MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
06/07/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 806 - MONDAY, JUNE 7TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (29-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 8 0
New York Knickerbockers (28-30) 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 X 8 15 1
Wright Leads Knickerbockers to Win
The New York Knickerbockers beat the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 8-4, at Knickerbocker Stadium. Steve Wright, who is tied for 5th in the NBL in RBI with 35, starred for New York. He was 4 for 4 with a home run and 3 doubles. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. The setback makes Brooklyn 29-28.

Dave Lester, who is tied for 9th in the NBL in home runs with 7, contributed to the New York win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"We maximized our offense today," said New York skipper Sean Kelly. "That makes everyone's life easier."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. White 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .323 0 12
R. Eubanks CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .274 1 12
G. Landrum LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 7 37
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .338 7 23
J. Cooper RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .241 4 30
W. Fields 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .257 3 21
B. Anderson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   a-M. Bennett PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 1 4
R. Pace C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 2 10
   b-D. Fogarty PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .268 0 8
K. Wade P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042 0 1
   D. Teckenbrock P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 7 23
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 5 15      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 9th
b - D. Fogarty pinch hit for R. Pace in the 9th
c - R. Freeman pinch hit for F. D'Amico in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. White (3, 8th Inning off J. Forbes, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. Gonzalez (5, 9th Inning off D. Torre, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Eubanks (4, 8th Inning off W. Houston, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. White 2 , R. Eubanks 4 , O. Gonzalez 3 , J. Cooper 2 , R. Pace
2-out RBI: E. White , R. Eubanks , J. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. White , G. Landrum , W. Fields
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Cooper (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Anderson-White-Gonzalez, White-Anderson-Gonzalez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Madsen LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .275 3 17
F. Chavez 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .289 5 30
B. Underwood RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .216 3 20
S. Wright 2B 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .282 8 35
D. Lester SS 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .276 7 29
S. Wells 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182 3 12
B. Marston CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .262 4 23
R. Hotz C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .245 3 12
J. Forbes P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 1 2
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-D. Abril PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 1 7
   D. Torre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
Totals 36 8 15 8 2 3 11      
a - D. Abril pinch hit for W. Houston in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Wright 3 (15, 1st Inning off K. Wade, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Hotz (9, 2nd Inning off K. Wade, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Chavez (5, 1st Inning off K. Wade, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Lester (7, 1st Inning off K. Wade, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Wright (8, 3rd Inning off K. Wade, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Madsen (3, 4th Inning off K. Wade, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Madsen 5 , F. Chavez 4 , B. Underwood , S. Wright 10 , D. Lester 5 , S. Wells , B. Marston , R. Hotz 3 , D. Abril
2-out RBI: S. Wright , D. Lester
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Chavez 2 , D. Lester
GIDP: S. Wells , R. Hotz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Marston (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Wright (8)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wade L (4-5) 3.1 9 6 6 1 1 4 78 3.87   
D. Teckenbrock 4.0 6 2 2 1 0 0 47 4.15   
F. D'Amico 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wade 16
Batters Faced: K. Wade 19, D. Teckenbrock 17, F. D'Amico 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wade 5-3, D. Teckenbrock 6-4, F. D'Amico 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wade 78-51, D. Teckenbrock 47-30, F. D'Amico 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. D'Amico 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes W (4-5) 7.2 5 3 3 0 3 0 80 4.29   
W. Houston 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.88   
D. Torre 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 35 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 60
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 28, W. Houston 2, D. Torre 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 7-12, W. Houston 1-0, D. Torre 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 80-57, W. Houston 6-3, D. Torre 35-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Houston 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Wright
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 20109
Special Notes: SP Jack Forbes was injured while pitching.
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