MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
09/05/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1945 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (73-67) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 8 0
Cleveland Bobcats (66-74) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Bluebirds Subdue Cleveland, 3-1
Mike Bennett impressed in the 3-1 Brooklyn win over Cleveland. Bennett, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1967 draft, was 4-4 with a home run and 3 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Brooklyn pitcher Damon Rutherford earned the win, hiking his record to 13-13. Bob Yolton suffered the loss. Bob Hill notched his 17th save in 25 chances.

With the game tied, 1-1, in the top of the seventh, Bennett had a key at-bat for Brooklyn. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Bennett hit a run-scoring single off Joe Clabaugh, making the score 2-1, Bluebirds.

"Can't say enough about our pitching," said Bennett.

With this game in the books, Brooklyn is 73-67, Cleveland 66-74.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Jackson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .233 2 9
   a-G. Landrum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 9 52
   b-D. Fogarty CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 5 42
B. Anderson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 2 9
J. Cooper RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 23 85
B. Rawlins 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .293 14 76
O. Gonzalez LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .281 13 63
M. Bennett 1B 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .292 5 38
J. Mara C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .238 10 46
G. Fenton SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .225 1 13
D. Rutherford P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .192 0 5
   B. Hill P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 2
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 5 15      
a - G. Landrum pinch hit for G. Jackson in the 9th
b - D. Fogarty substituted for G. Landrum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Rawlins (22, 7th Inning off B. Yolton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bennett (5, 5th Inning off B. Yolton, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Gonzalez (13, 9th Inning off J. Clabaugh, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Jackson , B. Rawlins 2 , O. Gonzalez 4 , M. Bennett 7 , J. Mara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Landrum , D. Rutherford
GIDP: B. Anderson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rawlins-Anderson-Bennett)
OF assists: 1 (Cooper(Chirico at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Crowell CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 19 73
B. Olivas 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .279 3 51
P. Chirico LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .267 9 74
H. Batkin 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .232 12 51
S. Garcia RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .205 20 41
M. Bassett SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 5 42
K. Musumeci C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218 2 16
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2
   d-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 1 16
B. Magnuson 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .215 0 15
   b-R. Gruber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 3 13
   c-B. Harper 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 17 51
B. Yolton P 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .209 0 1
   a-R. Galvan C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 4 50
Totals 32 1 8 1 3 5 17      
a - R. Galvan substituted for B. Yolton in the 7th
b - R. Gruber pinch hit for B. Magnuson in the 7th
c - B. Harper substituted for R. Gruber in the 8th
d - D. Pelletier pinch hit for J. Clabaugh in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Olivas (29, 1st Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Harper (24, 9th Inning off B. Hill, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Olivas 3 , P. Chirico 2 , H. Batkin 2 , B. Harper 2 , B. Yolton
2-out RBI: H. Batkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Garcia 2 , B. Magnuson , R. Galvan
GIDP: P. Chirico
Sac Bunt: S. Garcia
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Olivas (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Olivas-Bassett-Batkin)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford W (13-13) 7.1 7 1 1 3 4 0 111 3.13   
B. Hill SV (17) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 61
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 30, B. Hill 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 9-7, B. Hill 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 111-75, B. Hill 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hill 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Yolton L (7-9) 6.0 4 2 2 2 3 1 62 4.00   
J. Clabaugh 3.0 4 1 1 1 2 1 44 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Yolton 57
Batters Faced: B. Yolton 23, J. Clabaugh 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Yolton 8-6, J. Clabaugh 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Yolton 62-46, J. Clabaugh 44-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Clabaugh 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Bennett
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Rain (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 13429
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