MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
05/05/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 401 - FRIDAY, MAY 5TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (13-16) 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 6 9 0
Washington Eagles (18-11) 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 16 0
Eagles Thwart Bobcats, 8-6
The Washington Eagles topped the Cleveland Bobcats, 8-6, with right fielder Mike Lockhart playing a big role. Lockhart was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Eagles in the win. The loss drops Cleveland to 13-16.

The Eagles had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 8-6, Washington, with one out. Cleveland, with a runner on 2nd, was mounting a threat. Jim McCusker dug in at the plate, but on a 2-1 changeup, he grounded out.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper RF 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 .314 8 18
T. Crowell LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 .227 4 14
H. Batkin 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .364 1 9
J. McCusker 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .270 2 13
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200 4 12
J. Farrar SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .275 0 11
M. Sunseri CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .176 1 8
   a-D. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 7
   c-D. Campbell CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 3 8
K. Musumeci C 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .256 0 12
R. Tomlinson P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   S. Eaton P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Nielsen PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 2 6
   P. Burkholder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6 6 3 16      
a - D. Fierro pinch hit for M. Sunseri in the 8th
b - B. Nielsen pinch hit for T. Fried in the 8th
c - D. Campbell substituted for D. Fierro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Crowell 2 (5, 5th Inning off B. Viola, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. Kingery, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Musumeci (6, 6th Inning off B. Viola, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Crowell 4 , J. Farrar , M. Sunseri , K. Musumeci 4 , R. Tomlinson , B. Nielsen
2-out RBI: T. Crowell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Batkin 2 , R. Gardner
GIDP: H. Batkin
Sac Fly: T. Crowell , S. Eaton
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Farrar-McCusker-Batkin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Long SS 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .200 2 9
E. Laub CF 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 .130 0 5
L. Wools 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .256 0 10
M. Lockhart RF 3 2 2 3 1 0 2 .339 9 24
I. Olson 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 .295 4 17
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Duersch 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .340 3 16
L. McGee LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .233 2 8
J. Olvera C 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .194 1 5
B. Viola P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
   D. Dixon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Golick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .363 1 10
   b-V. Marshall 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 38 8 16 8 5 3 21      
a - R. Golick pinch hit for D. Dixon in the 7th
b - V. Marshall substituted for R. Golick in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Long (3, 3rd Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Lockhart (9, 2nd Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Long 5 , E. Laub , L. Wools 2 , M. Lockhart 5 , I. Olson 2 , J. Duersch 2 , L. McGee 2 , J. Olvera
2-out RBI: G. Long , E. Laub
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Wools , I. Olson 2 , J. Olvera
GIDP: J. Duersch
Sac Fly: M. Lockhart
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Duersch-Wools-Olson)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson L (2-3) 2.1 11 8 8 2 0 1 60 5.08   
S. Eaton 4.0 4 0 0 2 1 0 76 3.24   
T. Fried 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 1.80   
P. Burkholder 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson -3
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 19, S. Eaton 18, T. Fried 4, P. Burkholder 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 3-3, S. Eaton 7-4, T. Fried 0-1, P. Burkholder 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 60-36, S. Eaton 76-43, T. Fried 14-7, P. Burkholder 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Eaton 1-1 , T. Fried 1-0
WP: R. Tomlinson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Viola W (2-3) 5.2 7 6 6 5 1 0 87 5.73   
D. Dixon H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 5.06   
R. Kingery SV (6) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Viola 27
Batters Faced: B. Viola 28, D. Dixon 5, R. Kingery 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Viola 6-9, D. Dixon 2-0, R. Kingery 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Viola 87-45, D. Dixon 27-15, R. Kingery 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Dixon 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Lockhart
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 21007
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