MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
05/02/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 362 - TUESDAY, MAY 2ND , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (11-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 9 1
New York Knickerbockers (15-13) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Chicago Gets 5-1 Road Win
Bobby Peters, who finished 5th in the NBL in ERA with 2.87 in 1970, was locked in. The left-hander led the Chicago Traders to a 5-1 win against the New York Knickerbockers at Knickerbocker Stadium. Chicago reliever Randy Birch picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Danny Abril absorbed the loss. Earning his 2nd save for Chicago was Gary Allen.

Chicago used a timely hit from Fran Precourt to get the win. The center fielder stroked a bases-clearing double in the top of the seventh inning to put the Traders ahead, 4-1. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"Bobby was able to locate to both sides, up and down," said Chicago manager Larry Link.

New York falls to 15-13.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Russell 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .205 2 5
J. Sledd 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .307 3 11
   G. Allen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Precourt CF 5 0 1 3 0 0 1 .291 0 14
J. Madsen LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .282 4 17
J. Benson RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .267 0 13
E. Jacques C 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .150 0 1
D. Fickes 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
   a-T. Rathbone PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   c-B. Richter 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .208 0 1
B. Peters P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 0 1
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. McCord PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 0 2
   d-A. Garcia 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5 3 7 15      
a - T. Rathbone pinch hit for D. Fickes in the 7th
b - W. McCord pinch hit for R. Birch in the 7th
c - B. Richter substituted for T. Rathbone in the 7th
d - A. Garcia substituted for W. McCord in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Precourt (5, 7th Inning off B. Goff, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Jacques (1, 8th Inning off J. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Russell , J. Sledd , F. Precourt 2 , J. Benson , E. Jacques 4 , T. Rathbone , D. Lindsey , W. McCord
2-out RBI: F. Precourt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Russell , J. Madsen , A. Garcia
GIDP: J. Benson
Sac Bunt: D. Lindsey , B. Peters
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Benson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Fickes-Lindsey-Sledd, Russell-Richter-Garcia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .282 5 16
S. Wright 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .373 5 19
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .224 2 11
R. Freeman LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .214 8 19
W. Baker CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .307 0 16
R. Zink 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .234 3 11
A. Covarrubio C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .174 1 5
D. Lamons SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .287 0 5
D. Abril P 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 1 1
   B. Goff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Mateo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 2 10
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 0 3 8 20      
a - D. Mateo pinch hit for B. Goff in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Wright (4, 8th Inning off G. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood , S. Wright 4 , R. Freeman , W. Baker , R. Zink , D. Abril
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Underwood , R. Freeman , W. Baker , R. Zink
GIDP: R. Zink , D. Lamons
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Underwood (1)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Chavez (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Zink-Wright-Chavez)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Peters 5.0 7 1 0 2 5 0 91 0.63   
R. Birch W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.25   
G. Allen SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 31 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Peters 54
Batters Faced: B. Peters 23, R. Birch 2, G. Allen 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Peters 2-7, R. Birch 2-0, G. Allen 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Peters 91-62, R. Birch 2-2, G. Allen 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Birch 1-0
Balk: B. Peters
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Abril L (2-3) 6.2 6 4 0 3 5 0 96 1.98   
B. Goff 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 8.31   
J. Hernandez 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Abril 56
Batters Faced: D. Abril 29, B. Goff 2, J. Hernandez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Abril 7-7, B. Goff 0-0, J. Hernandez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Abril 96-65, B. Goff 5-5, J. Hernandez 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Goff 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Peters
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 18454
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