MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/08/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 371 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (14-13) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 17 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (16-12) 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 15 1
Bobcats Sneak Past Blockbusters, 7-6
Los Angeles second baseman Ken Frederick had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 7-6, to Cleveland in 13 innings. Frederick went 4-7 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. With the loss, Los Angeles falls to 16-12.

Cleveland used a timely hit from Bobby Magnuson to get the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the 13th inning to put the Bobcats ahead, 7-6. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it made an impact.

Magnuson told reporters after the game: "This one was touch and go, but we were able to put it in the win column."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper 3B 6 1 2 0 1 1 3 .266 4 10
T. Crowell CF, LF 6 0 2 1 1 1 4 .235 2 14
P. Chirico LF, RF 6 2 3 0 1 0 4 .313 3 18
H. Batkin 1B 5 2 1 2 1 1 2 .289 4 16
   c-M. Sunseri CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .220 1 10
R. Galvan C 5 0 3 2 1 0 0 .280 2 9
B. Olivas 2B 6 0 2 0 0 0 4 .314 0 13
M. Bassett SS 6 1 1 1 0 2 3 .255 0 11
D. Pelletier RF, 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .267 1 10
R. Tomlinson P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   a-R. Gruber PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Musumeci PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 0 5
   D. Carbone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Magnuson PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .370 0 1
   B. Kaiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 51 7 17 7 6 5 27      
a - R. Gruber pinch hit for J. Clabaugh in the 9th
b - K. Musumeci pinch hit for S. Eaton in the 11th
c - M. Sunseri substituted for H. Batkin in the 12th
d - B. Magnuson pinch hit for D. Carbone in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Chirico (6, 12th Inning off J. Hamby, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Magnuson (2, 13th Inning off D. Brewer, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Batkin (4, 1st Inning off J. Hampton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 2 , T. Crowell 2 , P. Chirico 4 , H. Batkin 4 , R. Galvan 3 , B. Olivas 2 , M. Bassett , R. Gruber , K. Musumeci , B. Magnuson 2
2-out RBI: T. Crowell , H. Batkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Crowell , P. Chirico , M. Sunseri , M. Bassett
GIDP: P. Chirico , H. Batkin
Sac Bunt: D. Pelletier
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Crowell (10) , R. Galvan (1)
CS: B. Olivas (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Harper (6)
Double Plays: 3 (Harper-Olivas-Batkin, Bassett-Olivas-Batkin, Crowell-Batkin)
OF assists: 2 (Crowell(Austin at 1st base), Crowell(Hester at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Laub CF 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 .281 3 10
B. May 3B 5 1 4 1 2 1 0 .450 1 24
E. Ronnebaum LF 5 1 1 0 2 2 7 .289 3 10
K. Frederick 2B 7 2 4 2 0 1 5 .330 5 18
H. Katzen 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .290 2 13
   b-J. Brookins PH, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 6
N. Parsons RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .281 2 10
   c-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 1 3
   e-K. McDaniel 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 9
P. Villamil SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .218 1 12
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 1 2
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-D. Kennedy PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
   J. Hamby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-E. Jacques PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   D. Brewer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Austin C 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 .319 1 7
J. Hampton P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 3
   C. Franklin P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   a-T. Hester SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .346 1 4
Totals 51 6 15 5 7 6 26      
a - T. Hester substituted for C. Franklin in the 7th
b - J. Brookins pinch hit for H. Katzen in the 8th
c - L. Messenger pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 8th
d - R. Montoya pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 8th
e - K. McDaniel substituted for L. Messenger in the 9th
f - D. Kennedy pinch hit for T. Benson in the 11th
g - E. Jacques pinch hit for J. Hamby in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Frederick 2 (9, 4th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 1 on, 1 out) , B. May 2 (10, 6th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Clabaugh, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Hester (1, 13th Inning off B. Kaiser, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Parsons (2, 6th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Frederick (5, 12th Inning off D. Carbone, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. May 6 , E. Ronnebaum , K. Frederick 9 , N. Parsons 4 , P. Villamil , G. Austin 2 , T. Hester 3
2-out RBI: B. May , N. Parsons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Ronnebaum 2 , K. Frederick 2 , H. Katzen , N. Parsons , P. Villamil
GIDP: E. Ronnebaum , G. Austin
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: K. Frederick (4)
Double Plays: 3 (Villamil-Frederick-Katzen, Villamil-Frederick-Katzen, Frederick-Hester)
OF assists: 1 (Laub(Harper at home))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson 6.0 8 5 4 1 2 1 76 5.30   
J. Clabaugh BS (3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 29 2.50   
S. Eaton 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 38 2.25   
D. Carbone W (1-0) 2.0 2 1 1 3 1 1 49 1.59   
B. Kaiser SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 15 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 39
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 26, J. Clabaugh 8, S. Eaton 8, D. Carbone 10, B. Kaiser 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 7-7, J. Clabaugh 4-2, S. Eaton 0-3, D. Carbone 1-3, B. Kaiser 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 76-48, J. Clabaugh 29-20, S. Eaton 38-26, D. Carbone 49-27, B. Kaiser 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Clabaugh 1-1
WP: R. Tomlinson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hampton 3.1 8 5 5 2 0 1 80 5.66   
C. Franklin 2.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 39 3.52   
B. Anderson 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 2.92   
T. Benson 3.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 45 0.00   
J. Hamby 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 8.10   
D. Brewer L (0-2) 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 17 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hampton 20
Batters Faced: J. Hampton 18, C. Franklin 10, B. Anderson 6, T. Benson 13, J. Hamby 4, D. Brewer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hampton 4-4, C. Franklin 3-3, B. Anderson 1-4, T. Benson 3-2, J. Hamby 1-1, D. Brewer 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hampton 80-51, C. Franklin 39-24, B. Anderson 25-15, T. Benson 45-31, J. Hamby 9-7, D. Brewer 17-9
WP: J. Hampton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Frederick
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 4:24
Attendance: 16950
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