MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
08/29/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1885 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (67-68) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 1
Chicago Traders (70-65) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 5 13 0
Down to Defeat Goes New York, 5-2
The Chicago Traders defeated the New York Knickerbockers, 5-2. Doing his part was right fielder Jimmy Benson, who went 4-4 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. With the win, the Traders have a record of 70-65.

Chicago took control in the bottom of the sixth. With one out and a runner on 3rd, Jeff Madsen hit a run-scoring single to make it 2-1, Traders.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Madsen said after the game.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 26 82
D. Lamons SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 9 38
B. Underwood LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 20 79
S. Wright 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274 18 63
C. Fee C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 15 51
D. Mateo RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 6 28
   D. Abril P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 1
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
P. Barrera 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .242 9 40
R. Palmer CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 3 30
   b-R. Freeman PH, CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268 32 77
J. Forbes P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 0 3
   a-W. Baker RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 1 10
Totals 30 2 4 2 0 6 6      
a - W. Baker substituted for J. Forbes in the 7th
b - R. Freeman pinch hit for R. Palmer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Barrera (16, 5th Inning off L. Cox, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Freeman (32, 8th Inning off J. Calhoun, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Chavez , D. Mateo , P. Barrera 2 , R. Freeman 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Forbes
GIDP: S. Wright
Sac Bunt: D. Lamons
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: R. Freeman (8)
OF assists: 2 (Underwood(Benson at 3rd base), Palmer(Madsen at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .284 5 44
F. Precourt CF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .294 6 37
J. Madsen LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .241 13 61
   a-W. McCord LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .284 3 18
J. Benson RF 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .265 7 34
J. Sledd 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .312 7 65
   b-A. Garcia 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 5
G. Russell 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .263 16 56
E. White C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .278 11 50
B. Richter SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .247 3 45
L. Cox P 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .218 20 63
   J. Calhoun P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 33 5 13 4 3 4 16      
a - W. McCord substituted for J. Madsen in the 7th
b - A. Garcia substituted for J. Sledd in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Benson (14, 1st Inning off J. Forbes, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Fuentes (44, 6th Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Calhoun (1, 8th Inning off J. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Benson (7, 8th Inning off D. Abril, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Fuentes 2 , F. Precourt 2 , J. Madsen , J. Benson 8 , J. Sledd , B. Richter , L. Cox 2 , J. Calhoun 2
2-out RBI: J. Benson , J. Calhoun
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Fuentes , W. McCord , G. Russell 2
Sac Bunt: F. Precourt
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Cox (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Richter-Fuentes-Sledd)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes 6.1 10 2 2 1 2 0 104 3.27   
D. Abril L (1-1) 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 1 22 5.81   
J. Hernandez 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 46
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 27, D. Abril 6, J. Hernandez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 6-8, D. Abril 0-2, J. Hernandez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 104-58, D. Abril 22-12, J. Hernandez 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Abril 2-0 , J. Hernandez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cox 7.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 84 3.56   
J. Calhoun W (12-14), BS (14) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 28 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 71
Batters Faced: L. Cox 24, J. Calhoun 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 13-4, J. Calhoun 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 84-62, J. Calhoun 28-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Benson
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 19492
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