHaan went 1-2 for New York. The 30-year old shortstop had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With one out and runners on 1st and 2nd, he broke a 0-0 tie with a run-scoring single off Alex Fonseca. It was his 37th hit of the season.

DeHaan called the win "a team effort."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cook 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 3 17
   a-I. Olson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 11 56
   c-P. Soroka 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 7
G. Long SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .288 15 60
M. Lockhart RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .293 20 66
J. Duersch 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 10 60
   b-A. Cassill PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .339 1 9
   d-J. Ybarra 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
V. Marshall 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304 1 8
L. McGee LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .255 5 17
J. Lawler CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .270 4 33
J. Olvera C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .197 3 25
A. Fonseca P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 0 5
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 8 6      
a - I. Olson pinch hit for E. Cook in the 8th
b - A. Cassill pinch hit for J. Duersch in the 8th
c - P. Soroka substituted for I. Olson in the 8th
d - J. Ybarra substituted for A. Cassill in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lawler (20, 7th Inning off D. Abril, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Lawler (2, 5th Inning off D. Abril, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Duersch , A. Cassill , J. Lawler 5
2-out RBI: A. Cassill , J. Lawler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Marshall , J. Olvera 2
Hit by Pitch: G. Long
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Long (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Long-Cook-Marshall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .273 16 43
S. Wright 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .311 15 65
F. Chavez 1B 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .246 9 64
R. Freeman LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .222 30 75
S. Hudson CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .259 6 28
R. Zink 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 8 33
R. Hotz C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 7 21
D. Lamons SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 8 46
   a-D. DeHaan PR, SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245 2 11
D. Abril P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264 2 7
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5 1 4 8      
a - D. DeHaan pinch ran for D. Lamons in the 3rd

BATTING
Triples: D. Lamons (4, 3rd Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Wright (15, 6th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Chavez (9, 6th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Underwood (16, 8th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Freeman (30, 8th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 4 , S. Wright 4 , F. Chavez 4 , R. Freeman 4 , S. Hudson , R. Hotz , D. Lamons 3 , D. DeHaan
2-out RBI: R. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Underwood
GIDP: R. Freeman
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Zink (15)
OF assists: 1 (Hudson(Long at home))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca L (12-7) 8.0 8 5 5 1 4 4 102 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 49
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 6-13
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 102-70
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Abril W (10-9) 7.2 4 2 2 3 8 0 109 3.82   
O. Hundley SV (28) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Abril 68
Batters Faced: D. Abril 31, O. Hundley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Abril 7-7, O. Hundley 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Abril 109-63, O. Hundley 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Hundley 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Abril
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Abril
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 19919
Special Notes: SS Dwayne Lamons was injured while running the bases.
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