MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
09/05/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
GAME ID: 2009 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (77-66) 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 1 0 10 13 1
Pittsburgh Industrials (88-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Forbes Twirls Knickerbockers to Shutout Win
New York pitcher Jack Forbes gave the Pittsburgh Industrials fits, as he blanked them, 10-0, on 4 hits. He registered 5 strikeouts and no walks in the shutout.

"When he's locating his pitches, he becomes unpredictable," Knickerbockers manager Timothy Widholm said. "He had Pittsburgh guessing the entire game."

Forbes has made 29 starts, tossed 206 innings, struck out 119 batters and walked 54. His record is 12-10 with a 3.15 ERA and he has limited other teams to a .245 batting average.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 22 54
   a-D. DeHaan PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .262 2 12
S. Wright 2B 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .312 16 72
F. Chavez 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .250 11 76
R. Freeman LF 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .229 38 100
B. Marston CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .250 0 2
R. Zink 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .207 10 40
A. Covarrubio C 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .210 4 23
D. Lamons SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .294 10 50
J. Forbes P 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .203 2 4
Totals 39 10 13 9 4 8 16      
a - D. DeHaan pinch hit for B. Underwood in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Freeman (7, 7th Inning off M. Gresley, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Lamons (5, 8th Inning off M. Gresley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Freeman (38, 5th Inning off D. Witt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood , D. DeHaan , S. Wright , R. Freeman 7 , B. Marston 2 , R. Zink , A. Covarrubio 2 , D. Lamons 4
2-out RBI: R. Freeman , B. Marston , R. Zink , A. Covarrubio , D. Lamons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Marston , A. Covarrubio
GIDP: S. Wright
Hit by Pitch: F. Chavez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Marston (1)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Chavez (19)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Chavez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 13 56
D. Keough LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 40 91
R. Isenbarger 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .290 9 49
K. MacPherson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 17 81
A. Robinson 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 16 72
   a-B. Boyle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 2
   b-M. McGurn 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
R. Lord RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242 6 39
G. Schon SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249 4 34
G. Tavares C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235 1 5
D. Witt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 0 0
   M. Gresley P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
   B. Briggs P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .429 0 1
Totals 30 0 4 0 0 5 8      
a - B. Boyle pinch hit for A. Robinson in the 7th
b - M. McGurn substituted for B. Boyle in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Isenbarger (34, 6th Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Isenbarger 3 , R. Lord , G. Tavares
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Keough , K. MacPherson , M. Gresley
Sac Bunt: D. Witt
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Schon (4)
CS: R. Isenbarger (20)

FIELDING
Errors: K. MacPherson (17)
Double Plays: 1 (Robinson-Schon-Robinson)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes W (12-10) 9.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 104 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 84
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 7-14
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 104-69
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Witt L (8-7) 4.2 9 7 7 1 6 1 86 3.93   
M. Gresley 2.2 4 3 2 2 1 0 56 2.52   
B. Briggs 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 29 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Witt 23
Batters Faced: D. Witt 22, M. Gresley 15, B. Briggs 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Witt 3-3, M. Gresley 2-5, B. Briggs 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Witt 86-56, M. Gresley 56-35, B. Briggs 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Briggs 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Briggs
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Freeman
Ballpark: Allegheny Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 23215
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