MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
07/18/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1349 - TUESDAY, JULY 18TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (51-48) 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 10 14 0
Washington Eagles (44-54) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 8 13 1
Bobcats Prevail, 10-8, Over Washington
Washington shortstop Gary Long had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 10-8, to Cleveland at Monument Field. Long was 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. The losing streak for Washington has now reached 5 games.

Cleveland used the hitting of Harold Batkin to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Bobcats on top, 5-1. For the game, Batkin had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Daniel Mays.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .286 13 40
T. Crowell CF 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .309 10 50
H. Batkin 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .213 5 18
J. McCusker 2B 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .237 3 45
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 1 0 3 3 .205 10 50
P. Chirico LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .260 2 8
J. Farrar SS 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .251 4 37
B. Webster C 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .179 3 8
R. Scherf P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .204 0 3
   a-M. Sunseri PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .176 4 21
   J. Hutto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 10 14 8 3 10 19      
a - M. Sunseri pinch hit for R. Scherf in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McCusker (17, 9th Inning off T. Morton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Batkin (5, 5th Inning off R. Juarez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 2 , T. Crowell 3 , H. Batkin 5 , J. McCusker 2 , P. Chirico 3 , J. Farrar , R. Scherf , M. Sunseri
2-out RBI: B. Harper , T. Crowell , H. Batkin , R. Scherf
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , P. Chirico
Sac Bunt: R. Scherf
Sac Fly: R. Gardner , P. Chirico
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Chirico 2 (3)
CS: B. Harper (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McCusker-Farrar-Batkin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cook 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .263 1 8
G. Long SS 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 .272 14 47
M. Lockhart RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .307 17 59
J. Duersch 3B 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 .271 9 51
I. Olson 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .283 10 45
R. Golick LF 4 0 4 2 1 0 0 .325 4 35
   b-B. Brosnahan PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 1 2
J. Lawler CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .273 3 24
G. Kill C 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .221 3 8
R. Juarez P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .176 0 1
   T. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Cassill PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 1 6
Totals 39 8 13 8 5 4 22      
a - A. Cassill pinch hit for T. Morton in the 9th
b - B. Brosnahan pinch ran for R. Golick in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Long (9, 3rd Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Olson (11, 8th Inning off J. Hutto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Long (14, 5th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Long 7 , M. Lockhart , I. Olson 3 , R. Golick 4 , J. Lawler , G. Kill , A. Cassill
2-out RBI: , R. Golick 2 , J. Lawler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Olson , G. Kill , R. Juarez
GIDP: G. Kill
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (29)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Juarez (1)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf W (9-4) 7.0 7 2 2 2 4 1 114 2.55   
J. Hutto 1.2 4 6 6 3 0 0 58 7.36   
T. Fried SV (11) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 57
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 29, J. Hutto 12, T. Fried 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 8-8, J. Hutto 3-2, T. Fried 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 114-76, J. Hutto 58-30, T. Fried 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fried 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Juarez L (11-5) 7.1 12 9 7 2 9 1 119 3.47   
T. Morton 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 32 5.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Juarez 29
Batters Faced: R. Juarez 36, T. Morton 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Juarez 6-6, T. Morton 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Juarez 119-84, T. Morton 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Morton 2-2
WP: T. Morton
Balk: T. Morton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Long
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 14112
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