MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
09/03/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
GAME ID: 1949 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (68-71) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
Cincinnati Packers (65-75) 0 3 0 0 2 2 3 3 X 13 19 2
Avila Helps Packers Beat Knickerbockers, 13-4
The Cincinnati Packers handed the New York Knickerbockers a loss at Roman Arena. The final score was 13-4. Ivan Avila was one of the major contributors for Cincinnati. In addition to his 2 singles and 1 home run, he scored 3 runs and drove in 3. The winning pitcher was Alex Fonseca. He's now 5-10. He went 9 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits for the Packers. The Packers improved their record to 65-75 with the win over New York.

Shortstop Glen Bennett made an impact for Cincinnati, when he swatted a run-scoring triple off Mike Gresley in the bottom of the fifth. For the contest, Bennett went 3-5 with a triple and 2 singles. He scored 3 runs.

"The boys came out and just played their butts off," said Cincinnati manager Martin Abresch.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .254 8 28
D. Lester SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .279 12 45
B. Underwood RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .283 19 69
S. Wright 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .278 13 78
S. Wells 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .221 8 49
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 7 51
B. Marston CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249 10 61
R. Hotz C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 8 33
   S. Shafer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 3
   B. Brion P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   b-B. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 7 20
M. Gresley P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 1 1
   a-H. Cummings C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 5 24
Totals 35 4 7 4 0 5 12      
a - H. Cummings substituted for M. Gresley in the 6th
b - B. White pinch hit for B. Brion in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Underwood (21, 1st Inning off A. Fonseca, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Lester (21, 1st Inning off A. Fonseca, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Underwood (10, 5th Inning off A. Fonseca, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Guerra 2 , D. Lester 3 , B. Underwood 5 , F. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Underwood , S. Wells , F. Chavez , M. Gresley
Sac Bunt: B. Marston
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lester (19) , B. Underwood (34)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Guerra (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Wright-Lester-Chavez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .297 16 45
D. Salas 2B 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .292 9 70
G. Palmer 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .268 5 51
G. Bennett 3B 5 3 3 1 0 2 3 .280 9 76
L. McGee LF 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .280 5 42
J. Hembree C 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 .281 0 38
I. Avila CF 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .237 3 43
J. Dickerson SS 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .234 1 32
A. Fonseca P 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .265 0 4
Totals 38 13 19 13 3 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Dickerson (12, 6th Inning off S. Shafer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Anderson (16, 6th Inning off S. Shafer, 1 on, 1 out) , L. McGee (16, 7th Inning off S. Shafer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hembree (16, 8th Inning off B. Brion, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Bennett (2, 5th Inning off M. Gresley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. Avila (3, 6th Inning off S. Shafer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Anderson 3 , D. Salas 2 , G. Bennett 5 , L. McGee 5 , J. Hembree 2 , I. Avila 6 , J. Dickerson 4 , A. Fonseca
2-out RBI: D. Salas , G. Bennett , L. McGee , I. Avila , J. Dickerson , A. Fonseca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Palmer , G. Bennett , J. Hembree 2
GIDP: A. Fonseca
Sac Bunt: D. Salas , L. McGee
Sac Fly: J. Dickerson , A. Fonseca
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: G. Bennett (17) , J. Dickerson (17)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gresley L (2-1) 5.0 9 5 5 0 4 0 78 6.33   
S. Shafer 1.2 6 5 5 3 3 1 51 3.52   
B. Brion 1.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 19 5.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gresley 33
Batters Faced: M. Gresley 24, S. Shafer 14, B. Brion 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gresley 6-5, S. Shafer 1-1, B. Brion 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gresley 78-52, S. Shafer 51-26, B. Brion 19-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Brion 2-0
Balk: M. Gresley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca W (5-10) 9.0 7 4 4 0 5 0 112 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 62
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 13-9
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 112-74
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ivan Avila
Ballpark: Roman Arena
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 17101
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