MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
06/29/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1131 - FRIDAY, JUNE 29TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (23-60) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 1
Cleveland Bobcats (40-42) 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5 11 0
Cleveland Beats Cincinnati, 5-2
A good performance from third baseman Bill Harper helped the Cleveland Bobcats defeat the Cincinnati Packers, 5-2. Harper was 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Bobcats. Myron Baird, the winning pitcher, is now 7-5. He went 6.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits, while fanning 3 and walking 1. Joe Clabaugh got the save, his 16th in 22 chances.

Phil Chirico hit a 2-run triple off Fernando Lopez in the bottom of the second, which put the Bobcats in front, 2-0. Chirico had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 3.

"We understand we didn't play our best baseball," said losing manager Martin Abresch. "We'll shower it off and be ready to compete."

At 40-42, the Bobcats find themselves in 5th place in the National Baseball League Eastern Division.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Muhammad 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 2 14
   a-G. Palmer PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257 4 33
   b-D. Haffner 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 1 4
J. Anderson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 9 36
S. Timmons 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .268 4 35
G. Bennett SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .277 7 25
R. Brown CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .249 3 22
D. Beckwith LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 2 8
D. Davis C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .191 3 15
   c-B. Wesley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 2
M. Clement 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .277 1 5
F. Lopez P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .190 0 3
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 3 9      
a - G. Palmer pinch hit for B. Muhammad in the 7th
b - D. Haffner substituted for G. Palmer in the 7th
c - B. Wesley pinch hit for D. Davis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Timmons (15, 1st Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Muhammad , G. Palmer , S. Timmons 2 , R. Brown , D. Davis , M. Clement , F. Lopez
2-out RBI: G. Palmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Anderson 2 , G. Bennett , D. Davis
GIDP: R. Brown
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Muhammad (4) , S. Timmons (10) , R. Brown (20)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Timmons (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Bennett-Haffner-Timmons)
OF assists: 1 (Brown(Musumeci at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico LF, RF 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 .217 3 23
B. Harper 3B 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 .303 13 37
T. Crowell CF, LF 4 1 1 1 0 3 6 .265 6 34
S. Garcia RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 14 42
   a-D. Hexum 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
H. Batkin 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .206 7 21
   b-M. Sunseri CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 14
B. Olivas 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239 2 35
M. Bassett SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 1 9
K. Musumeci C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .262 6 28
M. Baird P 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 .310 0 5
   J. Clabaugh P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
Totals 33 5 11 5 0 6 19      
a - D. Hexum substituted for S. Garcia in the 9th
b - M. Sunseri substituted for H. Batkin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Musumeci (10, 6th Inning off F. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Chirico (5, 2nd Inning off F. Lopez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Harper (13, 7th Inning off F. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Crowell (6, 7th Inning off F. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 4 , B. Harper 6 , T. Crowell 4 , S. Garcia , B. Olivas , K. Musumeci 3 , M. Baird
2-out RBI: P. Chirico , B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Crowell 2 , H. Batkin
GIDP: H. Batkin
Sac Bunt: M. Baird
Hit by Pitch: P. Chirico , B. Harper
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Harper-Olivas-Batkin)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Lopez L (6-7) 8.0 11 5 3 0 6 2 130 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Lopez 50
Batters Faced: F. Lopez 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Lopez 11-5
Pitches - Strikes: F. Lopez 130-81
WP: F. Lopez
Hit Batsmen: F. Lopez 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Baird W (7-5) 6.2 6 2 2 1 3 0 91 2.95   
J. Clabaugh SV (16) 2.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 56
Batters Faced: M. Baird 27, J. Clabaugh 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 9-8, J. Clabaugh 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 91-61, J. Clabaugh 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Clabaugh 2-1
WP: M. Baird
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Harper
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 18726
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