MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
06/09/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 849 - FRIDAY, JUNE 9TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (34-30) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (28-33) 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 5 5 0
Blockbusters Drop Knickerbockers, 5-4
Los Angeles Blockbusters starter Billy Duprey pitched well against the New York Knickerbockers at Blockbuster Stadium, leading his team to a win, 5-4. The winner was Duprey. He threw 8.0 innings allowing 3 runs. The loser was Danny Abril. Fred Wild earned the save for Los Angeles, his 7th of the year.

The Blockbusters got a big at-bat from first baseman Ken Frederick. For the game, Frederick went 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 4th home run of the season gave Los Angeles a 4-3 lead.

Frederick told a Los Angeles News reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.

Los Angeles is 28-33 and New York, with the loss, 34-30.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .276 8 26
S. Wright 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .304 9 37
F. Chavez 1B 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .237 7 32
R. Freeman LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .230 18 39
W. Baker CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277 1 30
R. Zink 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .206 5 19
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .215 2 14
D. Lamons SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .330 3 18
D. Abril P 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 2 5
   B. Goff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   B. Elsner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Hudson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 3 9
Totals 36 4 10 4 3 8 12      
a - S. Hudson pinch hit for B. Elsner in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: B. Underwood (4, 3rd Inning off B. Duprey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Chavez (7, 3rd Inning off B. Duprey, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Lamons (3, 9th Inning off F. Wild, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 4 , S. Wright , F. Chavez 5 , R. Freeman , W. Baker , A. Covarrubio , D. Lamons 4 , D. Abril
2-out RBI: F. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Underwood , D. Abril
GIDP: S. Wright
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Abril (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bias 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .290 2 14
O. Gonzalez LF, RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .261 4 16
K. Frederick 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .252 4 19
H. Katzen 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 6 22
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Parsons CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 1 33
J. Brookins RF 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .297 7 21
   a-G. Schindler LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 1 10
L. Craig C 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .242 3 22
D. Obert SS, 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .171 1 5
B. Duprey P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .091 0 3
   b-P. Villamil SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 9
Totals 30 5 5 5 2 6 7      
a - G. Schindler substituted for J. Brookins in the 9th
b - P. Villamil substituted for B. Duprey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brookins (10, 5th Inning off D. Abril, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Brookins (7, 2nd Inning off D. Abril, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Frederick (4, 6th Inning off D. Abril, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Bias , K. Frederick 4 , N. Parsons , J. Brookins 6
2-out RBI: R. Bias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Gonzalez , B. Duprey
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Katzen-Obert-Frederick)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Abril L (7-5) 6.1 4 5 4 1 5 2 103 3.00   
B. Goff 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 4.76   
B. Elsner 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Abril 51
Batters Faced: D. Abril 25, B. Goff 2, B. Elsner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Abril 6-8, B. Goff 0-0, B. Elsner 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Abril 103-67, B. Goff 13-7, B. Elsner 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Goff 1-0 , B. Elsner 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duprey W (6-5) 8.0 8 3 3 3 7 1 121 3.63   
F. Wild SV (7) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 13 5.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duprey 58
Batters Faced: B. Duprey 34, F. Wild 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duprey 9-7, F. Wild 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duprey 121-75, F. Wild 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Duprey
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 18466
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