MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/23/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 640 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 23RD , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (25-21) 3 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 14 0
Cleveland Bobcats (21-25) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 0
Freeman 4-for-4 to Ignite Knickerbockers Offense
The New York Knickerbockers downed the Cleveland Bobcats, 9-3. The hitting star was left fielder Ron Freeman. Freeman went 4 for 4 with 4 singles and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 runs for the Knickerbockers. With the win, the Knickerbockers sit at 25-21.

Freeman got the Knickerbockers off to a quick start. In the top of the first, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a run-scoring single.

"You work hard, day in and day out, hoping to give the fans something to cheer about. Today was a good day," Freeman told the New York News.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333 10 30
S. Wright 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .297 7 22
F. Chavez 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .225 7 30
R. Freeman LF 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 .296 14 36
S. Hudson CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .277 7 23
D. Lamons SS 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 .292 6 29
P. Barrera 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .235 1 9
R. Hotz C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .273 10 19
J. Forbes P 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .407 0 2
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 9 14 9 5 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Lamons (6, 1st Inning off S. Dubyak, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Barrera (2, 3rd Inning off S. Dubyak, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood , S. Wright , F. Chavez , R. Freeman 4 , D. Lamons 3 , P. Barrera 2 , R. Hotz 2 , J. Forbes 2
2-out RBI: B. Underwood , D. Lamons 2 , P. Barrera , R. Hotz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Barrera
GIDP: S. Wright , S. Hudson
Hit by Pitch: R. Freeman
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Wright-Lamons-Chavez, Wright-Lamons-Chavez, Barrera-Wright-Chavez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .211 2 15
B. Harper 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .321 8 21
B. Olivas 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .249 2 23
S. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 10 31
R. Baum 1B 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .154 1 4
K. Gunn SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268 4 17
K. Musumeci C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 3 15
M. Sunseri CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 0 11
S. Dubyak P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Crowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 2 17
   D. Lawrence P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Pelletier PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .247 2 7
   J. Colombo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3 2 3 12      
a - T. Crowell pinch hit for S. Dubyak in the 3rd
b - D. Pelletier pinch hit for D. Lawrence in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Olivas (8, 9th Inning off J. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Olivas (1, 4th Inning off J. Forbes, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Pelletier (2, 8th Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 2 , B. Harper , B. Olivas 5 , K. Gunn , D. Pelletier 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Garcia , K. Gunn
GIDP: B. Olivas , K. Gunn , K. Musumeci
Sac Fly: R. Baum
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (14) , R. Baum (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Harper-Olivas-Baum, Olivas-Gunn-Baum)
OF assists: 2 (Chirico(Forbes at home), Chirico(Hudson at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes W (5-3) 8.0 6 3 3 2 3 1 108 2.40   
J. Hernandez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 59
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 29, J. Hernandez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 10-8, J. Hernandez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 108-65, J. Hernandez 16-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Dubyak L (3-4) 3.0 9 7 7 3 2 0 74 4.56   
D. Lawrence 5.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 60 7.85   
J. Colombo 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 16 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dubyak 10
Batters Faced: S. Dubyak 19, D. Lawrence 19, J. Colombo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dubyak 4-1, D. Lawrence 7-4, J. Colombo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dubyak 74-39, D. Lawrence 60-40, J. Colombo 16-12
WP: S. Dubyak
Hit Batsmen: D. Lawrence
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Freeman
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 14301
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