MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
05/03/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 376 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 3RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (12-15) 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 6 10 0
New York Knickerbockers (15-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
Chicago Downs New York, 6-1
Larry Cox brought his A-game to help Chicago defeat the New York Knickerbockers, 6-1. Cox, the winner, moves to 2-2. He threw 6.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 4 and giving up 3 walks. The victory makes Chicago 12-15.

Tim Rathbone was 1 for 3, while adding 2 RBI for Chicago. The former first round draft pick had a key at-bat in the top of the second. With one out and a runner on 2nd, he broke a 0-0 tie with a run-scoring single off Ray Schifsky. It was his 3rd hit of the season.

Chicago manager Larry Link commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 .318 0 6
J. Sledd 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .308 3 12
   a-A. Garcia 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
E. White C 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .225 1 11
J. Benson RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .269 1 15
G. Russell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196 2 5
W. McCord CF 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 .267 0 2
T. Rathbone LF 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .214 0 2
D. Lindsey SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .211 0 2
L. Cox P 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 0 0
   M. Arnold P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   b-E. Jacques PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6 5 6 14      
a - A. Garcia substituted for J. Sledd in the 7th
b - E. Jacques pinch hit for M. Arnold in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. McCord (1, 2nd Inning off R. Schifsky, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Lindsey (1, 8th Inning off B. Elsner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. McCord (1, 4th Inning off R. Schifsky, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Fuentes (2, 5th Inning off R. Schifsky, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Benson (1, 5th Inning off R. Schifsky, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Fuentes 5 , J. Sledd , E. White , J. Benson 4 , W. McCord 5 , T. Rathbone , D. Lindsey 2
2-out RBI: D. Lindsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Fuentes , J. Benson
GIDP: E. White
Sac Fly: J. Sledd , T. Rathbone
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Fuentes (4)
CS: L. Cox (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lindsey-Fuentes-Garcia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .283 5 17
S. Wright 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .377 5 19
F. Chavez 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .220 2 11
R. Freeman LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .206 8 19
W. Baker CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .293 0 16
R. Zink 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .245 3 11
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .164 1 5
D. Lamons SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 0 5
R. Schifsky P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Espinoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Mateo PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 2 10
   B. Elsner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Hudson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 0 1
Totals 32 1 6 1 3 5 17      
a - D. Mateo pinch hit for J. Espinoza in the 7th
b - S. Hudson pinch hit for B. Elsner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Wright (5, 6th Inning off L. Cox, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Lamons (4, 7th Inning off L. Cox, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Underwood , S. Wright 3 , R. Zink 2 , D. Lamons 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Baker 2
GIDP: S. Wright
Hit by Pitch: F. Chavez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lamons-Wright-Chavez)
OF assists: 1 (Baker(Lindsey at 3rd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cox W (2-2) 6.1 4 1 1 3 4 0 101 2.88   
M. Arnold H (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 3.13   
R. Birch 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 62
Batters Faced: L. Cox 27, M. Arnold 5, R. Birch 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 10-5, M. Arnold 4-0, R. Birch 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 101-62, M. Arnold 27-17, R. Birch 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Arnold 3-1
Hit Batsmen: L. Cox
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Schifsky L (0-6) 6.0 8 5 5 4 4 1 94 7.08   
J. Espinoza 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.29   
B. Elsner 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 27 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Schifsky 36
Batters Faced: R. Schifsky 28, J. Espinoza 3, B. Elsner 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Schifsky 6-6, J. Espinoza 3-0, B. Elsner 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Schifsky 94-56, J. Espinoza 12-8, B. Elsner 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Espinoza 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Cox
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 16048
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