MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
04/26/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 285 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (14-7) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 9 0
Cleveland Bobcats (9-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 0
Lockhart Slugs Eagles to 4-2 Win
Mike Lockhart led the Washington Eagles to a nifty 4-2 win over the Cleveland Bobcats. The Washington right fielder, who led the NBL in hits with 190 in 1967, was a force of nature. He banged out 3 extra-base hits, including 2 home runs and 1 double. The winning pitcher was Tom McAteer. He's now 1-2. He went 7 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits for the Eagles. Getting the save was Richie Kingery, his 4th.

Washington took a 4-1 lead on Lockhart's 7th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which he hit off Tim Fried in the top of the eighth, propelled Washington to the win.

"I just try to bring what I bring to this team," said Lockhart.

The Eagles raised their record to 14-7.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wools 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .273 0 8
G. Long SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .187 1 6
M. Lockhart RF 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 .320 7 19
R. Golick LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .352 0 6
I. Olson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 2 11
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Duersch 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .366 3 12
E. Laub CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .147 0 2
J. Olvera C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .185 1 3
T. McAteer P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1
   a-P. Soroka PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-V. Marshall 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4 4 6 17      
a - P. Soroka pinch hit for T. McAteer in the 8th
b - V. Marshall substituted for P. Soroka in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (3, 6th Inning off R. Scherf, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Lockhart 2 (7, 4th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Fried, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wools 3 , M. Lockhart 10 , R. Golick , I. Olson , J. Olvera
2-out RBI: M. Lockhart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Long 2 , I. Olson , J. Duersch
GIDP: E. Laub
Sac Bunt: T. McAteer
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Wools (5)
CS: L. Wools (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper RF 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .358 5 15
T. Crowell LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .198 4 11
D. Fierro 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 3
J. McCusker 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .289 2 12
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .194 4 8
J. Farrar SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 0 5
M. Sunseri CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 1 7
K. Musumeci C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .238 0 6
R. Scherf P 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294 0 2
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Nielsen PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 1 5
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 8 17      
a - B. Nielsen pinch hit for T. Fried in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Scherf (1, 5th Inning off T. McAteer, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Harper 2 (5, 7th Inning off T. McAteer, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. Kingery, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 6 , T. Crowell , D. Fierro , J. McCusker , M. Sunseri , R. Scherf 2
2-out RBI: , B. Harper 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Crowell 3 , J. McCusker , R. Gardner , J. Farrar
Sac Bunt: R. Scherf
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Crowell (7) , J. McCusker (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McCusker-Farrar-Fierro)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McAteer W (1-2) 7.0 4 1 1 4 6 0 121 4.10   
R. Kingery SV (4) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 40 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McAteer 67
Batters Faced: T. McAteer 29, R. Kingery 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McAteer 7-8, R. Kingery 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. McAteer 121-69, R. Kingery 40-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf L (3-2) 7.0 4 3 3 4 4 1 101 2.56   
T. Fried 2.0 5 1 1 0 2 1 32 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 57
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 27, T. Fried 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 7-8, T. Fried 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 101-58, T. Fried 32-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fried 1-1
WP: R. Scherf
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Lockhart
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 16263
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