MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
05/05/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 351 - MONDAY, MAY 5TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (15-11) 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 7 11 2
Chicago Traders (17-9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 6 12 1
Fletcher Hammers 2 Homers in 7-6 Win
The New York Knickerbockers beat the Chicago Traders, 7-6, at Union Field. Larry Fletcher starred for New York. He slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Picking up the save was Ollie Hundley, his 8th. Chicago is 17-9 after the defeat.

Fletcher had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 2-1 knuckle curve from Bobby Peters, he banged a 3-run home run to right, giving the Knickerbockers a 7-4 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Fletcher.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Fletcher said after the game.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277 3 13
S. Wright 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .323 8 20
F. Chavez 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .286 4 16
R. Freeman LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .204 3 10
B. Marston CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .232 2 11
B. White 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .280 0 2
H. Cummings C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .286 0 7
L. Fletcher SS 4 2 2 4 0 0 2 .368 2 4
J. Forbes P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   B. Williams P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 6 2 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Chavez (7, 4th Inning off B. Peters, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Underwood (3, 5th Inning off B. Peters, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Fletcher 2 (2, 6th Inning off B. Peters, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Peters, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 2 , S. Wright , F. Chavez 4 , B. Marston , B. White 2 , H. Cummings , L. Fletcher 8
2-out RBI: F. Chavez , H. Cummings , L. Fletcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Freeman , B. Marston , L. Fletcher
GIDP: H. Cummings
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Underwood (2) , F. Chavez (3)
PB: H. Cummings
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .252 0 8
T. Rathbone LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 .224 0 8
J. Sledd 3B, 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .333 1 10
S. Garcia RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .213 4 17
W. McCord 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 2 7
   a-L. Cox PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .029 0 1
   b-M. White 1B, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382 1 9
D. Fickes 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .143 0 0
D. Lindsey SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .235 0 5
G. Auclair C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .211 0 0
B. Peters P 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .056 0 1
   c-K. Mays PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .324 0 3
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 6 3 4 18      
a - L. Cox pinch hit for W. McCord in the 7th
b - M. White substituted for L. Cox in the 8th
c - K. Mays pinch hit for B. Peters in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lindsey (4, 7th Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Mays (3, 8th Inning off B. Williams, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 2 , T. Rathbone , J. Sledd 2 , S. Garcia , W. McCord , M. White , D. Fickes 2 , D. Lindsey 2 , K. Mays 2
2-out RBI: , F. Precourt 2 , T. Rathbone , S. Garcia , K. Mays
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sledd , L. Cox , D. Lindsey
Sac Bunt: F. Precourt
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Rathbone (7)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fickes (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Sledd-Fickes-McCord)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes 6.2 6 3 3 1 2 0 79 2.42   
B. Williams W (1-0), BS (3) 1.0 4 3 3 2 2 0 40 3.16   
O. Hundley SV (8) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 51
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 28, B. Williams 9, O. Hundley 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 7-11, B. Williams 1-0, O. Hundley 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 79-51, B. Williams 40-22, O. Hundley 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Williams 2-2 , O. Hundley 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Peters L (3-2) 8.0 11 7 6 2 4 2 111 3.83   
J. Calhoun 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Peters 36
Batters Faced: B. Peters 37, J. Calhoun 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Peters 6-13, J. Calhoun 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Peters 111-78, J. Calhoun 9-7
WP: B. Peters
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Fletcher
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (39 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 18747
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