MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
06/27/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1105 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (39-41) 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (43-36) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 10 1
Bobcats Pick Up 5-4 Win Against Brooklyn
The Cleveland Bobcats trumped the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 5-4, at Flatbush Park. Cleveland center fielder Tom Crowell was terrific. He went 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Pat Burkholder, the winner, goes to 8-4. He allowed 3 runs on 7 hits, with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts over 7 innings. Joe Clabaugh earned his 15th save in 21 chances.

With Cleveland leading 2-1 in the top of the third, Crowell hit a cutter from Dick Conway for a 2-run home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Bobcats ahead, 4-1.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Crowell.

Cleveland is now 39-41, Brooklyn 43-36.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .210 3 21
B. Harper 3B, 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .295 11 33
T. Crowell CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .260 5 33
S. Garcia RF 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .226 14 42
   b-K. Gunn PH, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 4 21
H. Batkin 1B 3 0 0 2 1 1 4 .209 6 19
   c-B. Magnuson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 1 11
B. Olivas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .241 2 35
M. Bassett SS, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .288 1 9
K. Musumeci C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260 6 28
P. Burkholder P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .077 0 2
   a-B. Webster PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 1 6
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 2
Totals 35 5 9 5 5 7 20      
a - B. Webster pinch hit for P. Burkholder in the 8th
b - K. Gunn pinch hit for S. Garcia in the 9th
c - B. Magnuson substituted for H. Batkin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (13, 3rd Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Chirico (14, 5th Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Chirico (3, 1st Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Crowell (5, 3rd Inning off D. Conway, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 6 , B. Harper 3 , T. Crowell 5 , M. Bassett 2 , K. Musumeci
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Olivas 3
GIDP: P. Burkholder
Sac Fly: H. Batkin
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (26) , T. Crowell (14) , S. Garcia (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Harper-Olivas-Batkin, Harper-Olivas-Batkin, Olivas-Gunn-Harper)
OF assists: 1 (Garcia(Calise at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .231 5 29
J. Cooper RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .288 11 36
G. Landrum LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .285 11 57
B. Rawlins 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .308 14 45
D. Calise 1B 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .278 5 25
L. Winter 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .237 6 27
   c-M. Bennett PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 5 23
T. Pena SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .224 3 14
J. Mara C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .241 2 13
D. Conway P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 0 0
   a-M. LeDuc PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 0 6
   B. Keiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. McDaniel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 2 9
   K. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4 2 3 11      
a - M. LeDuc pinch hit for D. Conway in the 5th
b - K. McDaniel pinch hit for B. Keiser in the 7th
c - M. Bennett pinch hit for L. Winter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Pena (3, 4th Inning off P. Burkholder, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Calise (8, 8th Inning off J. Clabaugh, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cooper (11, 3rd Inning off P. Burkholder, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Landrum (11, 6th Inning off P. Burkholder, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fogarty , J. Cooper 5 , G. Landrum 4 , B. Rawlins , D. Calise 4 , M. Bennett , T. Pena 2
2-out RBI: , D. Calise 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Winter , T. Pena , J. Mara
GIDP: J. Cooper , J. Mara , K. McDaniel
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Calise (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Calise (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Winter-Calise)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Burkholder W (8-4) 7.0 7 3 3 2 3 2 109 3.44   
J. Clabaugh SV (15) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 29 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Burkholder 52
Batters Faced: P. Burkholder 28, J. Clabaugh 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Burkholder 9-7, J. Clabaugh 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Burkholder 109-63, J. Clabaugh 29-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Conway L (8-4) 5.0 8 5 5 2 4 2 90 4.88   
B. Keiser 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 35 4.29   
K. Wade 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 31 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Conway 33
Batters Faced: D. Conway 24, B. Keiser 9, K. Wade 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Conway 4-6, B. Keiser 4-2, K. Wade 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Conway 90-58, B. Keiser 35-24, K. Wade 31-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Crowell
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 17489
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