MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/07/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 401 - FRIDAY, MAY 7TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (19-11) 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 11 0
Cleveland Bobcats (15-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 7 0
Bobcats Lose at Home, 5-4
Ray Schifsky, who is tied for 4th in the NBL with a 1.62 ERA, propelled his team to victory over the Cleveland Bobcats. The final score was 5-4, New York. Schifsky, the winner, moves to 5-0. He threw 6.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 4 and giving up 3 walks. The Knickerbockers raised their record to 19-11.

New York won the game in part because of Steve Wright. The second baseman ripped a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Knickerbockers ahead, 5-0. For the game, Wright had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"My job is to go out and execute," said Schifsky.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Freeman CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .248 5 8
   b-P. Barrera 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341 2 8
R. Palmer RF, CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .308 2 9
F. Chavez 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .324 6 21
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Lamons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 1 10
   D. Abril P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 1
S. Wright 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .268 4 17
C. Fee C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .242 5 11
W. Baker LF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .212 0 5
R. Zink 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 5 19
D. DeHaan SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 0 1
R. Schifsky P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 0 0
   T. Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Mateo RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 4 6
Totals 37 5 11 5 0 2 10      
a - D. Mateo substituted for T. Carpenter in the 8th
b - P. Barrera substituted for R. Freeman in the 8th
c - D. Lamons pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Wright (2, 1st Inning off R. Scherf, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Palmer (1, 3rd Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Chavez (6, 3rd Inning off R. Scherf, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Fee (3, 3rd Inning off R. Scherf, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. DeHaan (2, 4th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Baker (6, 8th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Wright (4, 5th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Barrera , R. Palmer 4 , F. Chavez 3 , S. Wright 6 , C. Fee 2 , W. Baker 2 , D. DeHaan 2
2-out RBI: S. Wright , C. Fee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Freeman , D. Lamons , W. Baker 2 , R. Zink
Sac Bunt: R. Palmer
Hit by Pitch: R. Freeman
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chavez-DeHaan-Chavez, Zink-Wright-Chavez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Downs LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .136 3 8
B. Harper RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .262 8 20
H. Batkin 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .237 8 21
T. Crowell CF 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 .309 8 19
J. McCusker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 0 8
B. Shingleton SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .302 3 22
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .263 1 11
B. Webster C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .190 0 1
   c-G. Clement PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359 1 10
R. Scherf P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   a-D. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 1 3
   b-J. Farrar SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 0 12
Totals 32 4 7 4 4 7 9      
a - D. Fierro pinch hit for R. Scherf in the 8th
b - J. Farrar substituted for D. Fierro in the 9th
c - G. Clement pinch hit for B. Webster in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (4, 8th Inning off T. Carpenter, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Crowell (8, 8th Inning off T. Carpenter, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Harper 2 , H. Batkin 2 , T. Crowell 4 , B. Shingleton 2 , R. Gardner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gardner , B. Webster
GIDP: B. Harper , B. Webster
Team LOB: 5
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Schifsky W (5-0) 6.2 4 0 0 3 4 0 98 1.62   
T. Carpenter 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 1 17 4.70   
J. Hernandez H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.61   
D. Abril SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Schifsky 67
Batters Faced: R. Schifsky 25, T. Carpenter 6, J. Hernandez 2, D. Abril 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Schifsky 9-5, T. Carpenter 0-1, J. Hernandez 1-0, D. Abril 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Schifsky 98-56, T. Carpenter 17-10, J. Hernandez 8-6, D. Abril 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Carpenter 1-0
Balk: R. Schifsky
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf L (3-4) 8.0 9 5 5 0 1 1 124 3.68   
T. Fried 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 45
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 34, T. Fried 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 12-11, T. Fried 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 124-77, T. Fried 13-8
Hit Batsmen: R. Scherf
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Schifsky
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 19726
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