MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/08/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1183 - THURSDAY, JULY 8TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (41-45) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 0
Cleveland Bobcats (35-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0
Bluebirds Rally Late to Nip Bobcats
The Brooklyn Bluebirds had to overcome a fine effort from Cleveland pitcher Tim McDonald to win, 2-1, at Lakefront Stadium. McDonald went 6.1 innings and allowed no runs. The Bobcats, now 35-51, have lost 4 straight.

Brooklyn needed the clutch hitting of Dave Tislow to seal the deal. The second baseman swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Bluebirds on top, 2-1. For the game, Tislow had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Tough loss," said Cleveland manager Daniel Mays. "The kind that burns a little inside."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Anderson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 7
   b-J. Proulx PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 0 1
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
M. LeDuc CF, SS, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .170 1 5
G. Landrum LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .331 6 22
   d-G. Fenton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 12
B. Rawlins 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .310 4 31
D. Tislow 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .251 8 37
J. Seidler 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .181 7 24
J. Cooper RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .262 6 27
J. Mara C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .175 0 10
C. Hurley P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 1 1
   a-D. Calise PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 5 28
   c-D. Fogarty CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 2 31
Totals 33 2 9 2 1 7 9      
a - D. Calise pinch hit for C. Hurley in the 8th
b - J. Proulx pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 8th
c - D. Fogarty substituted for D. Calise in the 9th
d - G. Fenton substituted for G. Landrum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Landrum (17, 6th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Tislow (8, 9th Inning off T. Fried, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Proulx , M. LeDuc , G. Landrum 3 , B. Rawlins , D. Tislow 5 , J. Cooper , J. Mara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Landrum , B. Rawlins , C. Hurley
GIDP: D. Tislow
Sac Bunt: M. LeDuc
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. LeDuc (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McCusker 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .232 4 25
   b-D. Fierro 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 2 9
T. Crowell CF, RF 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 .290 18 53
B. Harper RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .269 12 28
   c-R. Gardner 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 5 26
J. Farrar 3B, 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .260 1 29
T. Howard 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 11 28
   d-C. McCormick CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 1 5
G. Clement LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 5 26
C. Estrada SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 0 1
K. Musumeci C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .240 5 23
   T. Fried P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
T. McDonald P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 3
   a-B. Webster C 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .155 1 4
Totals 33 1 7 1 5 7 22      
a - B. Webster substituted for T. McDonald in the 7th
b - D. Fierro substituted for J. McCusker in the 9th
c - R. Gardner substituted for B. Harper in the 9th
d - C. McCormick substituted for T. Howard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Musumeci (5, 2nd Inning off C. Hurley, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Farrar (13, 6th Inning off C. Hurley, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Webster (3, 7th Inning off C. Hurley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McCusker , B. Harper , J. Farrar 3 , K. Musumeci 2 , T. McDonald , B. Webster 2
2-out RBI: J. Farrar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , J. Farrar , T. Howard 2 , K. Musumeci , T. McDonald
Sac Bunt: J. McCusker
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Crowell (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Farrar-McCusker-Howard)
OF assists: 1 (Harper(Tislow at home))
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hurley 7.0 7 1 1 4 4 0 122 3.24   
B. Hill W (7-3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 33 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hurley 59
Batters Faced: C. Hurley 32, B. Hill 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hurley 10-7, B. Hill 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hurley 122-73, B. Hill 33-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald 6.1 6 0 0 1 4 0 84 2.79   
T. Fried L (5-7) 2.2 3 2 2 0 3 1 39 4.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 64
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 24, T. Fried 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 6-7, T. Fried 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 84-53, T. Fried 39-23
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim McDonald
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 12578
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