MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
09/06/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1952 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (73-68) 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 5 8 0
Cleveland Bobcats (67-74) 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 X 9 13 0
Crowell Lifts Bobcats to 9-5 Triumph
The Cleveland Bobcats powered past the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 9-5, at Lakefront Stadium. Tom Crowell provided some of the pop. He was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. Dennis Lawrence got credit for the win, improving to 2-7. He allowed 5 runs on 8 hits in 8 innings. The loss makes Brooklyn 73-68.

In the bottom of the first, 18-time All-Star Harold Batkin hit a grand slam home run. The 13th home run of the season for the Cleveland first baseman put the Bobcats on top, 4-0.

"The boys came out and just played their butts off," said Cleveland manager Daniel Mays.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .253 2 29
D. Fogarty CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265 5 42
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .293 14 78
G. Landrum LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .284 9 52
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .281 14 65
J. Mara C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238 10 46
T. Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 4 32
G. Jackson RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .250 2 9
D. Teckenbrock P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1 16
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 5 38
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 23 85
   B. Curry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 0 1
Totals 34 5 8 5 1 2 8      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for D. Teckenbrock in the 5th
b - J. Cooper pinch hit for F. D'Amico in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: O. Gonzalez (14, 4th Inning off D. Lawrence, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Winter , B. Rawlins , O. Gonzalez 4 , J. Mara , G. Jackson 3 , M. Bennett
2-out RBI: B. Rawlins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fogarty , G. Landrum
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rawlins (30) , G. Jackson 2 (6)
CS: G. Jackson (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .278 17 51
T. Crowell CF 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 .269 20 75
B. Olivas 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .280 3 51
P. Chirico LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .267 9 74
H. Batkin 1B 5 1 1 4 0 1 5 .232 13 55
M. Bassett SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .243 5 43
R. Gruber RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .276 3 13
K. Musumeci C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .226 2 17
D. Lawrence P 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .087 0 1
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 9 13 8 5 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (25, 8th Inning off B. Curry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Bassett 2 (6, 1st Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off F. D'Amico, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Batkin (13, 1st Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 3 on, 1 out) , T. Crowell (20, 8th Inning off B. Curry, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 3 , T. Crowell 5 , B. Olivas 2 , P. Chirico , H. Batkin 4 , M. Bassett 7 , K. Musumeci 2
2-out RBI: M. Bassett , K. Musumeci
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Batkin , K. Musumeci
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (51) , T. Crowell (55) , B. Olivas (20) , P. Chirico (16)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Teckenbrock L (17-7) 4.0 7 5 5 1 3 1 83 3.28   
F. D'Amico 2.0 3 2 2 4 3 0 51 5.35   
B. Curry 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 26 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Teckenbrock 30
Batters Faced: D. Teckenbrock 19, F. D'Amico 13, B. Curry 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Teckenbrock 3-5, F. D'Amico 2-1, B. Curry 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Teckenbrock 83-47, F. D'Amico 51-33, B. Curry 26-18
WP: F. D'Amico
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lawrence W (2-7) 8.0 8 5 5 1 2 1 108 3.94   
S. Eaton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lawrence 47
Batters Faced: D. Lawrence 32, S. Eaton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lawrence 10-11, S. Eaton 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lawrence 108-71, S. Eaton 7-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Crowell
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 17237
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