NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
4th place | 80-82, .494 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 718 | RA: 690 | PAYROLL: $5,787,142
09/30/1974
TEAM LEADERS AVG
B. Underwood .297
F. Chavez .278
S. Wright .268
S. Wells .268
D. Lamons .232
TEAM LEADERS HR
S. Wright 30
F. Chavez 24
R. Freeman 18
S. Wells 17
2 tied with 16
TEAM LEADERS RBI
S. Wright 95
F. Chavez 87
S. Wells 84
J. Madsen 62
R. Hotz 55
TEAM LEADERS W
J. Forbes 14
B. Owen 13
D. Torre 11
B. Williams 10
3 tied with 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
R. Schifsky 2.31
B. Williams 3.11
J. Forbes 3.38
C. Hull 3.78
D. Torre 4.28
TEAM LEADERS K
C. Hull 101
D. Torre 92
J. Forbes 88
B. Owen 83
D. Abril 82
WHO'S HOT?
P Sid Shafer 0-0, 0.00 Last 15 games
P Ray Schifsky 2-0, 0.56 Last 7 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Dave Torre 0-1, 10.45 Last 4 games
P Steve Emmerich 0-1, 14.04 Last 2 games
P Jerry Bigelow 0-1, 11.42 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Jack Forbes 32 32 14 12 0 3.38 1.49 Tired
Starter R Chris Hull 32 32 6 15 0 3.78 1.41 Exhausted
Starter R Bruce Orrick 4 4 1 3 0 5.11 1.62 Rested
Starter L Steve Emmerich 4 4 0 1 0 14.09 2.74 Rested
Starter R Jerry Bigelow 5 5 1 3 0 7.81 1.77 Rested
Starter R Bob Brion 5 5 2 2 0 4.03 1.45 Tired
Long Relief R Ray Schifsky 55 0 5 0 1 2.31 1.10 Tired
Middle Relief R Tim Fried 61 0 2 1 0 3.46 1.33 Rested
Middle Relief R Bruce Owen 29 26 13 10 0 4.36 1.40 Rested
Middle Relief R Dave Torre 29 27 11 10 0 4.28 1.40 Rested
Middle Relief R Danny Abril 31 27 6 8 0 4.64 1.44 Rested
Middle Relief R Joaquin Hernandez 8 0 0 0 0 3.55 1.11 Rested
Middle Relief R Wayne Houston 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief L Bob James 3 0 0 0 0 2.08 0.92 Rested
Middle Relief R Jack Lingenfelter 3 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.80 Rested
Middle Relief R Ray Barger 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.50 Rested
Setup L Sid Shafer 38 0 1 1 0 2.82 1.62 Rested
Setup R Albert Green 51 0 6 3 0 3.17 1.37 Rested
Stopper R Brian Williams 69 0 10 9 5 3.11 1.38 Tired
Closer R Ollie Hundley 37 0 2 4 21 4.14 1.46 Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
23 R Andy Covarrubio C 78 227 59 6 25 26 36 53 .260 .363 .374 1.5
22 R Rick Hotz C 106 356 94 14 55 42 26 60 .264 .321 .447 3.0
80 R Ed Bianculli C 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 -0.0
33 R Stan Blechinger C 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 0.0
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
2 R Bob White 3B 69 139 39 4 17 16 11 17 .281 .329 .403 0.2
14 R Steve Wright 2B 150 589 158 30 95 93 63 75 .268 .342 .462 5.8
34 R Dwayne Lamons SS 134 474 110 5 44 40 42 64 .232 .296 .319 -1.7
32 R Francisco Chavez 1B 153 589 164 24 87 98 89 120 .278 .374 .470 4.8
29 R Steve Wells 3B 151 515 138 17 84 51 61 78 .268 .348 .412 4.2
39 R Larry Fletcher 2B 8 17 7 0 5 3 0 1 .412 .412 .412 0.1
42 R Carl Ussery 3B 5 9 1 0 0 0 1 2 .111 .200 .111 -0.1
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
50 L Bob Underwood RF 127 474 141 16 41 78 39 69 .297 .353 .492 3.8
17 S Steve Hudson CF 122 254 61 6 27 33 33 48 .240 .333 .366 -0.3
25 R Jeff Madsen LF 138 454 101 16 62 49 37 72 .222 .282 .361 0.3
19 L Bob Marston CF 125 416 93 14 51 56 40 84 .224 .289 .370 0.0
13 R Dan Baker LF 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
5 R Ron Freeman LF 106 246 59 18 41 40 53 48 .240 .379 .472 2.9
10 R Wayne Baker RF 69 238 61 2 21 38 33 40 .256 .346 .336 1.4
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Bob Underwood RF .297 16 41 17
2 R Steve Wright 2B .268 30 95 2
3 R Francisco Chavez 1B .278 24 87 13
4 R Jeff Madsen LF .222 16 62 12
5 L Bob Marston CF .224 14 51 1
6 R Steve Wells 3B .268 17 84 1
7 R Dwayne Lamons SS .232 5 44 5
8 R Rick Hotz C .264 14 55 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Wayne Baker RF .256 2 21 0
2 R Steve Wright 2B .268 30 95 2
3 R Francisco Chavez 1B .278 24 87 13
4 R Ron Freeman LF .240 18 41 11
5 S Steve Hudson CF .240 6 27 7
6 R Steve Wells 3B .268 17 84 1
7 R Dwayne Lamons SS .232 5 44 5
8 R Andy Covarrubio C .260 6 25 0
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
2B Steve Wright blurred vision DtD, unknown Not on IL
3B Carl Ussery strained hamstring 2 weeks Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
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NEWS
STANDINGS
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Pittsburgh Industrials 106 56 .654 -
Philadelphia Quakers 92 70 .568 14.0
Brooklyn Bluebirds 87 75 .537 19.0
New York Knickerbockers 80 82 .494 26.0
Cleveland Bobcats 78 84 .481 28.0
Cincinnati Packers 67 95 .414 39.0
Washington Eagles 63 99 .389 43.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 80-82, .494 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 26 GB
Record at home 46-35, .568 PCT
Record on the road 34-47, .420 PCT
Record in X-inning games 6-5, .545 PCT
Record in one-run games 17-22, .436 PCT
Record versus LHP 32-24, .571 PCT
Record versus RHP 48-58, .453 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in April 13-7, .650 PCT
Record in May 17-11, .607 PCT
Record in June 11-16, .407 PCT
Record in July 12-15, .444 PCT
Record in August 14-18, .438 PCT
Record in September 13-15, .464 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .252 - 11th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .327 - 5th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .396 - 2nd in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .723 - 2nd in NBL
Runs Scored 718 - 2nd in NBL
Hits 1398 - 9th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 411 - 3rd in NBL
Home Runs 176 - 1st in NBL
Bases On Balls 605 - 3rd in NBL
Strikeouts 946 - 14th in NBL
Stolen Bases 71 - 11th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.92 - 11th in NBL
Starters' ERA 4.34 - 12th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 3.07 - 2nd in NBL
Runs allowed 690 - 9th in NBL
Hits allowed 1496 - 11th in NBL
Opponents AVG .267 - 10th in NBL
BABIP .290 - 10th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 108 - 6th in NBL
Bases On Balls 566 - 11th in NBL
Strikeouts 749 - 9th in NBL
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