MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT DENVER BURROS
06/12/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 866 - SATURDAY, JUNE 12TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (37-25) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 3
Denver Burros (40-23) 0 5 0 3 0 0 2 1 X 11 16 0
Burros Flatten Knickerbockers, 11-3
The Denver Burros beat the New York Knickerbockers, 11-3. Denver pitcher and Guadalajara, Mexico, native Francisco Castro led the way. Castro, who is tied for 5th in the NBL in wins with 7, went the distance for Denver. He gave up 3 runs on 8 hits. The Burros lead the National Baseball League Western Division by 4½ games.

Leo Sentner contributed to the Denver win with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the second. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 RBI.

"Francisco did a good job of managing their lineup," said Denver manager Clark Anderson.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Freeman CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .309 20 37
D. Lamons SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .279 4 19
B. Underwood LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274 11 43
   b-D. Hitt PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 3
F. Chavez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 14 48
   c-R. Hotz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 1 1
   d-D. Mateo 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 5 10
S. Wright RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 9 31
C. Fee C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .239 10 30
P. Barrera 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253 5 14
R. Zink 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .297 7 29
B. Owen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1 3
   D. Abril P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .571 0 1
   S. Shafer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-W. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .192 0 5
   T. Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   B. Goff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 6 11      
a - W. Baker pinch hit for S. Shafer in the 7th
b - D. Hitt pinch hit for B. Underwood in the 8th
c - R. Hotz pinch hit for F. Chavez in the 8th
d - D. Mateo substituted for R. Hotz in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Fee (10, 2nd Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Lamons (4, 6th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Freeman 2 , D. Lamons 4 , B. Underwood , C. Fee 4 , R. Zink 3
2-out RBI: C. Fee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Underwood , P. Barrera
Sac Bunt: B. Owen
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Freeman (11)
CS: R. Freeman (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lamons (13) , B. Underwood (4) , C. Fee (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Freeman-Chavez)
OF assists: 1 (Freeman(Crabtree at 1st base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 5 2 3 0 1 1 1 .344 11 33
T. Clark C 2 2 1 0 3 1 2 .243 1 15
   c-K. Hussey 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 5 16
J. Crabtree 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 5 .276 6 42
   d-G. Gregory C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 2 11
L. Sentner LF 4 1 2 4 0 0 6 .364 2 10
D. Hoffmeier 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .310 2 9
T. Gregory SS 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .269 3 24
R. Castillo 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .222 5 23
   a-D. Smith CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .216 2 10
D. Strickland CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .300 1 2
   b-K. Schilling 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 3 12
F. Castro P 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .175 0 5
Totals 38 11 16 11 6 6 29      
a - D. Smith substituted for R. Castillo in the 7th
b - K. Schilling substituted for D. Strickland in the 7th
c - K. Hussey substituted for T. Clark in the 8th
d - G. Gregory substituted for J. Crabtree in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Castillo (9, 4th Inning off B. Owen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Sentner (2, 4th Inning off B. Owen, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Moret 3 , T. Clark , J. Crabtree , L. Sentner 5 , D. Hoffmeier 2 , T. Gregory 2 , R. Castillo 2 , D. Strickland , K. Schilling , F. Castro 2
2-out RBI: J. Crabtree , L. Sentner , D. Hoffmeier , T. Gregory , R. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Moret , L. Sentner , R. Castillo , D. Strickland
Sac Fly: J. Crabtree , L. Sentner
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Smith (8) , K. Schilling (2)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Owen L (6-3) 3.2 10 8 3 4 3 1 101 4.28   
D. Abril 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 5.16   
S. Shafer 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 2.45   
T. Carpenter 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 28 3.86   
B. Goff 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Owen 16
Batters Faced: B. Owen 25, D. Abril 4, S. Shafer 6, T. Carpenter 7, B. Goff 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Owen 3-4, D. Abril 0-0, S. Shafer 1-4, T. Carpenter 0-3, B. Goff 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Owen 101-59, D. Abril 23-13, S. Shafer 17-11, T. Carpenter 28-15, B. Goff 12-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Abril 1-0 , S. Shafer 2-0 , B. Goff 1-1
WP: D. Abril
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (7-3) 9.0 8 3 3 1 6 2 120 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 64
Batters Faced: F. Castro 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 8-12
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 120-80
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Castro
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 22105
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