MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/17/1971
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1724 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (55-69) 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 5 9 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (56-68) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 2
Cleveland Beats Los Angeles, 5-1
Cleveland turned a fine outing from starter Rick Tomlinson into a victory over the Los Angeles Blockbusters at Blockbuster Stadium. The final score was 5-1. The winning pitcher was Tomlinson, now 6-5. He tossed 6 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 3. Los Angeles has now lost 5 consecutive games.

The Bobcats got a gift in the top of the seventh inning, when they were leading 2-1. With two out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Danny Fierro reached on an error by the 2B, driving in 1 run. It made the score 3-1, Cleveland.

"Rick -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Bobcats manager Daniel Mays. "He was the key to us winning."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McCusker 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .238 6 37
T. Crowell CF 4 0 2 0 1 2 3 .286 22 69
R. Gardner RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .264 6 33
D. Fierro 1B 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .301 7 20
J. Farrar 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .280 5 53
G. Clement LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .240 8 52
C. Estrada SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .191 1 14
K. Musumeci C 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 .237 6 32
R. Tomlinson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 0 1
   a-G. Trujillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 2 15
   T. Glantz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-D. Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048 0 0
   J. Hutto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 4 6 8 19      
a - G. Trujillo pinch hit for R. Tomlinson in the 7th
b - D. Campbell pinch hit for T. Glantz in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. McCusker 3 , T. Crowell 2 , R. Gardner , J. Farrar 2 , C. Estrada
2-out RBI: J. McCusker , R. Gardner , J. Farrar , C. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Gardner 2 , D. Fierro , K. Musumeci 2
GIDP: R. Gardner
Sac Bunt: R. Tomlinson
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McCusker 2 (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Estrada-McCusker-Fierro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Gonzalez RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .300 13 37
H. Katzen 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 6 37
K. Frederick 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .263 4 35
E. Ronnebaum LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .302 36 92
N. Parsons CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188 2 18
   b-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 4 22
I. Cleary C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 5 24
   c-J. Brookins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1 6
M. Herron 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 5 38
P. Villamil SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .192 2 22
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074 0 0
   D. Dixon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 1 11
   J. Pederson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1 3 5 11      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for D. Dixon in the 7th
b - L. Messenger pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 9th
c - J. Brookins pinch hit for I. Cleary in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: O. Gonzalez 2 , H. Katzen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Montoya
GIDP: N. Parsons
Sac Fly: K. Frederick
Hit by Pitch: N. Parsons
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: H. Katzen (9) , N. Parsons (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Katzen-Villamil-Frederick)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson W (6-5) 6.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 76 3.38   
T. Glantz 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.89   
J. Hutto 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 63
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 22, T. Glantz 5, J. Hutto 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 8-6, T. Glantz 2-0, J. Hutto 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 76-50, T. Glantz 19-11, J. Hutto 14-10
WP: R. Tomlinson
Hit Batsmen: T. Glantz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez L (10-13) 6.2 7 5 2 6 6 0 132 3.82   
D. Dixon 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.25   
J. Pederson 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 46
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 33, D. Dixon 2, J. Pederson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 8-5, D. Dixon 0-0, J. Pederson 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 132-75, D. Dixon 9-5, J. Pederson 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Dixon 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Tomlinson
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 15694
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