MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/03/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 353 - MONDAY, MAY 3RD , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (9-17) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Cleveland Bobcats (13-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1
Eagles Win at Cleveland, 2-1
Alex Fonseca pitched a gem to lead Washington to victory over the Cleveland Bobcats, 2-1. Fonseca got the win, improving to 1-2. He gave up 3 hits and walked 2 over 7.2 innings. He allowed 1 run. The victory makes Washington 9-17.

John Ellison, who is tied for 10th in the NBL in doubles with 6, had a direct impact on the outcome. Ellison contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the third inning to put Washington up, 2-0.

"We put some tough at-bats on some tough pitches," said Washington manager Wally Christensen.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wools 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .241 1 6
J. Ellison 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .291 2 10
J. Duersch 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .326 3 13
L. McGee LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .202 0 2
H. Disla RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .327 0 6
J. Lawler CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 1 8
   a-B. Messinger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 0 1
   b-E. Laub CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 0 5
G. Long SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 2 14
G. Kill C 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .212 1 9
A. Fonseca P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 1
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. McCoy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 6 11      
a - B. Messinger pinch hit for J. Lawler in the 9th
b - E. Laub substituted for B. Messinger in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: L. Wools (4, 1st Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wools 3 , J. Ellison , L. McGee , H. Disla , G. Long
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. McGee
GIDP: G. Kill
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: G. Long (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Wools-Long-Ellison)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Crowell RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .312 5 13
H. Batkin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 6 16
T. Howard 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .324 2 4
G. Clement LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .351 1 10
J. Farrar SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .308 0 12
C. McCormick CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .038 0 3
   b-D. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 1 3
J. McCusker 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 0 8
   a-B. Shingleton PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321 3 21
K. Musumeci C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 6
T. McDonald P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 1
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1 2 1 14      
a - B. Shingleton pinch hit for J. McCusker in the 7th
b - D. Fierro pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Howard 2 (3, 4th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off R. Kingery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Clement (4, 2nd Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Crowell (5, 8th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Crowell 4 , T. Howard 4 , G. Clement 3
2-out RBI: T. Crowell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. McCormick , D. Fierro , J. McCusker
GIDP: J. Farrar
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: H. Batkin (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Farrar-McCusker-Howard)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca W (1-2) 7.2 3 1 1 2 1 1 89 3.05   
R. Kingery H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 9.45   
D. McCoy SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 68
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 28, R. Kingery 3, D. McCoy 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 11-10, R. Kingery 1-1, D. McCoy 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 89-54, R. Kingery 12-9, D. McCoy 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. McCoy 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald L (2-1) 8.1 5 2 2 1 6 0 113 2.81   
T. Fried 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 70
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 31, T. Fried 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 7-11, T. Fried 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 113-69, T. Fried 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fried 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Fonseca
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 18 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 15763
Special Notes: CL Richie Kingery was injured while pitching.
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