MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/17/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1289 - THURSDAY, JULY 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (34-57) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Cleveland Bobcats (56-35) 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 5 10 1
Bobcats 5-1 Winners Over Washington
Rick Tomlinson pitched a gem to lead Cleveland to victory over the Washington Eagles, 5-1. In 7.1 innings, Tomlinson surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 1. He allowed 1 run. Joe Clabaugh closed the game out for Cleveland, earning his 16th save.

Benito Olivas dealt the Eagles a blow in the bottom of the fifth. Batting with runners on 1st and 2nd and Cleveland leading 2-1, Olivas, who is tied for 9th in the NBL with a .395 on-base percentage, hit a 1-1 curveball for a run-scoring single.

"Rick's a gamer," said Cleveland manager Daniel Mays. "Glad he's on our side."

The Bobcats lead the National Baseball League Eastern Division by 2 games.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wools 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 3 24
J. Stites RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270 5 27
G. Long SS 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .256 9 59
V. Marshall 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .302 2 39
A. Cassill LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .258 8 31
J. Lawler CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .265 2 18
E. Cook 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .248 3 30
   M. Jimenez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Kill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .213 3 19
   B. Gray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 0
J. Olvera C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .249 5 32
J. Walker P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .122 0 4
   a-A. Garcia 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 1 4
Totals 35 1 7 1 2 8 19      
a - A. Garcia substituted for J. Walker in the 6th
b - G. Kill pinch hit for M. Jimenez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Cook (12, 4th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Wools (2, 3rd Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lawler (1, 6th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wools 3 , J. Stites , V. Marshall 2 , J. Lawler 3 , E. Cook 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cassill , E. Cook , G. Kill , J. Walker
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Long-Cook-Marshall, Cook-Long-Marshall, Long-Garcia-Marshall)
PB: J. Olvera
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .272 4 29
B. Harper RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .256 5 21
B. Olivas 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .319 5 48
R. Galvan C 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .258 2 47
A. Romano CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .209 0 20
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
R. Gruber 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .306 11 44
B. Magnuson 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .233 0 21
A. Spruill SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 1 2
R. Tomlinson P 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .213 0 1
   a-M. Sunseri CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 2
Totals 30 5 10 5 4 3 15      
a - M. Sunseri substituted for R. Tomlinson in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Olivas 2 , R. Galvan 2 , R. Gruber 3 , B. Magnuson , R. Tomlinson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Chirico , A. Romano
GIDP: B. Magnuson 2 , A. Spruill
Sac Fly: B. Magnuson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Olivas (11)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Spruill (2)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Walker L (2-9) 5.2 9 5 5 3 3 0 100 4.73   
M. Jimenez 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 5.14   
B. Gray 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Walker 31
Batters Faced: J. Walker 27, M. Jimenez 5, B. Gray 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Walker 4-8, M. Jimenez 3-1, B. Gray 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Walker 100-60, M. Jimenez 17-11, B. Gray 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Jimenez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson W (10-3) 7.1 7 1 1 1 5 0 111 3.18   
J. Clabaugh SV (16) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 64
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 31, J. Clabaugh 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 9-8, J. Clabaugh 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 111-72, J. Clabaugh 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Clabaugh 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Tomlinson
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 20916
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