NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
3rd place | 44-40, .524 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 361 | RA: 377 | PAYROLL: $6,237,707
07/05/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
S. Wright .295
D. Lester .289
F. Chavez .275
J. Guerra .260
B. Underwood .242
TEAM LEADERS HR
D. Lester 11
S. Wright 9
R. Hotz 8
J. Guerra 7
B. Underwood 7
TEAM LEADERS RBI
S. Wright 49
D. Lester 43
F. Chavez 38
B. Underwood 34
B. Marston 32
TEAM LEADERS W
V. Gould 9
C. Hull 6
J. Forbes 5
T. Fried 5
D. Torre 4
TEAM LEADERS ERA
V. Gould 2.59
S. Shafer 2.87
T. Fried 3.01
C. Hull 3.62
J. Forbes 5.36
TEAM LEADERS K
V. Gould 53
C. Hull 51
T. Fried 46
W. Houston 39
J. Forbes 36
WHO'S HOT?
C Rick Hotz .433, 3 HR Last 10 games
SS Dave Lester .395, 4 HR Last 11 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Jack Forbes 0-1, 10.50 Last 2 games
P Ron Haney 1-1, 9.56 Last 10 games
1B Francisco Chavez .100, 0 HR Last 7 games
P Brian Williams 1 SV, 8.04 Last 12 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Jack Forbes 17 17 5 7 0 5.36 1.59 Exhausted
Starter R Chris Hull 17 17 6 6 0 3.62 1.33 Exhausted
Starter L Sid Shafer 13 13 2 3 0 2.87 1.42 Rested
Starter R Tim Fried 16 16 5 5 0 3.01 1.22 Tired
Starter R Vern Gould 16 16 9 3 0 2.59 1.23 Tired
None specified R Dave Torre 13 3 4 1 0 5.19 1.62 Rested
None specified R Bruce Orrick 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Jerry Bigelow 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified L Allen Brennan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified L Ken Quinn 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 L Ron Haney 12 2 2 1 0 7.48 1.81 Tired
Long Relief R Bob Brion 11 0 0 1 0 4.85 1.50 Rested
Long Relief R Danny Abril 12 0 1 1 2 5.02 1.29 Rested
Middle Relief L Bob James 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.50 Tired
Middle Relief L Steve Worlund 5 0 1 1 0 3.86 1.93 Tired
Setup R Brian Williams 32 0 3 3 4 4.61 1.27 Tired
Setup R Ollie Hundley 32 0 2 2 2 2.63 1.37 Tired
Stopper R Wayne Houston 37 0 3 5 14 4.67 1.44 Exhausted
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
23 R Hank Cummings C 37 104 28 4 11 14 12 13 .269 .345 .433 1.2
22 R Rick Hotz C 60 195 54 8 26 24 22 34 .277 .345 .467 2.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
14 R Steve Wright 2B 77 285 84 9 49 39 23 39 .295 .346 .477 1.6
54 R George Fenton SS 56 90 26 0 8 8 10 11 .289 .365 .300 0.3
32 R Francisco Chavez 1B 80 269 74 5 38 36 46 55 .275 .381 .398 0.6
29 R Steve Wells 3B 77 246 54 4 29 27 38 39 .220 .325 .309 1.1
28 R Dave Lester SS 73 273 79 11 43 41 26 34 .289 .352 .502 1.3
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
40 R Ron Palmer CF 8 16 4 0 0 2 0 4 .250 .250 .312 -0.1
50 L Bob Underwood RF 77 277 67 7 34 41 25 36 .242 .312 .386 1.0
25 R Jeff Madsen LF 63 176 47 6 24 30 14 26 .267 .318 .460 1.2
19 L Bob Marston CF 78 244 57 5 32 26 16 47 .234 .289 .381 -0.6
21 L Javier Guerra LF 77 289 75 7 22 50 35 39 .260 .340 .401 2.9
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Javier Guerra LF .260 7 22 19
2 R Dave Lester SS .289 11 43 16
3 L Bob Underwood RF .242 7 34 20
4 R Steve Wright 2B .295 9 49 3
5 R Steve Wells 3B .220 4 29 0
6 R Francisco Chavez 1B .275 5 38 7
7 L Bob Marston CF .234 5 32 1
8 R Rick Hotz C .277 8 26 1
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Javier Guerra LF .260 7 22 19
2 R Francisco Chavez 1B .275 5 38 7
3 L Bob Underwood RF .242 7 34 20
4 R Steve Wright 2B .295 9 49 3
5 R Dave Lester SS .289 11 43 16
6 R Steve Wells 3B .220 4 29 0
7 L Bob Marston CF .234 5 32 1
8 R Rick Hotz C .277 8 26 1
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
SS Dave Lester strained hamstring 5 weeks Not on IL
P Jack Forbes sore hamstring DtD, one week Not on IL
P Albert Green bone chips (elbow) 6 months On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Thu 7/8
vs PIT
RHP G. Steinhauer
6-6, 3.77
Fri 7/9
vs PIT
LHP B. Briggs
6-7, 3.54
Sat 7/10
vs PIT
RHP J. Fagan
6-4, 4.52
Sun 7/11
vs CLE
RHP L. Messenger
1-1, 1.74
Mon 7/12
vs CLE
RHP M. Baird
9-6, 2.53
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Top Prospects
Positional Strength Player Salaries
Financial Report
NEWS
STANDINGS
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Cleveland Bobcats 55 29 .655 -
Pittsburgh Industrials 52 34 .605 4.0
New York Knickerbockers 44 40 .524 11.0
Brooklyn Bluebirds 42 41 .506 12.5
Cincinnati Packers 42 44 .488 14.0
Washington Eagles 35 49 .417 20.0
Philadelphia Quakers 33 50 .398 21.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 44-40, .524 PCT
Position in Division 3rd, 11 GB
Record at home 32-13, .711 PCT
Record on the road 12-27, .308 PCT
Record in X-inning games 6-2, .750 PCT
Record in one-run games 15-13, .536 PCT
Record versus LHP 12-9, .571 PCT
Record versus RHP 32-31, .508 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-5, .500 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 4-1, .800 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .252 - 11th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .321 - 5th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .396 - 2nd in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .717 - 4th in NBL
Runs Scored 361 - 4th in NBL
Hits 700 - 12th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 226 - 1st in NBL
Home Runs 73 - 1st in NBL
Bases On Balls 280 - tied for 3rd in NBL
Strikeouts 455 - 14th in NBL
Stolen Bases 80 - 6th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.08 - 13th in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.59 - 9th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 5.09 - 14th in NBL
Runs allowed 377 - 13th in NBL
Hits allowed 823 - 13th in NBL
Opponents AVG .281 - 13th in NBL
BABIP .305 - 13th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 57 - 10th in NBL
Bases On Balls 232 - tied for 3rd in NBL
Strikeouts 371 - 11th in NBL
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