NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
4th place | 61-62, .496 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 4-6
R: 512 | RA: 538 | PAYROLL: $6,806,520
08/16/1976
TEAM LEADERS AVG
S. Wright .284
B. Underwood .269
J. Guerra .252
B. Marston .252
F. Chavez .237
TEAM LEADERS HR
B. Underwood 16
S. Wright 12
D. Lester 11
B. Marston 9
3 tied with 8
TEAM LEADERS RBI
S. Wright 69
B. Underwood 58
B. Marston 53
F. Chavez 50
D. Lester 44
TEAM LEADERS W
V. Gould 12
C. Hull 10
T. Fried 8
J. Forbes 5
3 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS ERA
T. Fried 2.53
V. Gould 2.83
C. Hull 2.91
S. Shafer 3.45
J. Forbes 4.99
TEAM LEADERS K
V. Gould 75
C. Hull 73
T. Fried 68
W. Houston 53
J. Forbes 43
WHO'S HOT?
RF Bob Underwood .467, 3 HR Last 8 games
P Chris Hull 4-0, 0.35 Last 4 games
P Tim Fried 0-0, 1.42 Last 3 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Ron Haney 2-2, 7.08 Last 12 games
C Rick Hotz .091, 0 HR Last 9 games
LF Dan Baker .160, 0 HR Last 8 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Sid Shafer 20 19 3 6 0 3.45 1.45 Exhausted
Starter R Chris Hull 24 24 10 7 0 2.91 1.22 Rested
Starter R Dario Fontanez 4 4 0 1 0 4.50 1.25 Tired
Starter R Tim Fried 24 24 8 5 0 2.53 1.17 Tired
Starter R Vern Gould 24 24 12 7 0 2.83 1.30 Exhausted
None specified R Dave Torre 17 3 4 1 0 5.79 1.62 Rested
None specified R Bruce Orrick 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Danny Abril 14 0 1 1 2 4.50 1.19 Rested
None specified R Jerry Bigelow 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Len Reyes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Ray Barger 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified L Steve Emmerich 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Jack Forbes 23 21 5 10 1 4.99 1.55 Rested
Long Relief L Ron Haney 18 2 3 2 0 6.56 1.65 Rested
Middle Relief L Bob James 9 0 0 1 0 5.40 1.71 Tired
Middle Relief R Mike Gresley 5 1 1 0 0 7.71 1.78 Tired
Middle Relief R Bob Brion 18 1 1 2 0 5.72 1.69 Tired
Middle Relief L Steve Worlund 10 0 1 2 1 3.52 1.43 Exhausted
Setup R Wayne Houston 52 0 3 10 16 4.74 1.57 Tired
Stopper R Ollie Hundley 49 0 4 3 6 2.61 1.30 Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
23 R Hank Cummings C 64 169 48 5 22 16 15 22 .284 .341 .408 1.4
22 R Rick Hotz C 89 286 69 8 29 28 27 57 .241 .304 .381 1.5
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
14 R Steve Wright 2B 112 416 118 12 69 54 38 54 .284 .343 .447 1.6
54 R George Fenton SS 90 205 50 0 15 17 20 33 .244 .317 .278 0.2
32 R Francisco Chavez 1B 117 393 93 7 50 53 61 85 .237 .341 .359 0.0
2 R Bob White 3B 62 108 24 7 19 14 8 18 .222 .271 .435 -0.0
29 R Steve Wells 3B 112 365 80 7 42 43 53 60 .219 .318 .304 1.3
28 R Dave Lester SS 78 290 84 11 44 45 30 35 .290 .357 .493 1.3
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
50 L Bob Underwood RF 114 420 113 16 58 63 31 59 .269 .325 .467 3.3
25 R Jeff Madsen LF 96 292 72 8 32 47 26 43 .247 .309 .408 1.1
19 L Bob Marston CF 113 361 91 9 53 44 26 72 .252 .308 .413 0.1
13 R Dan Baker LF 18 54 10 0 2 6 1 7 .185 .200 .185 -0.6
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Jeff Madsen LF .247 8 32 19
2 R Dave Lester SS .290 11 44 17
3 L Bob Underwood RF .269 16 58 27
4 R Steve Wright 2B .284 12 69 3
5 R Steve Wells 3B .219 7 42 0
6 R Francisco Chavez 1B .237 7 50 12
7 L Bob Marston CF .252 9 53 3
8 R Rick Hotz C .241 8 29 2
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Jeff Madsen LF .247 8 32 19
2 R Dave Lester SS .290 11 44 17
3 L Bob Underwood RF .269 16 58 27
4 R Steve Wright 2B .284 12 69 3
5 R Steve Wells 3B .219 7 42 0
6 R Francisco Chavez 1B .237 7 50 12
7 L Bob Marston CF .252 9 53 3
8 R Rick Hotz C .241 8 29 2
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
LF Javier Guerra fractured foot one week On IL, eligible for return
P Albert Green bone chips (elbow) 4-5 months On IL, eligible for return
P Brian Williams strained knee ligament 2-3 weeks On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 8/17
@ KCB
RHP D. Greenlee
10-7, 3.09
Wed 8/18
@ KCB
RHP W. Hardaway
7-10, 4.17
Thu 8/19
@ KCB
LHP T. McDonald
10-9, 3.60
Fri 8/20
@ STL
RHP R. Birch
7-5, 2.35
Sat 8/21
@ STL
LHP J. Gonzalez
11-8, 3.22
LINKS
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Positional Strength Player Salaries
Financial Report
NEWS
STANDINGS
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Cleveland Bobcats 79 45 .637 -
Pittsburgh Industrials 71 53 .573 8.0
Brooklyn Bluebirds 62 61 .504 16.5
New York Knickerbockers 61 62 .496 17.5
Cincinnati Packers 59 64 .480 19.5
Washington Eagles 54 69 .439 24.5
Philadelphia Quakers 47 75 .385 31.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 61-62, .496 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 17½ GB
Record at home 41-21, .661 PCT
Record on the road 20-41, .328 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-4, .636 PCT
Record in one-run games 18-25, .419 PCT
Record versus LHP 18-15, .545 PCT
Record versus RHP 43-47, .478 PCT
Record last 10 games 4-6, .400 PCT
Record in April 10-13, .435 PCT
Record in May 16-13, .552 PCT
Record in June 14-13, .519 PCT
Record in July 15-14, .517 PCT
Record in August 6-9, .400 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .246 - 11th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .314 - 9th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .383 - 4th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .698 - 5th in NBL
Runs Scored 512 - 6th in NBL
Hits 1000 - 13th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 315 - 1st in NBL
Home Runs 101 - 2nd in NBL
Bases On Balls 395 - 4th in NBL
Strikeouts 682 - 14th in NBL
Stolen Bases 109 - 6th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.91 - 12th in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.33 - 6th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 5.05 - 14th in NBL
Runs allowed 538 - 12th in NBL
Hits allowed 1173 - 13th in NBL
Opponents AVG .276 - 13th in NBL
BABIP .298 - 12th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 81 - 9th in NBL
Bases On Balls 343 - 4th in NBL
Strikeouts 533 - 11th in NBL
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