MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/26/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1450 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 26TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (41-62) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 10 0
Cleveland Bobcats (56-50) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 2
Bluebirds Nip Bobcats, 4-3
Brooklyn parlayed a decent outing from starter Dave Teckenbrock into a solid win over the Cleveland Bobcats. The final score was 4-3. The victory puts Brooklyn at 41-62.

Brooklyn used a timely hit from Ed Blain to get the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the ninth inning to put the Bluebirds ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it made an impact.

"Dave went out and got the job done," said Bluebirds manager John Meeker.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 2 14
   a-J. Seidler PR, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .222 11 21
D. Calise CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 2 22
G. Landrum LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .305 5 40
B. Rawlins 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .258 8 38
J. Cooper RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .288 3 37
J. Mara C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 4 14
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Anderson SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .179 0 10
   c-D. Fogarty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 4 17
   d-G. Fenton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 16
L. Winter 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .220 5 13
D. Teckenbrock P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .180 0 1
   b-E. Blain C 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246 2 11
Totals 37 4 10 3 1 4 14      
a - J. Seidler pinch ran for K. McDaniel in the 5th
b - E. Blain substituted for D. Teckenbrock in the 8th
c - D. Fogarty pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 9th
d - G. Fenton substituted for D. Fogarty in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Landrum (26, 1st Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Blain (10, 9th Inning off P. Burkholder, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel , J. Seidler , G. Landrum 4 , J. Cooper , B. Anderson , L. Winter 2 , E. Blain 2
2-out RBI: G. Landrum , J. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Calise , B. Rawlins , J. Mara 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Winter (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McCusker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237 3 47
B. Harper RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .292 15 46
T. Crowell CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .298 10 51
H. Batkin 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .252 7 25
R. Gardner 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .202 10 50
P. Chirico LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .264 2 10
B. Olivas SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .143 0 1
K. Musumeci C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .240 0 26
   b-N. Lane PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Baird P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .146 0 4
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Farrar PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256 4 40
   P. Burkholder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 6 10      
a - J. Farrar pinch hit for T. Fried in the 7th
b - N. Lane pinch hit for K. Musumeci in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: H. Batkin 2 (3, 2nd Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Hill, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Harper (15, 3rd Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 5 , H. Batkin 6 , P. Chirico , J. Farrar
2-out RBI: B. Harper , J. Farrar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McCusker , R. Gardner
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gardner (13) , P. Chirico (2)
OF assists: 1 (Harper(Seidler at 2nd base))
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Teckenbrock 7.0 5 3 3 2 4 1 129 2.85   
B. Hill W (6-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Teckenbrock 57
Batters Faced: D. Teckenbrock 28, B. Hill 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Teckenbrock 9-8, B. Hill 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Teckenbrock 129-76, B. Hill 26-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Baird 6.1 8 3 3 1 3 0 114 2.86   
T. Fried 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.13   
P. Burkholder L (6-6) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 32 2.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 47
Batters Faced: M. Baird 28, T. Fried 2, P. Burkholder 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 4-11, T. Fried 1-1, P. Burkholder 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 114-67, T. Fried 5-4, P. Burkholder 32-22
WP: M. Baird
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Teckenbrock
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 20954
Special Notes: LF Kermit McDaniel was injured while running the bases.
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