MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
04/04/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 4 - TUESDAY, APRIL 4TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (1-0) 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 9 12 1
Brooklyn Bluebirds (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 9 3
Knickerbockers Win at Brooklyn, 9-3
The 1972 season did not get off to quite the start the Brooklyn Bluebirds had hoped, with an opening day loss to the New York Knickerbockers at Flatbush Park. The final score was 9-3. Starting Pitcher Chris Hull was the top performer for New York.

New York used the hitting of Ray Zink to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Knickerbockers on top, 2-0. For the game, Zink had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Zink said. "We did a good job of that today."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 .000 0 0
S. Wright 2B 5 2 2 3 1 0 6 .400 0 3
F. Chavez 1B 5 0 1 2 0 1 6 .200 0 2
R. Freeman LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .500 2 2
W. Baker CF 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .200 0 1
R. Zink 3B 5 1 2 1 0 3 2 .400 1 1
A. Covarrubio C 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-R. Hotz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Lamons SS 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .600 0 0
C. Hull P 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0
   b-S. Hudson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   B. Goff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 9 12 9 4 11 25      
a - R. Hotz substituted for A. Covarrubio in the 8th
b - S. Hudson pinch hit for C. Hull in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lamons (1, 6th Inning off C. Hurley, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Chavez (1, 6th Inning off C. Hurley, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Zink (1, 4th Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Freeman 2 (2, 5th Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off F. D'Amico, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Wright 2 , F. Chavez 2 , R. Freeman 8 , W. Baker , R. Zink 5 , D. Lamons 4 , C. Hull
2-out RBI: S. Wright , W. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Wright , F. Chavez 2 , W. Baker , R. Zink
Sac Bunt: C. Hull
Hit by Pitch: B. Underwood
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lamons (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Wright-Lamons-Chavez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 1 2
D. Fogarty CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Landrum LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
B. Rawlins 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
J. Cooper RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
D. Tislow 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
G. Fenton SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
E. Blain C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
D. Rutherford P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Hurley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Seidler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Keller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. LeDuc PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3 0 1 11      
a - J. Seidler pinch hit for F. D'Amico in the 8th
b - M. LeDuc pinch hit for T. Keller in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Landrum (1, 6th Inning off C. Hull, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. McDaniel (1, 6th Inning off C. Hull, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel 4 , G. Landrum 3 , B. Rawlins 2 , J. Cooper 2 , D. Tislow , E. Blain
2-out RBI: E. Blain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cooper , G. Fenton , M. LeDuc
GIDP: B. Rawlins
Sac Bunt: F. D'Amico
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cooper (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. McDaniel (1) , D. Tislow (1) , G. Fenton (1)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hull W (1-0) 8.0 5 2 1 0 1 1 96 1.12   
B. Goff 1.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 27 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hull 67
Batters Faced: C. Hull 29, B. Goff 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hull 12-10, B. Goff 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hull 96-65, B. Goff 27-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford L (0-1) 4.0 4 3 3 2 6 2 82 6.75   
C. Hurley 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 16 20.25   
F. D'Amico 2.2 4 3 3 1 3 1 40 10.12   
T. Keller 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 46
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 22, C. Hurley 8, F. D'Amico 13, T. Keller 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 5-1, C. Hurley 1-2, F. D'Amico 3-2, T. Keller 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 82-51, C. Hurley 16-11, F. D'Amico 40-25, T. Keller 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. D'Amico 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Rutherford
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Hull
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Cloudy (41 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 30386
Special Notes: Rain delay of 17 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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