MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/04/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1598 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (57-59) 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 7 0
New York Knickerbockers (66-48) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 X 7 11 1
Cleveland Downed, 7-5, by Knickerbockers
New York and Cleveland duked it out and the Knickerbockers came out victorious.

Jack Forbes, who is tied for 4th in the NBL in wins with 12, propelled his team to victory over the Cleveland Bobcats. The final score was 7-5, New York. Tim Fried, now 6-7, picked up the win in relief. He allowed 2 runs on 3 hits in 3 innings.

New York took the lead, 7-5, on Steve Hudson's 21st home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Cleveland pitcher Joe Clabaugh in the bottom of the eighth.

"We have a lot of confidence in Jack," said New York manager Timothy Widholm.

With the win over Cleveland, the Knickerbockers improved to 66-48.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .230 7 30
M. Bassett SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 5 22
B. Harper 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 14 48
T. Crowell CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 9 47
D. Pelletier RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .287 9 21
R. Baum 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .193 6 18
B. Webster C 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .190 2 12
B. Magnuson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .218 1 14
R. Tomlinson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .159 0 0
   a-M. Sunseri PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 1 15
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
   b-D. Hexum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .158 0 3
Totals 35 5 7 3 1 10 8      
a - M. Sunseri pinch hit for R. Tomlinson in the 7th
b - D. Hexum pinch hit for J. Clabaugh in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Baum (5, 7th Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Webster (2, 7th Inning off T. Fried, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Chirico (7, 7th Inning off T. Fried, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 5 , D. Pelletier , R. Baum 3 , B. Webster 4 , B. Magnuson
2-out RBI: P. Chirico
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Chirico , R. Tomlinson , D. Hexum
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Magnuson-Bassett-Baum)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .338 21 54
B. Marston CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .237 1 9
F. Chavez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .242 26 76
R. Freeman LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 28 78
D. Lamons SS 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .311 14 53
R. Hotz C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .263 16 42
D. DeHaan 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .205 2 8
   a-S. Hudson PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .274 21 61
   b-P. Barrera 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 3 20
B. White 3B 4 1 2 2 0 2 3 .309 11 40
J. Forbes P 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .311 0 5
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
Totals 33 7 11 7 4 7 19      
a - S. Hudson pinch hit for D. DeHaan in the 8th
b - P. Barrera substituted for S. Hudson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. White (9, 2nd Inning off R. Tomlinson, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Chavez (15, 3rd Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Hudson (21, 8th Inning off J. Clabaugh, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood , F. Chavez 2 , R. Freeman , D. Lamons , R. Hotz 2 , D. DeHaan , S. Hudson 4 , B. White 3 , J. Forbes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Freeman , J. Forbes
GIDP: B. Marston
Sac Bunt: T. Fried
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Chavez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. White (20)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson 6.0 7 4 4 2 6 0 113 4.70   
J. Clabaugh L (4-10), BS (10) 2.0 4 3 3 2 1 1 41 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 46
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 27, J. Clabaugh 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 7-5, J. Clabaugh 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 113-74, J. Clabaugh 41-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes 6.0 4 3 1 1 7 0 103 3.29   
T. Fried W (6-7), BS (8) 3.0 3 2 2 0 3 2 36 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 62
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 24, T. Fried 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 5-6, T. Fried 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 103-64, T. Fried 36-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fried 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Forbes
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 23970
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