MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/26/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1851 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (63-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
New York Knickerbockers (64-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 2 9 2
Gould Now 13-8 After Beating Packers
New York and Cincinnati duked it out and the Knickerbockers came out victorious.

Vern Gould pitched a gem to lead New York to victory over the Cincinnati Packers, 2-0. Ollie Hundley got the save, his 7th in 11 chances.

Gould allowed no runs on 4 hits over 8.1 innings for the Knickerbockers. With the win, he is 13-8 with an ERA of 2.69.

"Vern is tough when he's hitting his spots," said New York manager Sean Kelly.

The Knickerbockers improved their record to 64-68 with the win over Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .286 15 42
D. Salas 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .280 8 63
G. Palmer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .271 5 49
G. Bennett 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .281 8 68
J. Murray LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251 2 20
J. Hembree C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 0 35
I. Avila CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 2 39
J. Dickerson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 1 28
D. Rutherford P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274 0 2
Totals 30 0 4 0 3 3 13      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Salas (29, 8th Inning off V. Gould, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Anderson , D. Salas 2 , J. Hembree , D. Rutherford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Palmer , J. Murray , I. Avila , D. Rutherford
GIDP: G. Palmer
Hit by Pitch: J. Anderson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Anderson (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Madsen LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 9 36
D. Lester SS, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 11 44
B. Underwood RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .274 17 61
S. Wright 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 13 75
   a-B. White 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .221 7 20
S. Wells 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .217 7 44
F. Chavez 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 7 51
   b-G. Fenton SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247 0 17
B. Marston CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .251 9 58
R. Hotz C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 8 32
V. Gould P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .038 0 1
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 9 2 1 5 12      
a - B. White substituted for S. Wright in the 8th
b - G. Fenton substituted for F. Chavez in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: F. Chavez (8, 5th Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Madsen , D. Lester , B. Underwood , S. Wright , B. White , S. Wells , F. Chavez 3 , B. Marston , R. Hotz
2-out RBI: B. White , B. Marston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Wells , G. Fenton , V. Gould 2
Sac Bunt: F. Chavez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Underwood (31)
CS: D. Lester (9)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lester (22) , B. Marston (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Chavez-Lester-Chavez)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford L (7-15) 8.0 9 2 2 1 5 0 113 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 60
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 7-11
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 113-74
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Gould W (13-8) 8.1 4 0 0 3 3 0 90 2.69   
O. Hundley SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Gould 75
Batters Faced: V. Gould 31, O. Hundley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Gould 11-9, O. Hundley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Gould 90-56, O. Hundley 8-4
Hit Batsmen: V. Gould
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vern Gould
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:24
Attendance: 15147
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