MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/16/1970
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1716 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Industrials (61-62) 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 8 0
New York Knickerbockers (62-61) 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 X 7 11 2
Knickerbockers Beat Industrials, 7-5
The New York Knickerbockers beat the Pittsburgh Industrials, 7-5, at Knickerbocker Stadium. The Knickerbockers got a fine performance from first baseman Francisco Chavez, who went 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. With the victory, the Knickerbockers record stands at 62-61.

Chavez had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a first pitch fastball from Dennis Jackson, he banged a 3-run home run to right-center, giving the Knickerbockers a 7-5 lead. It was the 20th home run of the year for Chavez.

"That's a solid team effort right there," said Chavez. "Everyone's feeling positive after that win."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Chavez CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .298 11 46
D. Visco LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .287 3 15
A. Robinson 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .247 9 41
R. Isenbarger 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .268 3 14
R. Lord RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .267 13 48
K. MacPherson 3B 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 .271 12 43
   c-B. May PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 3 36
E. Drake SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 0 1
   a-D. Keough PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 45 96
   b-G. Schon SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 10 39
   d-M. Beedle PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .170 1 7
   e-B. Kappen 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 6 26
J. Robertson C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .206 2 9
D. Jackson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 0 0
   B. Cole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-L. Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 0 2
Totals 36 5 8 5 1 4 19      
a - D. Keough pinch hit for E. Drake in the 7th
b - G. Schon substituted for D. Keough in the 7th
c - B. May pinch hit for K. MacPherson in the 8th
d - M. Beedle pinch hit for G. Schon in the 8th
e - B. Kappen substituted for M. Beedle in the 8th
f - L. Ward pinch hit for B. Cole in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lord (29, 2nd Inning off T. Carpenter, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Chavez (27, 6th Inning off T. Carpenter, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Keough (25, 7th Inning off T. Carpenter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. MacPherson (12, 2nd Inning off T. Carpenter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Chavez 3 , D. Visco , A. Robinson , R. Lord 2 , K. MacPherson 5 , D. Keough 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Isenbarger
GIDP: K. MacPherson
Hit by Pitch: R. Lord , D. Jackson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Drake-Isenbarger-Robinson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Middleton CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .282 7 27
W. Baker RF 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 .274 3 39
B. Underwood LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .310 16 64
F. Chavez 1B 4 1 2 5 0 0 1 .310 20 69
D. DeHaan SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .279 5 34
R. Zink 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .254 11 41
   B. Long P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .258 3 15
P. Barrera 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .243 2 16
T. Carpenter P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
   a-S. Wright PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .314 10 42
   b-R. Brown 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 3 9
Totals 33 7 11 7 2 2 9      
a - S. Wright pinch hit for T. Carpenter in the 7th
b - R. Brown substituted for S. Wright in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Covarrubio (2, 2nd Inning off D. Jackson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Wright (4, 7th Inning off D. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Chavez (20, 7th Inning off D. Jackson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Middleton , W. Baker , B. Underwood 2 , F. Chavez 5 , D. DeHaan , R. Zink 2 , A. Covarrubio 2 , S. Wright 3
2-out RBI: , F. Chavez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Underwood , A. Covarrubio , P. Barrera
GIDP: A. Covarrubio
Sac Bunt: W. Baker
Hit by Pitch: P. Barrera
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: F. Chavez (6) , D. DeHaan (17)
Double Plays: 1 (Barrera-DeHaan-Chavez)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Jackson L (2-3) 6.2 9 7 7 2 1 1 100 6.14   
B. Cole 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jackson 27
Batters Faced: D. Jackson 31, B. Cole 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jackson 10-8, B. Cole 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jackson 100-62, B. Cole 15-11
Hit Batsmen: D. Jackson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Carpenter W (1-0) 7.0 7 5 4 1 2 1 112 2.45   
B. Long SV (11) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Carpenter 46
Batters Faced: T. Carpenter 31, B. Long 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Carpenter 11-7, B. Long 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Carpenter 112-73, B. Long 24-18
Hit Batsmen: T. Carpenter 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Chavez
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 16933
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