MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/06/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 365 - TUESDAY, MAY 6TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (14-13) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
Cleveland Bobcats (15-12) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18 3
Bobcats Rally to Win, 3-2
The Cleveland Bobcats knocked off the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 3-2, in National Baseball League action at Lakefront Stadium. Cleveland pitcher and Tonawanda, New York, native Steve Eaton had an outstanding performance. Cleveland reliever Steve Eaton got the win, raising his record to 3-0. Cardell Franklin was tagged with the loss. The win puts Cleveland at 15-12.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the 17th inning, when Cleveland first baseman Billy Muhammad, facing Cardell Franklin, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Bobcats the 3-2 win.

"We battled our tails off to get this win," said Cleveland manager Daniel Mays.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pakula RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 1
   b-E. Ronnebaum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319 6 18
   R. Medved P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 0 1
   f-E. Jacques PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   W. Guilmette P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   C. Franklin P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Covarrubio C 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 .250 2 14
J. Brookins LF 5 0 1 0 2 1 2 .266 2 12
K. Frederick 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .380 6 33
   c-L. Messenger PH, RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .217 1 3
H. Katzen 1B 5 1 2 1 3 0 0 .393 3 14
N. Parsons CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .231 1 7
   e-E. Laub PH, CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .222 1 7
P. Popeck 3B 6 0 1 1 1 0 6 .193 1 6
P. Villamil SS 5 0 0 0 3 1 5 .295 0 4
B. Anderson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 2 6
   d-T. Hester 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .222 0 0
Totals 57 2 10 2 10 6 36      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 7th
b - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for R. Pakula in the 7th
c - L. Messenger pinch hit for K. Frederick in the 7th
d - T. Hester substituted for R. Montoya in the 7th
e - E. Laub pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 8th
f - E. Jacques pinch hit for R. Medved in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Messenger (1, 14th Inning off S. Eaton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. Popeck (2, 4th Inning off S. Dubyak, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Katzen (3, 6th Inning off S. Dubyak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Jacques , A. Covarrubio 3 , J. Brookins , L. Messenger 2 , H. Katzen 5 , P. Popeck 3 , T. Hester
2-out RBI: P. Popeck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Covarrubio , L. Messenger 2 , P. Villamil , B. Anderson 2 , T. Hester 2
GIDP: J. Brookins , L. Messenger
Sac Bunt: C. Franklin , A. Covarrubio 2 , E. Laub 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Brookins , P. Popeck
Team LOB: 21

FIELDING
Errors: P. Popeck (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Frederick-Villamil-Katzen, Katzen-Villamil-Katzen)
PB: A. Covarrubio 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico LF 7 1 1 0 2 1 8 .238 2 8
B. Olivas 2B 8 1 1 0 1 0 9 .396 1 20
R. Galvan C 8 0 1 0 0 1 9 .272 1 23
B. Muhammad 1B 7 0 3 2 0 1 2 .264 0 7
T. Crowell RF 5 0 3 0 3 0 1 .321 1 8
M. Bassett 3B, SS 7 0 0 0 1 3 10 .273 1 6
M. Sunseri CF 7 1 3 0 0 2 5 .208 0 2
B. Magnuson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 0 1
   b-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 3 6
   S. Cheatham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-A. Spruill PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   T. McGuire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   e-K. Musumeci PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .038 0 0
   S. Eaton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
S. Dubyak P 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .286 0 1
   a-R. Gruber PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 3 14
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-F. Jimenez PH, 3B 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .255 0 2
Totals 62 3 18 2 7 10 52      
a - R. Gruber pinch hit for S. Dubyak in the 6th
b - D. Pelletier pinch hit for B. Magnuson in the 8th
c - F. Jimenez pinch hit for J. Clabaugh in the 8th
d - A. Spruill pinch hit for S. Cheatham in the 10th
e - K. Musumeci pinch hit for T. McGuire in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Muhammad (2, 1st Inning off B. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Galvan (7, 7th Inning off R. Medved, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Olivas (3, 17th Inning off C. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Chirico , B. Olivas 3 , R. Galvan 2 , B. Muhammad 4 , T. Crowell 3 , M. Sunseri 3 , B. Magnuson , A. Spruill , R. Gruber , F. Jimenez 3
2-out RBI: B. Muhammad
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Chirico 3 , R. Galvan 3 , T. Crowell , M. Bassett 2 , M. Sunseri 3
GIDP: B. Olivas , M. Bassett
Sac Bunt: B. Muhammad , M. Sunseri , S. Dubyak , F. Jimenez 2
Sac Fly: B. Muhammad
Hit by Pitch: R. Galvan
Team LOB: 23

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Chirico (1) , T. Crowell (10)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Muhammad (3) , M. Bassett (6) , B. Magnuson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Muhammad-Magnuson, Muhammad-Bassett-Muhammad)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson 6.0 8 2 1 2 2 0 104 5.96   
R. Medved 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 32 5.87   
W. Guilmette 5.0 3 0 0 4 4 0 69 0.00   
C. Franklin L (0-2) 3.2 5 1 1 0 3 0 60 5.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 50
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 29, R. Medved 9, W. Guilmette 22, C. Franklin 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 6-10, R. Medved 3-2, W. Guilmette 6-4, C. Franklin 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 104-63, R. Medved 32-18, W. Guilmette 69-46, C. Franklin 60-41
WP: C. Franklin
Hit Batsmen: W. Guilmette
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Dubyak 6.0 4 2 1 3 3 1 87 5.09   
J. Clabaugh 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 2.76   
S. Cheatham 2.0 1 0 0 3 0 0 37 1.80   
T. McGuire 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 45 5.62   
S. Eaton W (3-0) 5.0 3 0 0 2 1 0 63 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dubyak 58
Batters Faced: S. Dubyak 26, J. Clabaugh 9, S. Cheatham 10, T. McGuire 9, S. Eaton 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dubyak 6-8, J. Clabaugh 2-4, S. Cheatham 3-3, T. McGuire 2-1, S. Eaton 9-5
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dubyak 87-53, J. Clabaugh 24-14, S. Cheatham 37-24, T. McGuire 45-26, S. Eaton 63-40
Hit Batsmen: J. Clabaugh , T. McGuire
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Eaton
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 5:31
Attendance: 16350
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