MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
05/01/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 326 - SATURDAY, MAY 1ST , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (18-7) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 1 10 12 1
St. Louis Explorers (9-15) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Knickerbockers Pop Explorers, 10-1
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the New York Knickerbockers and St. Louis Explorers.

Riding the 3-hit performance of the 1970 Rookie of the Year Award winner Bob Underwood, the New York Knickerbockers stopped the St. Louis Explorers, 10-1, in 9 innings. Ray Schifsky picked up the win, improving his season record to 4-0. He struck out 3 in 5.1 innings.

Shortstop Dwayne Lamons made an impact for New York, when he swatted a run-scoring double off Marty Clark in the top of the third. For the contest, Lamons went 3-5 with 2 doubles. He scored 3 times.

"You can't sugarcoat this one," said St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood. "They smoked us."

New York is off to a hot start at 18-7.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Freeman CF 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 .267 4 7
D. Lamons SS 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .264 1 8
B. Underwood LF 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 .287 2 21
F. Chavez 1B 5 1 1 2 0 3 4 .330 6 19
C. Fee C 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .244 4 7
S. Wright RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .278 3 14
R. Zink 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 4 17
P. Barrera 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .342 2 8
R. Schifsky P 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .300 0 0
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-W. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 5
   B. Goff P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   S. Shafer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 10 12 9 2 7 9      
a - W. Baker pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lamons 2 (6, 3rd Inning off M. Clark, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off R. DeJoseph, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Chavez (4, 8th Inning off M. Clark, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Fee (4, 8th Inning off R. DeJoseph, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Barrera (2, 8th Inning off R. DeJoseph, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Freeman , D. Lamons 5 , B. Underwood 3 , F. Chavez 2 , C. Fee 5 , P. Barrera 4 , R. Schifsky
2-out RBI: P. Barrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Fee 2 , R. Schifsky
GIDP: S. Wright
Sac Bunt: R. Zink
Hit by Pitch: R. Freeman
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lamons (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Barrera-Lamons-Chavez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .310 1 4
B. Tudor 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 3
   a-B. Kappen 1B, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
C. Panetta LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 2 10
   d-G. Kiss PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .177 0 5
F. Martinez 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .253 2 10
T. LaDuke RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .148 0 1
D. Bieler 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .337 2 7
   b-B. Niedziela PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .188 1 4
   e-D. Fox PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
T. Guinn SS 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .224 2 5
   c-F. Najera PH, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .188 0 1
J. O'Neil C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .097 0 2
M. Clark P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .077 0 0
   R. DeJoseph P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   f-A. Voeller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 1 5
Totals 31 1 7 1 4 6 23      
a - B. Kappen substituted for B. Tudor in the 6th
b - B. Niedziela pinch hit for D. Bieler in the 6th
c - F. Najera pinch hit for T. Guinn in the 6th
d - G. Kiss pinch hit for C. Panetta in the 8th
e - D. Fox pinch hit for B. Niedziela in the 8th
f - A. Voeller pinch hit for R. DeJoseph in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Kappen (1, 8th Inning off B. Goff, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Najera (1, 9th Inning off S. Shafer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Pickett , B. Tudor , B. Kappen 2 , C. Panetta , T. LaDuke 2 , F. Najera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pickett , F. Martinez , D. Fox , F. Najera , J. O'Neil
GIDP: D. Bieler
Sac Bunt: B. Tudor
Sac Fly: T. Guinn
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. LaDuke (1)
CS: B. Tudor (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guinn-Bieler-Kappen)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Schifsky W (4-0) 5.1 5 1 0 3 3 0 98 1.95   
J. Hernandez H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.08   
B. Goff H (1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 5.52   
S. Shafer 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Schifsky 56
Batters Faced: R. Schifsky 23, J. Hernandez 2, B. Goff 7, S. Shafer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Schifsky 3-8, J. Hernandez 1-0, B. Goff 1-2, S. Shafer 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Schifsky 98-57, J. Hernandez 5-4, B. Goff 26-19, S. Shafer 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hernandez 2-0 , S. Shafer 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clark L (1-4) 7.0 8 7 7 2 4 0 108 4.97   
R. DeJoseph 2.0 4 3 3 0 3 2 36 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 35
Batters Faced: M. Clark 31, R. DeJoseph 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 11-5, R. DeJoseph 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 108-68, R. DeJoseph 36-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. DeJoseph 1-1
WP: R. DeJoseph
Hit Batsmen: M. Clark
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Underwood
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 16515
Special Notes: 2B Bernie Tudor was injured while stealing a base.
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