MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
05/19/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 513 - SUNDAY, MAY 19TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (23-14) 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 4
Chicago Traders (24-15) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 13 0
Traders Win Squeaker, 6-5, Over Knickerbockers
The Chicago Traders faced a tough opponent in New York pitcher Chris Hull, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Union Field by a final score of 6-5. Hull went 7.1 innings and allowed 4 runs. Rafael Gonzalez claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The left-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. His record stands at 1-0. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for the Traders.

The Traders got a clutch hit from first baseman John Sledd. In the bottom of the 14th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Traders.

Said Sledd: "What's not to like about a walk-off win?"
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 7 1 2 0 0 2 2 .289 2 8
S. Wright 2B 6 1 2 2 0 0 1 .329 12 36
F. Chavez 1B 4 1 2 1 2 1 0 .294 7 16
J. Madsen LF, SS, LF 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 .248 4 13
B. Marston CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .252 3 12
   c-D. Lamons PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 0 4
R. Hotz C 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 .235 2 12
B. White 3B 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 1 8
D. DeHaan SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .321 0 5
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   b-S. Hudson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .362 2 11
   A. Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-S. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 4 23
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Hull P 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .176 0 2
   a-R. Freeman SS, LF, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .281 5 13
Totals 52 5 11 5 3 9 17      
a - R. Freeman substituted for C. Hull in the 8th
b - S. Hudson pinch hit for B. Williams in the 11th
c - D. Lamons pinch hit for B. Marston in the 13th
d - S. Wells pinch hit for A. Green in the 14th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hotz (4, 6th Inning off R. Birch, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Wright (12, 1st Inning off R. Birch, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Chavez (7, 7th Inning off V. Hensley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 2 , S. Wright 5 , F. Chavez 5 , B. Marston , R. Hotz 2 , B. White , S. Hudson , C. Hull
2-out RBI: C. Hull
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Madsen , B. Marston
GIDP: D. DeHaan
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: S. Wright (6) , F. Chavez (3) , J. Madsen 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Wright-Chavez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 7 1 3 1 0 0 1 .338 3 20
T. Rathbone RF 6 1 1 0 0 1 5 .220 0 6
J. Sledd 1B 7 0 3 2 0 0 2 .293 4 19
E. White C 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 .312 2 22
W. McCord LF 6 1 1 2 0 1 2 .243 4 22
D. Fickes 2B 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 .310 0 3
M. White 3B 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 .198 0 7
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .226 0 4
   b-R. Barber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .444 1 3
   d-T. Karoly SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .222 0 3
R. Birch P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 0 0
   V. Hensley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Mays PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 0 5
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   C. Hardage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-G. Auclair PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 1
   R. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-R. Fuentes PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .361 1 20
Totals 55 6 13 6 0 9 22      
a - K. Mays pinch hit for V. Hensley in the 7th
b - R. Barber pinch hit for D. Lindsey in the 9th
c - J. Murphy pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 9th
d - T. Karoly substituted for R. Barber in the 10th
e - G. Auclair pinch hit for C. Hardage in the 12th
f - R. Fuentes pinch hit for R. Gonzalez in the 14th

BATTING
Home Runs: W. McCord (4, 4th Inning off C. Hull, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 3 , T. Rathbone , J. Sledd 3 , W. McCord 4 , D. Fickes , M. White 3 , R. Fuentes
2-out RBI: F. Precourt , J. Sledd , W. McCord
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rathbone , J. Sledd , D. Fickes , D. Lindsey
Sac Bunt: T. Rathbone
Hit by Pitch: G. Auclair
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Rathbone (3)
CS: D. Lindsey (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (White-Fickes-Sledd)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hull 7.1 8 4 3 0 4 1 81 3.51   
B. Williams BS (4) 2.2 2 1 0 0 1 0 32 3.27   
A. Green 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 28 3.86   
T. Fried L (0-1) 0.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 19 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hull 52
Batters Faced: C. Hull 30, B. Williams 11, A. Green 11, T. Fried 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hull 11-6, B. Williams 2-4, A. Green 3-4, T. Fried 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hull 81-58, B. Williams 32-22, A. Green 28-17, T. Fried 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Williams 2-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Green
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Birch 5.2 8 4 4 2 4 1 93 5.61   
V. Hensley 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 3.86   
J. Calhoun 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 0.00   
C. Hardage 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 44 7.36   
R. Gonzalez W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 39
Batters Faced: R. Birch 27, V. Hensley 5, J. Calhoun 6, C. Hardage 11, R. Gonzalez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 3-10, V. Hensley 2-1, J. Calhoun 3-0, C. Hardage 1-6, R. Gonzalez 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 93-58, V. Hensley 19-14, J. Calhoun 21-16, C. Hardage 44-28, R. Gonzalez 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Hensley 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Hull
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 18640
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