MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/05/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 379 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 5TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Dairymen (13-15) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Cleveland Bobcats (15-13) 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 5 6 0
Milwaukee Defeated By Bobcats, 5-2
No one was more impactful than Harold Batkin in the 5-2 Cleveland win over Milwaukee. Batkin, who finished 2nd in the NBL in on-base percentage with .440 in 1961, was 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Tim Fried earned the save for Cleveland, his 4th of the year. The loss makes Milwaukee 13-15.

Bill Harper drew 1 walk for Cleveland. The 25-year old right fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With no one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring walk off Keith Williams. It was his 24th walk of the season.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Cleveland manager Daniel Mays.
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Morales CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .336 1 10
C. Bragg SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286 0 12
R. Bryce 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 0 9
L. Morford LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .200 2 11
D. Adams C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .303 1 4
M. Wheeler 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .186 2 14
   a-T. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 2 3
L. Hughes RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .185 0 0
G. Branan 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .274 3 12
K. Williams P 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .231 0 2
   W. Grant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 1 2 9 11      
a - T. Davis pinch hit for M. Wheeler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Branan (2, 5th Inning off P. Burkholder, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Morford , L. Hughes , G. Branan 3 , K. Williams 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bragg , R. Bryce
GIDP: C. Bragg , T. Davis
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bryce-Bragg-Wheeler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Downs LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .123 3 8
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Harper RF, 1B 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 .270 8 19
H. Batkin 1B 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .219 7 19
   c-C. McCormick LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038 0 3
T. Crowell CF, RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .314 7 15
J. McCusker 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .247 0 8
B. Shingleton SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 .300 3 21
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .279 1 11
K. Musumeci C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .205 1 7
P. Burkholder P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-D. Fierro PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .133 1 3
   T. Glantz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Howard PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .324 2 4
   d-D. Campbell CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 5 6 5 9 5 23      
a - D. Fierro pinch hit for P. Burkholder in the 7th
b - T. Howard pinch hit for T. Glantz in the 8th
c - C. McCormick substituted for H. Batkin in the 9th
d - D. Campbell substituted for T. Howard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McCusker (2, 2nd Inning off K. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Batkin (7, 1st Inning off K. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Batkin 5 , J. McCusker 3 , R. Gardner , K. Musumeci
2-out RBI: H. Batkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Downs , T. Crowell , R. Gardner , K. Musumeci
GIDP: R. Gardner
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Shingleton-McCusker-Batkin, Gardner-McCusker-Harper)
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Williams L (2-4) 7.0 6 5 5 8 5 1 138 4.35   
W. Grant 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Williams 42
Batters Faced: K. Williams 34, W. Grant 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Williams 7-8, W. Grant 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Williams 138-75, W. Grant 12-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Burkholder W (5-0) 7.0 6 2 2 1 8 0 106 2.96   
T. Glantz H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.15   
T. Fried SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Burkholder 64
Batters Faced: P. Burkholder 27, T. Glantz 3, T. Fried 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Burkholder 8-4, T. Glantz 1-2, T. Fried 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Burkholder 106-70, T. Glantz 11-7, T. Fried 14-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harold Batkin
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 14551
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