MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS
08/17/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS
GAME ID: 1753 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (67-61) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 5 1
Philadelphia Quakers (62-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Bobcats Squelch Quakers Offense in Shutout Win
The Cleveland Bobcats got a magnificent performance from pitcher Rick Tomlinson, who muffled the Philadelphia offense en route to a tight, 3-0 Bobcats win at Quakers Stadium. By defeating Philadelphia, the third-place Bobcats improved to 67-61.

Cleveland used the hitting of Buzz Webster to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Bobcats on top, 2-0. For the game, Webster had 1 home run and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.

"We put some tough at-bats on some tough pitches," said Cleveland manager Daniel Mays.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Olivas SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 1 8
B. Harper RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .294 19 54
H. Batkin 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 9 35
P. Chirico LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .257 4 21
   b-M. Sunseri CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 4 21
N. Lane 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .149 2 11
T. Crowell CF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .298 12 64
J. Farrar 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .249 5 44
B. Webster C 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .197 4 14
R. Tomlinson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 0 4
   P. Burkholder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Musumeci PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 0 30
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3 3 6 7      
a - K. Musumeci pinch hit for P. Burkholder in the 9th
b - M. Sunseri substituted for P. Chirico in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Webster (4, 5th Inning off B. Freeland, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Crowell , J. Farrar , B. Webster 6
2-out RBI: , B. Webster 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Olivas , T. Crowell
Sac Bunt: R. Tomlinson
Hit by Pitch: R. Tomlinson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Crowell (34)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Harper (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Voss 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .245 4 29
A. Rebolledo 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .276 6 29
T. Schlener CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 9 49
J. Vadnais LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .271 8 26
M. Bassett SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .256 4 45
K. Terry 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .173 0 5
S. Burke RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 0 10
R. Reed C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 0 7
B. Freeland P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .094 0 1
   B. Kaiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Wright PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 0 0
   B. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Salinas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   b-J. Murchison PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 19 80
Totals 30 0 4 0 7 5 16      
a - C. Wright pinch hit for B. Kaiser in the 7th
b - J. Murchison pinch hit for M. Salinas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rebolledo (19, 6th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Rebolledo 2 , T. Schlener , J. Vadnais , J. Murchison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Rebolledo 2 , M. Bassett , K. Terry , S. Burke , B. Freeland
Sac Bunt: S. Burke
Team LOB: 11
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson W (10-11) 7.1 3 0 0 7 4 0 128 3.18   
P. Burkholder H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.13   
T. Fried SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 69
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 32, P. Burkholder 2, T. Fried 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 9-9, P. Burkholder 0-2, T. Fried 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 128-71, P. Burkholder 10-8, T. Fried 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Burkholder 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Freeland L (3-10) 5.2 3 2 2 0 4 1 76 4.10   
B. Kaiser 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 22 3.16   
B. Smith 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 2.26   
M. Salinas 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 25 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Freeland 59
Batters Faced: B. Freeland 21, B. Kaiser 6, B. Smith 3, M. Salinas 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Freeland 6-7, B. Kaiser 1-2, B. Smith 2-0, M. Salinas 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Freeland 76-48, B. Kaiser 22-15, B. Smith 16-9, M. Salinas 25-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Salinas 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Freeland
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Tomlinson
Ballpark: Quakers Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 18367
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