THE AMERICAN CIRCUITS
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
10/05/1956
 
THE AMERICAN CIRCUITS
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 2308 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 1956 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 10 11 1
Chicago Traders 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 1
League Championship Series Gets Ugly as Traders Lose Third Straight, 10-2
The Cleveland Bobcats are one game away from a sweep of the Chicago Traders today after a road win at Union Field, 10-2. Bobcats left-hander Don Young had a strong outing. He threw 9 innings of 3-hit ball. Cleveland now holds a 3-0 advantage in the best-of-7 League Championship Series.

Cleveland relied on the hitting of Jerry Downs to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 2-run single in the top of the second inning to put the Bobcats on top, 3-0. For the game, Downs had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Chicago manager Steve McCarthy called the blowout loss "a real stinker."

Game 4 is scheduled for tomorrow. Slated to start are Skip Shannon for the Cleveland Bobcats and Ken Amison for the the Chicago Traders.

CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Downs CF 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .364 1 3
S. Patterson LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .083 0 0
H. Batkin 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .333 1 5
R. Seals 3B 5 1 2 4 0 0 2 .385 1 6
R. Vincent 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
G. Locke RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .417 1 4
M. Everts C 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .364 0 2
B. Fingland SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .154 0 3
D. Young P 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 1 1
Totals 39 10 11 10 4 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Fingland (1, 7th Inning off M. Tilley, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Everts (2, 7th Inning off M. Tilley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Seals (1, 7th Inning off M. Tilley, 2 on, 0 outs) J. Downs (1, 1st Inning off E. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) G. Locke (1, 3rd Inning off E. Rodriguez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Seals 5 , D. Young , J. Downs 5 , G. Locke 4 , B. Fingland 3 , H. Batkin , M. Everts 3
2-out RBI: B. Fingland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Young , H. Batkin , M. Everts
Hit by Pitch: R. Vincent
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Downs (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Downs

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Owens RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0
J. Hammerton 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .182 0 0
D. Roten LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 2
B. West 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .100 0 1
M. Trench 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
B. Barnaby CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .222 0 0
J. Luna C 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .100 0 1
D. O'Malley SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .000 0 1
E. Rodriguez P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   M. Tilley P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   G. Vanderveer P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2 6 2 15      
a - B. Miller pinch hit for M. Tilley in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: K. Owens (1, 6th Inning off D. Young, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Roten , B. Barnaby , K. Owens 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trench , J. Hammerton , B. Miller
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Barnaby (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. West
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Young W (2-0) 9.0 3 2 2 6 2 0 132 75 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Young 69
Batters Faced: D. Young 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Young 17-7
Pitches - Strikes: D. Young 132-75

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Rodriguez L (0-1) 5.0 7 5 5 2 3 2 120 71 9.00   
M. Tilley 2.0 4 4 2 0 1 1 38 23 9.00   
G. Vanderveer 2.0 0 1 1 2 0 0 25 11 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Rodriguez 34
Batters Faced: E. Rodriguez 25, M. Tilley 11, G. Vanderveer 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Rodriguez 4-8, M. Tilley 3-2, G. Vanderveer 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Rodriguez 120-71, M. Tilley 38-23, G. Vanderveer 25-11
Hit Batsmen: E. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Young
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 36135
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