MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/10/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 469 - THURSDAY, MAY 10TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (19-15) 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 8 16 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (15-18) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 9 1
Los Angeles Defeated by New York, 8-4
New York Knickerbockers starter Danny Abril found his groove in his team's 8-4 win over the Los Angeles Blockbusters. Abril got the win, improving to 3-3. He gave up 3 hits and walked 4 over 5 innings. He allowed 1 run. The victory gives New York a record of 19-15.

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

"Danny set the tone with his ability to attack the hitters," said New York manager Timothy Widholm.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .333 6 22
S. Wright 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .302 6 17
F. Chavez 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .212 6 24
R. Freeman LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .288 11 26
S. Hudson CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .254 6 18
D. Lamons SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .264 6 18
P. Barrera 3B 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 .273 1 6
R. Hotz C 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .243 8 13
D. Abril P 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .308 0 2
   B. Elsner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-W. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 0 0
   B. Owen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 8 16 8 3 4 18      
a - W. Baker pinch hit for B. Elsner in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lamons (3, 3rd Inning off B. Duprey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Chavez (6, 1st Inning off B. Duprey, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Barrera (1, 2nd Inning off B. Duprey, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Underwood (6, 6th Inning off K. Morrison, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 5 , S. Wright 2 , F. Chavez 5 , R. Freeman 2 , S. Hudson 2 , D. Lamons 2 , P. Barrera 4 , R. Hotz 3 , D. Abril
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Chavez 2 , D. Lamons , P. Barrera
GIDP: S. Hudson 2 , D. Lamons
Sac Bunt: D. Abril
Sac Fly: P. Barrera
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barrera-Wright-Chavez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .293 4 14
R. Adair C 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .292 1 13
K. Frederick 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .279 1 10
E. Ronnebaum LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .287 8 24
H. Katzen 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .299 1 11
N. Parsons CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 0 8
   b-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
   c-O. Gonzalez CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .349 3 10
R. Bias 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .237 0 6
D. Obert SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 0 6
B. Duprey P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 2
   a-R. Pakula PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   K. Morrison P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-D. Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .344 2 9
Totals 34 4 9 4 4 6 18      
a - R. Pakula pinch hit for B. Duprey in the 5th
b - R. Montoya pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 6th
c - O. Gonzalez substituted for R. Montoya in the 7th
d - D. Kennedy pinch hit for K. Morrison in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Brookins (1, 9th Inning off J. Hernandez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 5 , R. Adair , K. Frederick , O. Gonzalez , R. Bias , K. Morrison , R. Pakula
2-out RBI: J. Brookins , R. Adair
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Adair , K. Frederick , N. Parsons , R. Bias
GIDP: H. Katzen
Sac Fly: H. Katzen
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Katzen (3)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Ronnebaum (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Obert-Frederick-Katzen, Obert-Frederick-Katzen, Frederick-Obert-Katzen)
OF assists: 1 (Brookins(Wright at 2nd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Abril W (3-3) 5.0 3 1 1 4 6 0 96 4.58   
B. Elsner 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.70   
B. Owen 1.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 32 4.82   
J. Hernandez 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Abril 59
Batters Faced: D. Abril 22, B. Elsner 7, B. Owen 7, J. Hernandez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Abril 2-7, B. Elsner 4-1, B. Owen 1-4, J. Hernandez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Abril 96-58, B. Elsner 18-11, B. Owen 32-18, J. Hernandez 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Elsner 1-0 , J. Hernandez 2-2
WP: D. Abril
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duprey L (3-4) 5.0 9 6 5 3 3 2 89 4.12   
K. Morrison 4.0 7 2 2 0 1 1 62 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duprey 27
Batters Faced: B. Duprey 26, K. Morrison 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duprey 6-5, K. Morrison 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duprey 89-50, K. Morrison 62-38
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Abril
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 16430
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