MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/08/1971
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 415 - SATURDAY, MAY 8TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (19-12) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 1
Cleveland Bobcats (16-15) 0 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 X 9 8 0
Crowell Shines in 9-4 Cleveland Win
With center fielder Tom Crowell leading the charge, the Cleveland Bobcats defeated the New York Knickerbockers, 9-4, at Lakefront Stadium. Crowell, who is tied for 6th in the NBL with a .412 on-base percentage, was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 5. The winning pitcher was Tim McDonald. His record now stands at 3-1. The left-hander went 9 innings, allowing 4 runs on 11 hits for the Bobcats. Cleveland goes to 16-15.

With Cleveland leading 2-0 in the bottom of the third, Crowell hit a sinker from Harry Melendez for a 3-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Bobcats ahead, 5-0.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Crowell.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Freeman CF 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .272 5 9
P. Barrera 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 2 8
   B. Goff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   T. Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-W. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 0 5
   D. Abril P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 1
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Underwood LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .268 3 23
F. Chavez 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .324 6 21
C. Fee C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 5 11
S. Wright RF, 2B 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .300 5 19
R. Zink 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .290 5 19
D. Lamons SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267 1 10
   b-D. Hitt SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 0
H. Melendez P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .077 0 1
   S. Shafer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. DeHaan 2B, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
Totals 35 4 11 4 1 9 13      
a - D. DeHaan substituted for S. Shafer in the 5th
b - D. Hitt substituted for D. Lamons in the 6th
c - W. Baker pinch hit for T. Carpenter in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Chavez (7, 4th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Wright (5, 4th Inning off T. McDonald, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Freeman 4 , F. Chavez 2 , S. Wright 6 , R. Zink , D. Lamons , H. Melendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Chavez , R. Zink , D. Lamons
GIDP: W. Baker
Sac Bunt: P. Barrera
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lamons (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Lamons-Barrera-Chavez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Downs LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .143 3 8
B. Harper RF 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .257 8 20
T. Crowell CF 5 2 3 5 0 0 2 .323 9 24
B. Shingleton SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .310 3 22
J. McCusker 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .239 0 9
R. Gardner 3B 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 .269 1 12
T. Howard 1B 4 0 0 1 1 1 5 .286 2 5
K. Musumeci C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 1 7
T. McDonald P 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .095 0 1
Totals 31 9 8 8 10 3 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Downs (1, 3rd Inning off H. Melendez, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Crowell (5, 6th Inning off B. Goff, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Shingleton (3, 3rd Inning off H. Melendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Crowell (9, 3rd Inning off H. Melendez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Downs 2 , T. Crowell 7 , B. Shingleton 4 , J. McCusker , R. Gardner
2-out RBI: , T. Crowell 2 , R. Gardner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Crowell , B. Shingleton , T. Howard , T. McDonald
GIDP: K. Musumeci
Sac Fly: J. McCusker
Hit by Pitch: B. Harper
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Shingleton-Howard, McCusker-Shingleton-Howard)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Melendez L (1-4) 3.2 6 7 6 3 0 1 59 5.17   
S. Shafer 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 4.97   
B. Goff 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 21 5.94   
T. Carpenter 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 4.50   
D. Abril 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 26 4.32   
J. Hernandez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Melendez 18
Batters Faced: H. Melendez 20, S. Shafer 5, B. Goff 6, T. Carpenter 3, D. Abril 5, J. Hernandez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Melendez 2-8, S. Shafer 1-1, B. Goff 1-1, T. Carpenter 0-1, D. Abril 1-2, J. Hernandez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Melendez 59-35, S. Shafer 25-12, B. Goff 21-11, T. Carpenter 12-3, D. Abril 26-13, J. Hernandez 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shafer 2-1 , B. Goff 1-0 , T. Carpenter 2-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Goff
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald W (3-1) 9.0 11 4 4 1 9 1 133 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 57
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 7-9
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 133-83
WP: T. McDonald
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Crowell
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 19200
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