MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/11/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 447 - TUESDAY, MAY 11TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (13-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Cleveland Bobcats (21-11) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 4 6 0
Tomlinson, on Top of His Game, Beats Los Angeles, 4-0
Rick Tomlinson was in a mood to talk following the Cleveland Bobcats contest against the Los Angeles Blockbusters, expounding to BNN reporters on his pitching philosophy. He had good reason to be excitable, having tossed a complete game shutout of the Blockbusters, 4-0.

"There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location," Tomlinson said. "I was hitting my spots time and time again."

The right-hander blanked Los Angeles on a 6-hitter, allowing 1 walk and racking up 3 strikeouts.

For the season, Tomlinson has a record of 3 wins and 2 losses in 7 appearances. He has an ERA of 2.68 and has fanned 31 batters in 47 innings.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .236 2 9
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .346 3 10
J. Brookins RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 4 16
A. Covarrubio C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 1 15
K. McDaniel LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 1 13
B. May 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 0 9
E. Laub CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .163 2 8
P. Popeck SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 1 15
F. Lopez P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   R. Medved P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Arkle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 4 7
   B. Kaiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 6 0 1 3 7      
a - C. Arkle pinch hit for R. Medved in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brookins (9, 1st Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen 2 , J. Brookins 2 , A. Covarrubio , P. Popeck , F. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Covarrubio
GIDP: H. Katzen , P. Popeck
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Katzen 2 (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Frederick (3)
OF assists: 2 (McDaniel(Romano at 2nd base), McDaniel(Chirico at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .254 2 21
B. Harper LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .232 5 17
B. Olivas SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .296 1 16
A. Romano RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .317 2 14
F. Bohley C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .246 1 11
M. Bassett 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .278 2 10
K. MacPherson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 2 12
D. Pelletier 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 2 7
   a-A. Spruill PR, 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .259 2 9
R. Tomlinson P 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .167 0 2
Totals 29 4 6 4 6 2 13      
a - A. Spruill pinch ran for D. Pelletier in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: B. Olivas (6, 1st Inning off F. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Bohley (1, 8th Inning off B. Kaiser, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Chirico , B. Olivas 3 , A. Romano , F. Bohley 4 , R. Tomlinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , B. Olivas , A. Romano
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Chirico 3 (9) , D. Pelletier (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Spruill-Olivas-Tomlinson, Tomlinson-Bassett-Spruill, Bohley-Olivas)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Lopez L (2-4) 5.1 4 3 3 5 2 0 106 3.07   
R. Medved 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.96   
B. Kaiser 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 27 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Lopez 45
Batters Faced: F. Lopez 24, R. Medved 6, B. Kaiser 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Lopez 3-9, R. Medved 2-3, B. Kaiser 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Lopez 106-57, R. Medved 17-11, B. Kaiser 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Medved 1-0
WP: F. Lopez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson W (3-2) 9.0 6 0 0 1 3 0 97 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 77
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 14-6
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 97-61
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Tomlinson
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 18051
Special Notes: 1B Don Pelletier was injured while stealing a base.
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