MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/06/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1218 - THURSDAY, JULY 6TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (35-52) 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 16 0
Cleveland Bobcats (42-47) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2
Seidler 3-for-3 in Bluebirds Win
Brooklyn first baseman John Seidler helped his team beat the Cleveland Bobcats, 7-3. Seidler, who led the NBL in extra base hits with 64 in 1963, went 3 for 3 for the Bluebirds. Jackie Richardson was the winner. He's now 6-8. The loser was former first round draft pick Floyd Tucker. The Brooklyn win streak is now 3 games.

With Brooklyn leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Seidler hit a cutter from Floyd Tucker for a 2-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Bluebirds ahead, 3-0.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Seidler.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 .223 3 15
J. Seidler 1B 3 1 3 2 2 0 0 .214 9 18
G. Landrum LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .305 5 36
D. Tislow 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .212 3 24
J. Cooper RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .298 3 32
E. Blain C 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .241 1 8
L. Winter 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .216 4 11
G. Fenton SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .207 0 9
J. Richardson P 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .116 1 1
Totals 40 7 16 6 5 5 27      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Landrum (19, 3rd Inning off F. Tucker, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Cooper (13, 3rd Inning off F. Tucker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Seidler (9, 3rd Inning off F. Tucker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fogarty , J. Seidler 6 , G. Landrum 3 , J. Cooper 4 , E. Blain 3 , L. Winter , G. Fenton 2 , J. Richardson
2-out RBI: J. Seidler , J. Cooper , E. Blain , L. Winter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fogarty , D. Tislow , J. Cooper , J. Richardson
GIDP: G. Landrum , D. Tislow
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Fogarty (7)
CS: J. Cooper (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nielsen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 2 17
B. Harper 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .281 11 36
T. Crowell LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .307 9 44
J. Farrar SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .266 4 35
J. McCusker 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .229 2 36
R. Gardner RF 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .197 8 38
M. Sunseri CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 3 16
   b-D. Fierro PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249 4 22
K. Musumeci C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .227 0 21
F. Tucker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 1
   B. Wilson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-P. Chirico PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .210 1 4
   J. Hutto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3 1 7 9      
a - P. Chirico pinch hit for S. Eaton in the 8th
b - D. Fierro pinch hit for M. Sunseri in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Farrar 2 (13, 4th Inning off J. Richardson, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Richardson, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Chirico (1, 8th Inning off J. Richardson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Harper , T. Crowell 2 , J. Farrar 4 , K. Musumeci , P. Chirico 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nielsen , B. Harper , R. Gardner , K. Musumeci
Sac Bunt: F. Tucker
Sac Fly: R. Gardner
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Nielsen (6) , M. Sunseri (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Nielsen-McCusker-Harper, Nielsen-McCusker-Harper)
OF assists: 1 (Sunseri(Seidler at 3rd base))
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Richardson W (6-8) 9.0 7 3 3 1 7 0 135 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Richardson 67
Batters Faced: J. Richardson 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Richardson 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: J. Richardson 135-89
WP: J. Richardson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Tucker L (3-7) 3.0 9 7 7 3 3 1 61 4.76   
B. Wilson 4.0 6 0 0 2 2 0 70 2.35   
S. Eaton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.93   
J. Hutto 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Tucker 11
Batters Faced: F. Tucker 19, B. Wilson 19, S. Eaton 2, J. Hutto 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Tucker 2-2, B. Wilson 2-7, S. Eaton 1-1, J. Hutto 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Tucker 61-36, B. Wilson 70-46, S. Eaton 5-3, J. Hutto 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wilson 2-0 , S. Eaton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Seidler
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 14990
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