MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
09/12/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 2033 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (72-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Cleveland Bobcats (70-76) 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 X 7 11 0
Garcia Hits 2 Roundtrippers, Bobcats Win, 7-0
Thanks in large part to right fielder Steve Garcia, the Cleveland Bobcats beat the New York Knickerbockers, 7-0. Garcia was 2-3 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 4. Cleveland is now 70-76, while New York is 72-73.

Early in the game, Garcia had a 3-run home run for Cleveland. It was his 22nd home run of the season and put the Bobcats on top, 3-0.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Garcia.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .305 13 35
S. Wright 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .280 27 89
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .271 23 80
J. Madsen LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .231 15 58
B. Marston CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .235 13 48
S. Wells 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .276 14 73
D. Lamons SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .234 5 41
R. Hotz C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .266 12 50
B. Orrick P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   R. Schifsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 0
   a-S. Hudson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 6 22
   D. Abril P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 4
Totals 31 0 7 0 3 8 19      
a - S. Hudson pinch hit for R. Schifsky in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lamons 2 (20, 5th Inning off B. Yolton, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Yolton, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Hudson (4, 8th Inning off J. Colombo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood , F. Chavez , J. Madsen , B. Marston , D. Lamons 4 , S. Hudson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Underwood , F. Chavez , J. Madsen , D. Lamons , R. Hotz
GIDP: F. Chavez , S. Wells 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Marston(Batkin at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper 3B, 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .280 19 54
T. Crowell CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .273 21 78
P. Chirico LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .269 9 74
R. Galvan C 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .285 4 52
S. Garcia RF 3 3 2 4 1 0 2 .203 22 45
H. Batkin 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .246 13 58
   a-R. Gruber 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 3 13
   b-L. Fitzsimmons PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Olivas 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .279 3 53
B. Magnuson SS, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .216 0 15
B. Yolton P 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .217 0 1
   J. Colombo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Sunseri PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 2 21
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 7 11 7 5 2 16      
a - R. Gruber substituted for H. Batkin in the 6th
b - L. Fitzsimmons pinch hit for R. Gruber in the 7th
c - M. Sunseri pinch hit for J. Colombo in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Garcia 2 (22, 3rd Inning off B. Orrick, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off R. Schifsky, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 2 , T. Crowell 2 , R. Galvan 2 , S. Garcia 8 , B. Olivas , B. Magnuson , B. Yolton
2-out RBI: S. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Galvan , S. Garcia , B. Yolton 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (53) , T. Crowell 2 (59) , H. Batkin (2)
CS: B. Harper (36)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Harper-Batkin, Magnuson-Olivas-Batkin, Harper-Fitzsimmons-Harper)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Orrick L (0-2) 4.2 8 6 6 4 0 1 87 9.31   
R. Schifsky 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 1 41 2.63   
D. Abril 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Orrick 20
Batters Faced: B. Orrick 25, R. Schifsky 10, D. Abril 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Orrick 6-7, R. Schifsky 2-2, D. Abril 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Orrick 87-53, R. Schifsky 41-24, D. Abril 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Schifsky 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Yolton W (8-9) 6.2 5 0 0 2 7 0 107 3.82   
J. Colombo 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 5.09   
S. Eaton 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Yolton 69
Batters Faced: B. Yolton 25, J. Colombo 5, S. Eaton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Yolton 7-4, J. Colombo 0-3, S. Eaton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Yolton 107-64, J. Colombo 15-11, S. Eaton 14-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Colombo 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Garcia
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 15540
Special Notes: 1B Harold Batkin was injured in a collision at a base.
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