MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
05/31/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 737 - TUESDAY, MAY 31ST , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Industrials (27-26) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
New York Knickerbockers (27-26) 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 X 8 12 2
New York Downs Pittsburgh, 8-3
The New York Knickerbockers topped the Pittsburgh Industrials, 8-3, at Knickerbocker Stadium. New York center fielder Ted Schlener was a spark plug for the offense. He was 2-3 with 2 doubles and a walk. He scored 2 runs. Ron Haney claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The left-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 1.1 innings. His record stands at 1-2. The win elevated the Knickerbockers to 27-26.

First Baseman Steve Wright made an impact for New York, when he swatted a run-scoring double off Denny Grissinger in the bottom of the fifth. For the contest, Wright was 2-4 with a double.

"It was a solid team effort," said Schlener after the game.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Crowell RF 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 .252 5 19
C. Chavez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323 3 15
D. Keough LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .328 21 36
R. Isenbarger 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .288 3 15
C. Berry SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .302 8 22
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .252 3 30
E. Yates C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 2 8
T. Simpson 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .359 1 4
D. Grissinger P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-J. Flakes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 1 5
   R. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Kleiss P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 2 1 2 11      
a - J. Flakes pinch hit for D. Grissinger in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Isenbarger (13, 2nd Inning off B. Orrick, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Simpson (4, 5th Inning off B. Orrick, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Chavez , D. Keough , R. Isenbarger 3 , O. Gonzalez , T. Simpson 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Isenbarger , O. Gonzalez
GIDP: E. Yates
Sac Bunt: D. Grissinger
Sac Fly: T. Crowell
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Berry (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Chavez-Simpson)
OF assists: 2 (Keough(Underwood at home), Chavez(Wright at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .232 1 9
S. Wright 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .272 7 31
B. Underwood RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .328 9 32
T. Schlener CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .295 5 23
R. Hotz C 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 .270 9 24
S. Wells 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .311 6 21
P. Villamil SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .341 2 12
B. Magnuson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .232 0 2
B. Orrick P 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   R. Haney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. White PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .226 2 9
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Hull PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .392 4 14
   S. Worlund P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 8 3 3 16      
a - B. White pinch hit for R. Haney in the 7th
b - C. Hull pinch hit for O. Hundley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Schlener 2 (15, 1st Inning off D. Grissinger, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off D. Grissinger, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Wright (8, 5th Inning off D. Grissinger, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Magnuson (3, 7th Inning off R. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Hotz (11, 7th Inning off R. Williams, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Hull (4, 8th Inning off G. Kleiss, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Wells (6, 6th Inning off D. Grissinger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Guerra , S. Wright 3 , B. Underwood 2 , T. Schlener 4 , R. Hotz 2 , S. Wells 4 , P. Villamil , B. Magnuson 2 , C. Hull 2
2-out RBI: B. Underwood , R. Hotz , S. Wells , P. Villamil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guerra , R. Hotz , S. Wells
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Guerra (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Guerra (3) , B. Underwood (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Magnuson-Villamil-Wright)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Grissinger L (0-2) 6.0 8 4 3 1 3 1 25 99 4.97   
R. Williams 0.2 3 4 4 2 0 0 7 27 6.17   
G. Kleiss 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Grissinger 44
Batters Faced: D. Grissinger 25, R. Williams 7, G. Kleiss 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Grissinger 6-6, R. Williams 1-1, G. Kleiss 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Grissinger 99-63, R. Williams 27-15, G. Kleiss 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Kleiss 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Orrick 5.2 6 3 2 1 2 0 23 84 1.85   
R. Haney W (1-2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 3.97   
O. Hundley 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 3.98   
S. Worlund 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Orrick 48
Batters Faced: B. Orrick 23, R. Haney 4, O. Hundley 3, S. Worlund 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Orrick 10-4, R. Haney 3-1, O. Hundley 1-2, S. Worlund 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Orrick 84-51, R. Haney 13-11, O. Hundley 11-7, S. Worlund 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Haney 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ted Schlener
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 13850
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