MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
04/11/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 48 - FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (0-4) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 0
New York Knickerbockers (4-0) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 1
Knickerbockers Pull Out Late Win, 4-3
The New York Knickerbockers snuck past the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 4-3, in 11 innings. New York pitcher Ray Schifsky, in particular, had a standout performance. The Knickerbockers, now 4-0, have stormed out of the gates.

Rick Hotz did his part for the Knickerbockers, producing a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fourth inning. For the game, the catcher went 1 for 3.

"If you chase it, you need to get it," said New York skipper Timothy Widholm.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .062 0 0
D. Fogarty CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 0
J. Cooper RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .278 0 0
G. Landrum LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .333 1 3
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 1 3
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
T. Pena SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364 0 0
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-G. Fenton SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Pace C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .375 0 1
A. Valerio P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Calise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Mara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 3 10 3 0 5 7      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for T. Pena in the 7th
b - G. Fenton substituted for M. Bennett in the 7th
c - D. Calise pinch hit for A. Valerio in the 8th
d - J. Mara pinch hit for B. Hill in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Pena (1, 5th Inning off R. Schifsky, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Landrum (1, 9th Inning off B. Williams, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Winter , J. Cooper 2 , G. Landrum 5 , B. Rawlins , O. Gonzalez , T. Pena 2 , M. Bennett , R. Pace
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Landrum 2 , R. Pace
GIDP: B. Rawlins , O. Gonzalez , A. Valerio
Sac Bunt: D. Fogarty , T. Pena
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cooper 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .294 0 4
S. Wright 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .556 2 6
F. Chavez 1B 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 .333 2 3
J. Madsen LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .100 0 0
B. Marston CF 5 1 0 0 0 2 6 .235 0 2
S. Wells 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .312 1 1
D. Lamons SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 1 3
R. Hotz C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Schifsky P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-H. Cummings C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
Totals 36 4 5 2 5 8 12      
a - H. Cummings substituted for R. Schifsky in the 7th
b - R. Freeman pinch hit for B. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Chavez (1, 4th Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Wells (1, 2nd Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Wright , F. Chavez 2 , J. Madsen , S. Wells 4 , R. Hotz
2-out RBI: R. Hotz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Marston , R. Schifsky
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Wells (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Lamons-Wright-Chavez, Schifsky-Lamons-Chavez, Wright-Lamons-Chavez)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Valerio 7.0 5 3 3 3 5 1 92 3.86   
B. Hill 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 0.00   
D. Norman L (0-1) 1.1 0 1 1 2 2 0 24 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valerio 57
Batters Faced: A. Valerio 29, B. Hill 6, D. Norman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valerio 9-7, B. Hill 3-2, D. Norman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valerio 92-61, B. Hill 28-19, D. Norman 24-15
WP: D. Norman 2
Balk: A. Valerio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Schifsky 6.0 7 2 2 0 4 0 63 3.00   
B. Williams BS (1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 36 3.00   
O. Hundley W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Schifsky 54
Batters Faced: R. Schifsky 23, B. Williams 10, O. Hundley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Schifsky 10-2, B. Williams 4-3, O. Hundley 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Schifsky 63-51, B. Williams 36-25, O. Hundley 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Williams 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Schifsky
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (36 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 27162
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