MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
05/21/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 578 - FRIDAY, MAY 21ST , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (13-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 8 0
New York Knickerbockers (26-16) 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 3 X 11 11 0
Wright Helps New York Cruise to 11-3 Win
New York right fielder Steve Wright had 4 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Washington Eagles, 11-3. Bruce Owen was the winner. Over 8 innings, he yielded 2 runs on 7 hits, with no walks and 4 strikeouts. The New York win streak is now 3 games.

With New York leading 4-0 in the bottom of the seventh, Wright came up to bat against Washington pitcher David Rodriquez. Wright hit a changeup to center for a grand slam home run. His 6th home run of the season put the Knickerbockers on top, 8-0.

"It was a tough day, no getting around it," said losing manager Wally Christensen.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wools 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 1 10
   b-E. Cook PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 4
G. Long SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 3 18
   c-P. Soroka PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
J. Ellison 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .273 2 15
J. Duersch 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .311 4 21
H. Disla RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 2 12
D. Arrington CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .111 0 0
J. Ballard LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .290 0 3
G. Kill C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .245 3 13
A. Jarry P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Rodriquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Laub PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 2 9
   M. Sanders P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Messinger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 1 2
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 4 10      
a - E. Laub pinch hit for T. Morton in the 8th
b - E. Cook pinch hit for L. Wools in the 8th
c - P. Soroka pinch hit for G. Long in the 8th
d - B. Messinger pinch hit for M. Sanders in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Soroka (2, 8th Inning off B. Owen, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ellison (8, 8th Inning off B. Owen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Arrington (1, 9th Inning off T. Carpenter, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Kill (3, 8th Inning off B. Owen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wools , G. Long , P. Soroka 2 , J. Ellison 3 , H. Disla , D. Arrington 3 , G. Kill 4
2-out RBI: J. Ellison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duersch , J. Ballard
Sac Fly: J. Ballard
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wools-Long-Ellison)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Barrera 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .310 5 13
R. Freeman CF 4 1 1 3 1 3 3 .286 10 20
B. Underwood LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .305 5 28
   c-W. Baker PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 5
F. Chavez 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .320 6 28
C. Fee C 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .242 6 19
S. Wright RF 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .266 6 24
R. Zink 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .287 6 26
   a-D. Hitt PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 1 2
D. DeHaan SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .186 0 2
B. Owen P 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .438 1 3
   b-D. Mateo PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .263 4 6
   T. Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 11 11 11 7 7 9      
a - D. Hitt pinch hit for R. Zink in the 7th
b - D. Mateo pinch hit for B. Owen in the 8th
c - W. Baker pinch hit for B. Underwood in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. DeHaan (4, 7th Inning off D. Rodriquez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Zink (1, 5th Inning off A. Jarry, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Wright (6, 7th Inning off D. Rodriquez, 3 on, 2 outs) , R. Freeman (10, 8th Inning off M. Sanders, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Barrera , R. Freeman 4 , B. Underwood 3 , F. Chavez , S. Wright 5 , R. Zink 3 , D. DeHaan 2 , B. Owen
2-out RBI: F. Chavez , S. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Zink
GIDP: F. Chavez
Sac Fly: D. DeHaan
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Underwood (3)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Jarry L (1-6) 5.2 4 2 2 4 5 0 111 5.70   
D. Rodriquez 1.0 6 6 6 1 1 1 43 4.71   
T. Morton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.00   
M. Sanders 1.0 1 3 3 2 1 1 25 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Jarry 54
Batters Faced: A. Jarry 23, D. Rodriquez 10, T. Morton 1, M. Sanders 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Jarry 7-3, D. Rodriquez 1-1, T. Morton 0-1, M. Sanders 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Jarry 111-65, D. Rodriquez 43-25, T. Morton 1-1, M. Sanders 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Rodriquez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Owen W (4-1) 8.0 7 2 2 0 4 1 101 3.89   
T. Carpenter 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Owen 64
Batters Faced: B. Owen 31, T. Carpenter 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Owen 12-8, T. Carpenter 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Owen 101-68, T. Carpenter 15-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Wright
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Rain (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 19474
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