MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
08/01/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1542 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (57-55) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Washington Eagles (54-57) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
Eagles Slip Past Cleveland, 2-1
Rick Tomlinson pitched well, but his team, the Cleveland Bobcats, still dropped a 2-1 decision to the Washington Eagles at Monument Field. Washington has run its win streak to 4 in a row.

Jerry Duersch was the walk-off hero for Washington. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Eagles second baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Exhilarating win," said Duersch.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Olivas SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .176 0 2
B. Harper RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .286 17 49
H. Batkin 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .274 7 26
P. Chirico LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .267 2 13
N. Lane 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 0 1
T. Crowell CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .291 10 52
J. Farrar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255 4 41
B. Webster C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .164 3 9
R. Tomlinson P 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .216 0 3
Totals 33 1 7 1 5 4 22      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Batkin (6, 3rd Inning off O. Contreras, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Olivas 2 , H. Batkin 3 , P. Chirico 2 , R. Tomlinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Lane 2 , T. Crowell , R. Tomlinson
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Crowell (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lane-Farrar-Batkin, Olivas-Farrar-Batkin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cook 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 2 15
   c-A. Cassill PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352 1 7
P. Soroka SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 0 5
M. Lockhart RF, CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .296 19 63
J. Duersch 3B, 2B 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .279 10 60
L. McGee 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 3 12
R. Golick LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .316 4 40
J. Lawler CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 4 27
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Olvera C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 3 25
O. Contreras P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .088 0 1
   D. McCoy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Brosnahan CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 1 4
   b-I. Olson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 11 54
   d-J. Ybarra 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 9 2 0 5 6      
a - B. Brosnahan substituted for D. McCoy in the 8th
b - I. Olson pinch hit for B. Brosnahan in the 8th
c - A. Cassill pinch hit for E. Cook in the 8th
d - J. Ybarra substituted for I. Olson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Duersch (19, 1st Inning off R. Tomlinson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cook , A. Cassill , M. Lockhart 2 , J. Duersch 4 , R. Golick 2
2-out RBI: J. Duersch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lockhart , L. McGee
GIDP: L. McGee , J. Lawler
Sac Bunt: P. Soroka
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (30)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Olvera-Cook)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson L (8-10) 8.0 9 2 2 0 5 0 105 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 61
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 9-8
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 105-65
WP: R. Tomlinson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Contreras 6.0 7 1 1 4 4 0 108 3.76   
D. McCoy 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 4.79   
R. Kingery W (11-7) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Contreras 54
Batters Faced: O. Contreras 28, D. McCoy 4, R. Kingery 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Contreras 3-10, D. McCoy 2-1, R. Kingery 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Contreras 108-67, D. McCoy 18-9, R. Kingery 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. McCoy 1-0
WP: O. Contreras
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Tomlinson
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 18596
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