MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
08/21/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1739 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (63-61) 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 9 11 1
Kansas City Bulls (67-57) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Chavez Socks 2 Homers in 9-3 Win
The New York Knickerbockers beat the Kansas City Bulls, 9-3, at Independence Field. The Knickerbockers got a fine performance from first baseman Francisco Chavez, who slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. With the win, New York upped its record to 63-61.

In the top of the seventh, the Knickerbockers grabbed the lead when Chavez hit his 20th home run of the season. The grand slam home run off Dennis Greenlee made it 7-3, New York.

"We're feeling good in this clubhouse right now after that one," Chavez told the New York Today.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .319 13 34
S. Wright 2B 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .283 25 83
F. Chavez 1B 5 2 2 5 0 1 1 .267 20 61
J. Madsen LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .227 11 44
B. Marston CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .236 11 39
S. Wells 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .283 9 60
   A. Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 12 30
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-W. Baker PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 1 13
   S. Shafer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Lamons SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .245 4 33
R. Hotz C 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .270 10 43
D. Abril P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 0 3
   a-B. White 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 2 15
Totals 37 9 11 9 5 5 15      
a - B. White substituted for D. Abril in the 6th
b - R. Freeman pinch hit for A. Green in the 7th
c - W. Baker pinch hit for T. Fried in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Wright (15, 3rd Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Underwood (11, 1st Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Chavez 2 (20, 1st Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off D. Greenlee, 3 on, 1 out) , R. Hotz (10, 8th Inning off D. Solomon, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Madsen (11, 9th Inning off D. Solomon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 4 , S. Wright 3 , F. Chavez 8 , J. Madsen 5 , D. Lamons , R. Hotz 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Wright , J. Madsen , S. Wells , R. Hotz
Hit by Pitch: S. Wells
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Underwood (14) , J. Madsen (8)

FIELDING
Errors: B. White (4)
OF assists: 1 (Underwood(Smith at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lester 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .267 3 20
L. Moses 3B 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .258 4 35
C. Taylor LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 23 72
K. Durick RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .323 17 46
E. Cortez CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260 10 34
A. Amador 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .293 6 34
M. Alva SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .212 11 43
I. Smith C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 4 22
W. Hardaway P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .196 0 2
   D. Greenlee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Tislow PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 4 12
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-R. Kremer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 2 7
Totals 35 3 8 3 2 7 13      
a - D. Tislow pinch hit for D. Greenlee in the 7th
b - R. Kremer pinch hit for D. Solomon in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Amador (6, 5th Inning off D. Abril, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lester , L. Moses , K. Durick , A. Amador 4 , M. Alva 3 , I. Smith
2-out RBI: L. Moses
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Moses , K. Durick , E. Cortez , A. Amador
Hit by Pitch: C. Taylor
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lester (8) , M. Alva (2)

FIELDING
PB: I. Smith
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Abril 5.1 4 3 3 2 2 1 100 4.53   
A. Green W (4-3) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.51   
T. Fried 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 31 3.36   
S. Shafer 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Abril 48
Batters Faced: D. Abril 23, A. Green 3, T. Fried 7, S. Shafer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Abril 5-9, A. Green 0-0, T. Fried 2-2, S. Shafer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Abril 100-59, A. Green 9-6, T. Fried 31-19, S. Shafer 20-15
Hit Batsmen: D. Abril
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway L (10-10) 6.0 6 4 4 2 3 1 98 2.71   
D. Greenlee BS (3) 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 1 26 3.11   
D. Solomon 2.0 2 2 2 2 2 2 40 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 45
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 26, D. Greenlee 7, D. Solomon 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 6-8, D. Greenlee 0-3, D. Solomon 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 98-61, D. Greenlee 26-16, D. Solomon 40-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Greenlee 2-2
Hit Batsmen: W. Hardaway
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Chavez
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 18851
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