MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
06/12/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 829 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (34-25) 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 15 12 2
Brooklyn Bluebirds (27-34) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Knickerbockers Rough Up Bluebirds, Take 15-3 Win
New York took on Brooklyn in front of a lively crowd.

The New York Knickerbockers knocked off the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 15-3, at Flatbush Park. Rick Hotz was a big reason New York won. The catcher hit 3 home runs, while adding 9 RBI and scoring three times. Bruce Owen got the win, improving to 8-2. He worked 8.1 innings, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 2.

With New York leading 9-3 in the top of the seventh, Hotz came up to bat against Brooklyn pitcher Tom Keller. Hotz hit a fastball to right-center for a grand slam home run. His 6th home run of the season put the Knickerbockers on top, 13-3.

"We did more than enough to get the win," said Hotz.

The Knickerbockers improved their record to 34-25 with the win over Brooklyn.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290 5 14
   a-D. DeHaan PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 1 11
S. Wright 2B 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .335 17 62
F. Chavez 1B 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 .279 13 30
J. Madsen LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .231 5 18
B. Marston CF 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 .269 5 18
S. Wells 3B 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .289 4 29
D. Lamons SS 4 1 0 0 1 3 6 .237 2 14
R. Hotz C 5 3 4 9 0 0 0 .275 6 31
B. Owen P 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 0 4
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 15 12 15 7 5 11      
a - D. DeHaan pinch hit for B. Underwood in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Wright (10, 2nd Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Underwood (2, 1st Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Chavez (13, 1st Inning off D. Rutherford, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Hotz 3 (6, 1st Inning off D. Rutherford, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off T. Keller, 3 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off F. D'Amico, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 3 , S. Wright 4 , F. Chavez 4 , J. Madsen , B. Marston , S. Wells , R. Hotz 13
2-out RBI: J. Madsen , R. Hotz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lamons
GIDP: B. Owen
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: S. Wright (9) , S. Wells (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299 1 12
D. Fogarty CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 1 13
J. Cooper RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326 10 36
B. Rawlins 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .263 3 27
G. Landrum LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .245 1 11
   b-D. Calise PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .349 1 10
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .295 6 29
J. Mara C 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 .213 4 19
G. Fenton SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .207 1 8
D. Rutherford P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 3
   T. Keller P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 20
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 1 3
Totals 34 3 5 3 2 6 14      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for T. Keller in the 7th
b - D. Calise pinch hit for G. Landrum in the 8th
c - B. Anderson pinch hit for F. D'Amico in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Fenton (4, 9th Inning off O. Hundley, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Mara (4, 2nd Inning off B. Owen, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Rawlins , G. Landrum , O. Gonzalez , J. Mara 4 , G. Fenton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Winter , D. Fogarty , J. Mara
Hit by Pitch: L. Winter
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mara-Fenton-Gonzalez)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Owen W (8-2) 8.1 4 3 3 2 5 1 107 4.50   
O. Hundley 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Owen 66
Batters Faced: B. Owen 34, O. Hundley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Owen 11-9, O. Hundley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Owen 107-69, O. Hundley 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Hundley 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Owen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford L (5-7) 4.0 7 7 7 1 2 2 82 3.86   
T. Keller 3.0 3 6 6 6 1 1 54 18.00   
F. D'Amico 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 26 6.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 21
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 20, T. Keller 17, F. D'Amico 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 10-0, T. Keller 3-4, F. D'Amico 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 82-49, T. Keller 54-23, F. D'Amico 26-16
WP: F. D'Amico
Balk: T. Keller
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Hotz
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 20898
Special Notes: Rick Hotz ties the NYK regular season game record for home runs with 3. Rick Hotz ties the NYK regular season game record for RBI with 9.
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