MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
05/06/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 415 - SATURDAY, MAY 6TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (14-16) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Washington Eagles (18-12) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2
Eagles Lose at Home, 3-1
Monument Field was the site of a tense game between the Washington Eagles and Cleveland Bobcats.

Cleveland Bobcats starter Roger Scherf hurled his team past the Washington Eagles, 3-1. Scherf picked up the win for Cleveland, going 7.1 innings. He gave up 1 run on 8 hits. He now sports a record of 5-2. The save was credited to Tim Fried, his 4th.

The Bobcats got a big at-bat from first baseman Harold Batkin. For the game, Batkin went 1-4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the third, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Cleveland a 3-1 lead.

"We made a couple of mistakes," said Washington skipper Juan Placeholder, "and it cost us."

After losing, Washington is 18-12.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nielsen 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 2 6
B. Harper RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .315 8 19
H. Batkin 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .346 2 11
T. Crowell LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .230 4 14
J. Farrar SS, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .283 0 11
J. McCusker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 2 13
   b-R. Gardner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 4 12
M. Sunseri CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .181 1 8
K. Musumeci C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .255 0 12
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Scherf P 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .348 0 2
   a-B. Webster C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3 5 5 14      
a - B. Webster substituted for R. Scherf in the 8th
b - R. Gardner substituted for J. McCusker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Farrar (4, 2nd Inning off O. Contreras, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Batkin (2, 3rd Inning off O. Contreras, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper , H. Batkin 4 , T. Crowell , J. Farrar 3 , M. Sunseri , K. Musumeci , R. Scherf
2-out RBI: B. Harper , H. Batkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nielsen , J. McCusker , M. Sunseri
GIDP: H. Batkin
Sac Bunt: B. Nielsen , R. Scherf
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Farrar (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Batkin-Farrar-Batkin, Gardner-Farrar-Batkin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Long 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .202 2 9
R. Golick LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .354 1 10
M. Lockhart RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .339 9 24
I. Olson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .283 4 17
J. Duersch 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .347 3 16
P. Soroka SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .238 0 2
J. Lawler CF 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .287 0 7
G. Kill C 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 .120 0 3
O. Contreras P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 0 0
   a-E. Laub PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .128 0 5
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. McCoy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. McGee PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 2 8
Totals 32 1 9 1 4 3 19      
a - E. Laub pinch hit for O. Contreras in the 6th
b - L. McGee pinch hit for D. McCoy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (8, 3rd Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Long , R. Golick , M. Lockhart 2 , J. Duersch 2 , J. Lawler 3 , G. Kill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Long , I. Olson , O. Contreras 2
GIDP: R. Golick , G. Kill
Sac Bunt: J. Lawler
Sac Fly: G. Kill
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Soroka (2)
CS: G. Long (3)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Long (4) , J. Duersch (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Soroka-Long-Olson, Soroka-Olson)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf W (5-2) 7.1 8 1 0 4 2 0 110 2.29   
T. Fried SV (4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 1.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 58
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 34, T. Fried 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 5-14, T. Fried 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 110-66, T. Fried 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fried 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Contreras L (1-1) 6.0 6 3 3 3 3 1 110 1.46   
R. Kingery 2.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 41 1.95   
D. McCoy 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Contreras 48
Batters Faced: O. Contreras 27, R. Kingery 11, D. McCoy 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Contreras 6-8, R. Kingery 2-3, D. McCoy 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Contreras 110-64, R. Kingery 41-23, D. McCoy 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. McCoy 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger Scherf
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 22271
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