MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/30/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1461 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (51-54) 2 0 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 11 22 1
Cleveland Bobcats (63-40) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 2
Bennett, Bluebirds Wallop Bobcats, 11-2
The Brooklyn Bluebirds pinned a convincing loss on the Cleveland Bobcats, 11-2, at Lakefront Stadium. Mike Bennett was a main factor in the win. He went 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for Brooklyn. Dave Teckenbrock, the winning pitcher, improved to 8-8. He pitched 7.2 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 1. Brooklyn is now 51-54, Cleveland 63-40.

With Brooklyn leading 2-1 in the top of the third, Bennett hit a sinker from Rick Tomlinson for a grand slam home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Bluebirds ahead, 6-1.

"The Bluebirds definitely had our number," said Cleveland manager Daniel Mays.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Eubanks CF 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 .261 0 24
D. Fogarty 2B 6 2 4 0 0 1 3 .217 2 16
J. Cooper RF 6 1 4 1 0 1 2 .368 9 51
D. Calise LF 5 3 3 3 0 0 4 .274 6 22
   a-G. Landrum LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 15 60
W. Fields 3B 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .206 5 24
M. Bennett 1B 5 1 4 4 0 0 0 .356 5 17
T. Pena SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .214 6 36
J. Mara C 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .241 1 14
D. Teckenbrock P 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .262 0 3
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   b-O. Gonzalez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 7 41
   D. Conway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 47 11 22 11 2 4 20      
a - G. Landrum substituted for D. Calise in the 7th
b - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for F. D'Amico in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Fogarty (11, 1st Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Fields 2 (3, 1st Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off D. Carbone, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Teckenbrock (2, 5th Inning off D. Carbone, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Cooper (32, 9th Inning off C. Galloway, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Calise (6, 1st Inning off R. Tomlinson, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Bennett (5, 3rd Inning off R. Tomlinson, 3 on, 1 out) , T. Pena (6, 6th Inning off S. Eaton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Eubanks , D. Fogarty 5 , J. Cooper 5 , D. Calise 6 , W. Fields 5 , M. Bennett 7 , T. Pena 4 , D. Teckenbrock 2 , O. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: J. Cooper , D. Calise , W. Fields , T. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Calise , G. Landrum , T. Pena 2
GIDP: R. Eubanks , J. Mara
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: D. Calise (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Crowell CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 11 46
   b-M. Sunseri PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 0 2
B. Harper 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .261 7 29
P. Chirico RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282 4 30
   c-A. Romano PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 21
R. Gruber LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308 12 48
M. Bassett 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .293 9 51
B. Magnuson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .228 0 24
K. Musumeci C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 0 6
A. Spruill SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 2 5
R. Tomlinson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   D. Carbone P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Olivas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 5 55
   C. Galloway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 4 7      
a - B. Olivas pinch hit for S. Eaton in the 8th
b - M. Sunseri pinch hit for T. Crowell in the 8th
c - A. Romano pinch hit for P. Chirico in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Magnuson (10, 9th Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Harper (7, 8th Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 5 , P. Chirico , M. Bassett 2 , B. Magnuson 2
2-out RBI: B. Harper , M. Bassett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , B. Magnuson , K. Musumeci
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (14)
CS: P. Chirico (9)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Harper (3) , A. Spruill (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Spruill-Magnuson-Harper, Magnuson-Spruill-Harper)
OF assists: 2 (Crowell(Cooper at 3rd base), Crowell(Calise at 3rd base))
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Teckenbrock W (8-8) 7.2 5 2 2 1 3 1 115 3.72   
F. D'Amico 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.46   
D. Conway 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Teckenbrock 63
Batters Faced: D. Teckenbrock 29, F. D'Amico 1, D. Conway 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Teckenbrock 8-11, F. D'Amico 1-0, D. Conway 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Teckenbrock 115-69, F. D'Amico 2-1, D. Conway 9-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson L (10-4) 3.0 7 6 6 2 2 2 64 3.46   
D. Carbone 2.1 7 3 3 0 1 0 39 6.23   
S. Eaton 2.2 5 2 1 0 1 1 42 3.08   
C. Galloway 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 19
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 18, D. Carbone 14, S. Eaton 12, C. Galloway 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 4-3, D. Carbone 4-2, S. Eaton 4-0, C. Galloway 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 64-40, D. Carbone 39-29, S. Eaton 42-29, C. Galloway 18-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Bennett
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 21592
Special Notes: RP Del Carbone was injured while pitching. CF Don Calise was injured while running the bases.
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