MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
06/18/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 946 - FRIDAY, JUNE 18TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (31-37) 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 10 1
New York Knickerbockers (36-32) 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 8 14 0
New York Nets 8-7 Win Versus Blockbusters
The New York Knickerbockers defeated the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 8-7, in 11 innings. Much of the credit belonged to second baseman Steve Wright, who was 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI for the Knickerbockers. The Knickerbockers, now 36-32, have won 5 in a row.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the 11th inning, when New York shortstop George Fenton, facing Larry Shears, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Knickerbockers the 8-7 win.

"This game was intense," Wright said, postgame.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 .234 6 21
B. May SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .267 1 19
J. Brookins RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .310 13 41
A. Covarrubio C 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .274 3 29
K. McDaniel LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .243 2 18
P. Popeck 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .274 4 33
W. Baker CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 0 8
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .131 0 5
F. Lopez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   T. Atwood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   a-B. Capps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 1 4
   B. Kaiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Arkle PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 5 13
   R. Medved P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Oubre PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .174 0 1
   L. Shears P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 42 7 10 6 2 1 8      
a - B. Capps pinch hit for T. Atwood in the 6th
b - C. Arkle pinch hit for T. Benson in the 9th
c - S. Oubre pinch hit for R. Medved in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brookins 2 (16, 1st Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Forbes, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. McDaniel (5, 4th Inning off J. Forbes, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Katzen (6, 9th Inning off B. Williams, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen 4 , B. May 2 , J. Brookins 4 , A. Covarrubio 2 , K. McDaniel 2 , C. Arkle , S. Oubre
2-out RBI: H. Katzen , J. Brookins , A. Covarrubio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Covarrubio , W. Baker
Hit by Pitch: R. Gardner
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gardner (1)
Double Plays: 1 (May-Popeck-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 .265 6 18
D. Lester SS, 2B 6 2 3 0 0 0 4 .281 7 30
B. Underwood RF 4 2 1 1 2 0 0 .234 5 30
S. Wright 2B 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .292 8 41
   b-G. Fenton SS 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .323 0 7
S. Wells 3B 5 0 1 1 0 3 5 .203 3 19
B. Marston CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .254 5 30
J. Madsen 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .288 4 20
R. Hotz C 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 5 17
J. Forbes P 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .192 1 3
   a-D. Abril PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 1 7
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-F. Chavez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 5 32
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-H. Cummings PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 4 10
   S. Worlund P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 8 14 8 5 6 21      
a - D. Abril pinch hit for J. Forbes in the 6th
b - G. Fenton substituted for S. Wright in the 8th
c - F. Chavez pinch hit for O. Hundley in the 8th
d - H. Cummings pinch hit for B. Williams in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lester 3 (13, 1st Inning off F. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off B. Kaiser, 0 on, 0 outs; 11th Inning off L. Shears, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Abril (4, 6th Inning off B. Kaiser, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Guerra , D. Lester 6 , B. Underwood , S. Wright 2 , S. Wells , B. Marston 2 , J. Madsen , R. Hotz , J. Forbes , D. Abril 2
2-out RBI: B. Underwood , S. Wright , S. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guerra , D. Lester , S. Wells , B. Marston
GIDP: J. Madsen
Sac Fly: G. Fenton
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Wright (3)
CS: D. Lester (7)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Marston(Oubre at 2nd base))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Lopez 4.2 8 5 1 1 2 0 66 2.45   
T. Atwood 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.21   
B. Kaiser 2.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 32 4.55   
T. Benson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.52   
R. Medved 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 0.95   
L. Shears L (0-2) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 8 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Lopez 37
Batters Faced: F. Lopez 23, T. Atwood 1, B. Kaiser 10, T. Benson 4, R. Medved 7, L. Shears 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Lopez 4-7, T. Atwood 0-1, B. Kaiser 1-2, T. Benson 1-2, R. Medved 3-1, L. Shears 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Lopez 66-44, T. Atwood 4-3, B. Kaiser 32-22, T. Benson 13-7, R. Medved 28-17, L. Shears 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Atwood 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes 6.0 7 5 5 1 0 0 98 5.00   
O. Hundley 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.60   
B. Williams BS (5) 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 31 5.34   
S. Worlund W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 37
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 27, O. Hundley 6, B. Williams 8, S. Worlund 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 10-8, O. Hundley 3-3, B. Williams 4-1, S. Worlund 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 98-63, O. Hundley 13-10, B. Williams 31-22, S. Worlund 16-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Forbes
Balk: J. Forbes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Wright
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 19857
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