MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
05/06/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 386 - THURSDAY, MAY 6TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (17-11) 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 1
New York Knickerbockers (12-16) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
New York Dispatched, 4-1, by Chicago
Chicago Traders starter Larry Cox pitched a strong game against the New York Knickerbockers at Knickerbocker Stadium, leading the Traders to victory, 4-1. Cox picked up the win for Chicago, going 8.2 innings. He gave up 1 run on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 5-1. Randy Weisenberg wrapped it up, recording his 11th save.

Chicago used the hitting of Ron Byrd to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Traders on top, 2-0. For the game, Byrd had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Byrd said after the game.

New York now has a record of 12-16.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .305 1 10
J. Sledd 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .339 1 14
   a-W. McCord LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .421 0 3
R. Fuentes 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 0 11
C. Panetta LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .234 0 9
   b-M. White 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
R. Byrd RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .264 1 8
E. White C 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .271 0 5
J. Seidler 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .163 3 5
D. Lindsey SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .218 0 8
L. Cox P 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .280 0 0
   R. Weisenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4 1 3 18      
a - W. McCord substituted for J. Sledd in the 7th
b - M. White substituted for C. Panetta in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: F. Precourt (2, 7th Inning off O. Hundley, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Byrd (1, 2nd Inning off J. Forbes, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 4 , J. Sledd , R. Fuentes , C. Panetta , R. Byrd 5 , E. White 2 , L. Cox 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Precourt , E. White , D. Lindsey
Sac Fly: J. Sledd
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Fuentes (8)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Fuentes (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lindsey-Fuentes-Seidler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .302 2 4
   c-H. Cummings PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .355 1 3
D. Lester SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .221 1 8
B. Underwood RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .237 1 7
S. Wright 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .250 4 18
S. Wells 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .190 1 6
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .306 2 19
B. Marston CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .278 1 12
R. Hotz C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .197 2 6
J. Forbes P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .100 0 0
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 5 9
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Madsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 0 8
Totals 32 1 7 1 4 5 22      
a - B. White pinch hit for B. Williams in the 6th
b - J. Madsen pinch hit for A. Green in the 9th
c - H. Cummings pinch hit for J. Guerra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Marston (5, 6th Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lester 2 , B. Underwood 2 , F. Chavez , B. Marston 2 , R. Hotz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guerra , H. Cummings , S. Wells 2 , F. Chavez , B. White
GIDP: J. Madsen
Sac Fly: S. Wright
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lester (8) , B. Underwood (10)
CS: D. Lester (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Wright (5)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cox W (5-1) 8.2 7 1 1 4 5 0 150 1.83   
R. Weisenberg SV (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 67
Batters Faced: L. Cox 36, R. Weisenberg 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 11-8, R. Weisenberg 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 150-90, R. Weisenberg 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Weisenberg 1-0
WP: L. Cox
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes L (0-4) 5.2 7 2 2 1 2 1 93 4.05   
B. Williams 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.61   
O. Hundley 2.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 42 3.24   
A. Green 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 48
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 25, B. Williams 1, O. Hundley 12, A. Green 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 4-10, B. Williams 0-1, O. Hundley 4-3, A. Green 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 93-60, B. Williams 1-1, O. Hundley 42-28, A. Green 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Williams 2-0 , A. Green 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Cox
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 13040
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