MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
04/28/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
GAME ID: 253 - SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (13-6) 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 11 1
Cincinnati Packers (9-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 0
Wright Socks 2 Home Runs in 10-4 New York Win
New York second baseman Steve Wright played a vital role in his team's 10-4 conquest of Cincinnati. He was 3-5 with 2 home runs and a double. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice for New York. Bruce Owen, the winner, improved to 2-1. He held the Packers to 3 runs on 4 hits over 7 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 2. New York is off to a hot start at 13-6.

With New York leading 2-0 in the top of the second, Wright hit a sinker from Kenny Foster for a 3-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Knickerbockers ahead, 5-0.

"We're in a marathon, not a sprint," said Wright. "But I like how we're playing right now."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Baker RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .257 0 2
S. Wright 2B 5 2 3 6 0 0 0 .403 10 28
F. Chavez 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .324 4 9
R. Freeman LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .220 1 2
S. Hudson CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .429 1 9
S. Wells 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308 3 14
A. Covarrubio C 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .133 0 2
D. DeHaan SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .381 0 5
B. Owen P 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 .300 0 1
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 37 10 11 10 3 7 7      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Chavez 2 (5, 1st Inning off K. Foster, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off R. Pedersen, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. DeHaan (2, 2nd Inning off K. Foster, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Hudson (1, 7th Inning off R. Pedersen, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Wright (2, 9th Inning off B. Alfieri, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Wright 2 (10, 2nd Inning off K. Foster, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off R. Pedersen, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Baker , S. Wright 10 , F. Chavez 4 , S. Hudson 2 , S. Wells , D. DeHaan 3 , B. Owen
2-out RBI: W. Baker , S. Wright 2 , S. Hudson , D. DeHaan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Freeman 2 , S. Wells
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Freeman (2)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Hudson (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .378 4 12
R. Brown CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .264 0 5
G. Palmer LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .238 3 14
S. Timmons 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288 0 7
G. Bennett SS 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 .379 1 17
J. Duersch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
E. Ingle 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .256 0 6
G. Poole C 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .067 0 0
K. Foster P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   R. Pedersen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Montgomery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Wesley PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .412 0 4
   B. Alfieri P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-J. Hembree PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 4
Totals 31 4 5 4 4 8 15      
a - B. Wesley pinch hit for C. Montgomery in the 8th
b - J. Hembree pinch hit for B. Alfieri in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Wesley (1, 8th Inning off B. Owen, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Brown , G. Bennett 2 , K. Foster , B. Wesley 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Palmer , J. Duersch , E. Ingle
Sac Fly: G. Bennett
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Brown (6)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Owen W (2-1) 7.0 4 3 3 2 5 0 107 6.20   
B. Williams 2.0 1 1 1 2 3 0 41 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Owen 60
Batters Faced: B. Owen 27, B. Williams 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Owen 4-12, B. Williams 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Owen 107-68, B. Williams 41-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Williams 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Foster L (1-3) 6.0 5 5 5 2 2 1 95 4.55   
R. Pedersen 0.2 5 5 5 1 1 1 32 9.72   
C. Montgomery 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 6.00   
B. Alfieri 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 0.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Foster 42
Batters Faced: K. Foster 24, R. Pedersen 8, C. Montgomery 4, B. Alfieri 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Foster 8-7, R. Pedersen 0-1, C. Montgomery 1-1, B. Alfieri 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Foster 95-61, R. Pedersen 32-19, C. Montgomery 16-13, B. Alfieri 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Montgomery 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Wright
Ballpark: Roman Arena
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 19023
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