MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/24/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1823 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (62-69) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 3
New York Knickerbockers (63-67) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 X 10 13 1
Knickerbockers Win, 10-5, Versus Cincinnati
The New York Knickerbockers downed the Cincinnati Packers, 10-5, at Knickerbocker Stadium. Francisco Chavez led the way, going 3-for-3 for New York. The winner was Ollie Hundley in relief. His record improves to 5-3. Alex Fonseca took the loss. New York is now 63-67, Cincinnati 62-69.

The game was at a stalemate until catcher Rick Hotz came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Cincinnati pitcher Jerry Meek, he hit a 1-0 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting New York on top, 6-5.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Chavez told the New York Chronicle.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .284 14 41
D. Salas 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .282 8 63
G. Palmer 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .273 5 49
G. Bennett 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 8 68
J. Murray LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 2 20
J. Hembree C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .290 0 35
I. Avila CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 2 39
J. Dickerson SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239 1 28
A. Fonseca P 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .279 0 2
   J. Meek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Foster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 2
Totals 32 5 7 5 1 5 8      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Salas (28, 2nd Inning off D. Fontanez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Salas (9, 1st Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Anderson (14, 1st Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Anderson 4 , D. Salas 6 , G. Bennett , J. Dickerson , A. Fonseca
2-out RBI: D. Salas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Avila
GIDP: J. Hembree
Sac Fly: G. Palmer
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: I. Avila (5) , J. Dickerson 2 (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Bennett-Hembree-Palmer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Madsen LF 5 2 2 1 0 2 1 .253 9 36
D. Lester SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 11 44
B. Underwood RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 17 61
   b-H. Cummings PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .279 5 23
   c-D. Baker RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .194 0 4
S. Wright 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278 13 75
S. Wells 3B 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .219 7 44
F. Chavez 1B 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .239 7 51
B. Marston CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .253 9 57
R. Hotz C 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .241 8 32
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .217 7 19
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-G. Fenton PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248 0 17
   J. Forbes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 1 4
Totals 37 10 13 10 3 5 14      
a - B. White pinch hit for D. Fontanez in the 6th
b - H. Cummings pinch hit for B. Underwood in the 7th
c - D. Baker substituted for H. Cummings in the 8th
d - G. Fenton pinch hit for O. Hundley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Wright (25, 8th Inning off K. Foster, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Marston (7, 4th Inning off A. Fonseca, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Baker (1, 8th Inning off J. Meek, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Madsen 2 , D. Baker 3 , S. Wright 2 , S. Wells , F. Chavez 3 , B. Marston 4 , R. Hotz 2 , G. Fenton
2-out RBI: D. Baker , S. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Underwood , S. Wells , R. Hotz
GIDP: B. White
Sac Fly: H. Cummings
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lester (21)
Double Plays: 1 (Lester-Wright-Chavez)
OF assists: 1 (Marston(Salas at 3rd base))
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca L (4-9) 7.1 8 6 5 3 4 0 136 4.03   
J. Meek 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 0 12 3.46   
K. Foster 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 41
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 34, J. Meek 5, K. Foster 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 11-6, J. Meek 0-1, K. Foster 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 136-79, J. Meek 12-8, K. Foster 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Meek 1-1 , K. Foster 1-1
WP: A. Fonseca
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez 6.0 5 5 5 1 3 1 72 5.65   
O. Hundley W (5-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 35 2.38   
J. Forbes 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 44
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 23, O. Hundley 7, J. Forbes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 5-9, O. Hundley 2-2, J. Forbes 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 72-50, O. Hundley 35-21, J. Forbes 5-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Chavez
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 14223
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