MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
04/12/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 107 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (5-3) 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 14 0
St. Louis Explorers (4-4) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 7 16 1
Bobcats Defeat Explorers in 11
The Cleveland Bobcats stopped the St. Louis Explorers, 9-7, at Corps of Discovery Stadium. The Bobcats got a big game from Ray Gardner, who belted 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. The loss drops the Explorers to 4-4.

Bill Harper provided a timely hit. The Cleveland right fielder delivered a run-scoring triple in the top of the 11th inning to put the Bobcats on top, 8-7. It was his only hit in the game, but he made it count.

In postgame comments, Harper said, "I think we gave the fans their money's worth."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper RF 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 .371 2 5
T. Crowell LF 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 .188 2 6
D. Fierro 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .267 0 1
J. McCusker 2B 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 .281 1 5
R. Gardner 3B 6 2 3 4 0 2 3 .364 3 5
J. Farrar SS 5 1 2 0 1 0 2 .300 0 4
M. Sunseri CF 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .192 1 4
   a-B. Nielsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 1 1
   b-D. Campbell CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 1 3
K. Musumeci C 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .321 0 1
M. Baird P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   P. Burkholder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Webster PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   D. Carbone P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 45 9 14 9 4 10 14      
a - B. Nielsen pinch hit for M. Sunseri in the 8th
b - D. Campbell substituted for B. Nielsen in the 8th
c - B. Webster pinch hit for P. Burkholder in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Musumeci (1, 3rd Inning off T. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Harper (2, 11th Inning off M. Clark, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sunseri (1, 3rd Inning off T. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Gardner 2 (3, 3rd Inning off T. Jones, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Tate, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Crowell (2, 4th Inning off T. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Harper 3 , T. Crowell 4 , D. Fierro 2 , J. McCusker 2 , R. Gardner 9 , J. Farrar 2 , M. Sunseri 4 , K. Musumeci 3
2-out RBI: R. Gardner , M. Sunseri
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gardner , J. Farrar , K. Musumeci , M. Baird 2
Sac Bunt: M. Sunseri
Sac Fly: D. Fierro
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McCusker (2) , J. Farrar (1)
CS: K. Musumeci (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McCusker-Farrar-Fierro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 .222 0 1
F. Martinez 3B, SS 5 2 4 0 1 0 0 .261 0 0
G. Parker RF 6 2 2 1 0 0 2 .273 0 3
C. Panetta LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 .208 0 2
B. Tudor 1B 6 0 4 2 0 0 4 .533 0 3
F. Najera 2B, SS 4 0 1 2 1 1 4 .364 0 3
   M. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Guinn SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .105 0 0
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Voeller SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 5
J. O'Neil C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 0 0
   c-K. Osterhage PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   d-C. Wright C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. DeJoseph P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Adams PH, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .261 0 3
Totals 44 7 16 7 3 4 21      
a - T. Adams pinch hit for R. DeJoseph in the 7th
b - A. Voeller substituted for B. Tate in the 10th
c - K. Osterhage pinch hit for J. O'Neil in the 10th
d - C. Wright substituted for K. Osterhage in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Tudor 2 (3, 5th Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off M. Baird, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Pickett 2 , F. Martinez 4 , G. Parker 2 , C. Panetta 2 , B. Tudor 6 , F. Najera , T. Adams
2-out RBI: B. Tudor , F. Najera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pickett , B. Tudor , F. Najera , T. Guinn 2 , J. O'Neil
GIDP: F. Najera
Sac Bunt: T. Jones
Sac Fly: C. Panetta 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Pickett (3)
CS: F. Martinez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Martinez (1)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Baird 6.2 12 7 7 2 1 0 116 6.59   
P. Burkholder 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 5.40   
D. Carbone W (1-0) 3.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 38 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 21
Batters Faced: M. Baird 32, P. Burkholder 5, D. Carbone 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 10-7, P. Burkholder 1-2, D. Carbone 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 116-66, P. Burkholder 18-9, D. Carbone 38-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Burkholder 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Jones 3.1 9 6 6 1 3 3 57 6.97   
R. DeJoseph 3.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 37 2.25   
B. Tate BS (1) 2.2 2 1 1 2 2 1 42 1.08   
M. Clark L (0-1) 1.1 2 2 1 1 1 0 22 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Jones 18
Batters Faced: T. Jones 20, R. DeJoseph 11, B. Tate 12, M. Clark 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Jones 7-0, R. DeJoseph 2-4, B. Tate 3-3, M. Clark 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Jones 57-37, R. DeJoseph 37-23, B. Tate 42-25, M. Clark 22-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Clark 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Gardner
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 15564
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