MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/02/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1161 - SUNDAY, JULY 2ND , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (42-43) 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 6 10 3
Cleveland Bobcats (41-43) 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 X 10 10 1
Gardner Helps Bobcats Defeat Knickerbockers, 10-6
Cleveland third baseman Ray Gardner was a significant contributor in his team's 10-6 triumph over the New York Knickerbockers. He went 2 for 5 with a home run, while scoring 3 and driving in 5 for the Bobcats. Cleveland starter Tim McDonald was credited with the win after throwing 82 pitches over 6.1 innings. His record now stands at 4-9. Cleveland is now 41-43.

Early in the game, Gardner had a 3-run home run for Cleveland. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Bobcats on top, 3-0.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Gardner said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .272 12 35
S. Wright 2B 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .294 13 47
F. Chavez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .243 7 43
W. Baker CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 6 .274 1 32
D. Lamons SS 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .318 6 27
R. Zink 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .201 6 23
   b-S. Hudson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 4 14
   B. Elsner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Mateo LF 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 .271 5 26
E. Bianculli C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 2
R. Schifsky P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .031 0 0
   T. Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   a-P. Barrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 0 5
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
   c-D. DeHaan PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 2 8
Totals 38 6 10 6 3 6 21      
a - P. Barrera pinch hit for T. Carpenter in the 7th
b - S. Hudson pinch hit for R. Zink in the 8th
c - D. DeHaan pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lamons (13, 2nd Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Wright (17, 7th Inning off T. McDonald, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Bianculli (1, 8th Inning off T. Fried, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Lamons (6, 4th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Mateo (5, 6th Inning off T. McDonald, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood , S. Wright 4 , F. Chavez , D. Lamons 6 , D. Mateo 5 , E. Bianculli 2
2-out RBI: D. Mateo , E. Bianculli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Baker , D. Lamons , D. DeHaan
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lamons 3 (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .277 11 36
T. Crowell LF 2 4 2 0 2 0 0 .300 9 43
J. McCusker 2B 5 2 1 1 0 1 5 .233 2 32
R. Gardner 3B 5 3 2 5 0 1 3 .204 8 35
P. Chirico RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .174 0 1
J. Farrar SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .256 4 34
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Fierro PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .247 4 20
   P. Burkholder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Sunseri CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .174 3 16
K. Musumeci C 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .229 0 21
T. McDonald P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .088 0 2
   a-B. Nielsen SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 2 16
Totals 38 10 10 9 5 6 25      
a - B. Nielsen substituted for T. McDonald in the 7th
b - D. Fierro pinch hit for T. Fried in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: T. Crowell (9, 3rd Inning off R. Schifsky, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gardner (8, 1st Inning off R. Schifsky, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Crowell 4 , J. McCusker , R. Gardner 5 , P. Chirico 2 , J. Farrar , D. Fierro , M. Sunseri
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , J. Farrar , K. Musumeci , T. McDonald
Hit by Pitch: T. Crowell
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sunseri (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Farrar (12)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Schifsky L (1-14) 4.1 7 7 6 2 2 1 94 7.05   
T. Carpenter 1.2 0 0 0 3 1 0 35 3.78   
J. Hernandez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.63   
B. Elsner 1.0 3 3 2 0 1 0 21 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Schifsky 23
Batters Faced: R. Schifsky 24, T. Carpenter 9, J. Hernandez 3, B. Elsner 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Schifsky 7-4, T. Carpenter 1-3, J. Hernandez 1-0, B. Elsner 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Schifsky 94-54, T. Carpenter 35-15, J. Hernandez 11-9, B. Elsner 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Carpenter 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Schifsky
Balk: R. Schifsky
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald W (4-9) 6.1 8 5 2 1 4 2 82 3.85   
T. Fried H (1) 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 37 3.09   
P. Burkholder 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 2.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 46
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 29, T. Fried 7, P. Burkholder 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 5-10, T. Fried 2-1, P. Burkholder 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 82-56, T. Fried 37-25, P. Burkholder 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fried 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Gardner
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 17804
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