MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
05/15/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 474 - THURSDAY, MAY 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
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Cleveland Bobcats (19-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 12 16 1
San Diego Captains (21-15) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 7 13 0
Bobcats Topple Captains, 12-7, as Crowell Shines
Cleveland center fielder Tom Crowell was instrumental in helping the Bobcats triumph, 12-7, over the San Diego Captains. Crowell went 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Roger Scherf got the win, improving to 2-3. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 5 hits and 1 run, while striking out 0 and walking 3. The triumph puts Cleveland at 19-16 for the season.

Rick Gruber came through with a big-time hit for Cleveland. The left fielder smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give his team the lead, 4-1. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"I'm just looking to see the ball, hit the ball," said Gruber.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Crowell CF 5 3 4 2 1 1 0 .324 3 12
R. Galvan C 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .280 1 29
B. Olivas 2B 4 2 2 0 2 0 3 .380 1 24
P. Chirico RF 5 1 2 3 1 0 1 .250 2 13
R. Gruber LF 3 1 1 3 2 0 3 .306 5 20
D. Pelletier 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .207 4 9
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Romano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   D. Carbone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Bassett 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .289 2 10
B. Magnuson SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .255 0 2
R. Scherf P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 0
   a-B. Muhammad PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 0 7
   b-F. Jimenez 1B 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .268 0 3
Totals 40 12 16 11 8 5 18      
a - B. Muhammad pinch hit for R. Scherf in the 7th
b - F. Jimenez substituted for B. Muhammad in the 7th
c - A. Romano pinch hit for J. Clabaugh in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Crowell (9, 9th Inning off R. McKenzie, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: P. Chirico (3, 8th Inning off B. Meade, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Crowell (3, 7th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Gruber (5, 7th Inning off R. Gordon, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Crowell 8 , R. Galvan 2 , B. Olivas 2 , P. Chirico 4 , R. Gruber 4 , D. Pelletier , M. Bassett 2 , B. Magnuson , F. Jimenez
2-out RBI: T. Crowell , R. Galvan , P. Chirico , R. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Olivas , P. Chirico , R. Gruber 2 , B. Magnuson 2
GIDP: B. Olivas
Sac Fly: R. Galvan
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Crowell (14)
CS: M. Bassett (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Clabaugh (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Bassett-Pelletier, Magnuson-Olivas-Jimenez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Anderson CF 4 1 0 2 1 0 2 .248 5 21
W. Henry 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .262 3 13
R. Barnes LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .381 10 32
T. Row SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .311 0 15
F. Boone 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .266 2 16
E. Peters C 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .222 2 8
R. Byrd RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .186 0 3
R. Rodgers 3B 3 2 2 1 0 0 3 .351 2 13
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .105 0 0
   R. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Elsner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Jordan PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281 1 2
   B. Meade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. McKenzie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Locricchio PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 11
Totals 35 7 13 7 4 0 20      
a - G. Jordan pinch hit for B. Elsner in the 7th
b - J. Locricchio pinch hit for R. McKenzie in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Row (4, 9th Inning off D. Carbone, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Rodgers 2 (2, 7th Inning off J. Clabaugh, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off D. Carbone, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Henry , R. Barnes , T. Row 3 , F. Boone 3 , E. Peters 3 , R. Byrd , R. Rodgers 6
2-out RBI: T. Row , F. Boone , E. Peters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Row , F. Boone , R. Byrd 2
GIDP: E. Peters
Sac Bunt: W. Henry
Sac Fly: R. Rodgers
Hit by Pitch: R. Barnes , J. Locricchio
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (5)
CS: R. Barnes (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Henry-Row-Boone)
PB: E. Peters
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf W (2-3) 6.0 5 1 1 3 0 0 101 2.58   
J. Clabaugh H (1) 2.0 3 2 1 1 0 0 37 3.68   
D. Carbone 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 0 20 10.80   
S. Eaton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 55
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 24, J. Clabaugh 10, D. Carbone 8, S. Eaton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 6-9, J. Clabaugh 5-0, D. Carbone 1-1, S. Eaton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 101-56, J. Clabaugh 37-25, D. Carbone 20-15, S. Eaton 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Eaton 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Scherf , D. Carbone
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez 6.1 6 1 1 5 5 1 117 3.21   
R. Gordon L (2-2) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 18 6.39   
B. Elsner 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.91   
B. Meade 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 0 16 3.38   
R. McKenzie 1.1 4 4 3 1 0 0 32 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 57
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 28, R. Gordon 4, B. Elsner 1, B. Meade 7, R. McKenzie 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 6-6, R. Gordon 0-1, B. Elsner 0-1, B. Meade 1-1, R. McKenzie 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 117-67, R. Gordon 18-10, B. Elsner 4-2, B. Meade 16-8, R. McKenzie 32-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McKenzie 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Crowell
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 16413
Special Notes: Reid Rodgers ties the SDC regular season game record for triples with 2.
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