MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/17/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 489 - FRIDAY, MAY 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (19-18) 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
Cleveland Bobcats (17-18) 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 1 X 12 16 0
Bobcats Topple Blockbusters, 12-5, as Harper Shines
Cleveland third baseman Bill Harper had 4 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 12-5. Scott Dubyak, who went 6 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 5 runs on 10 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 3. His record now stands at 4-3. The defeat makes Los Angeles 19-18.

Harper contributed in the bottom of the fifth. With runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was one at-bat among others that helped Cleveland get the win.

"The credit goes to our offense," said Cleveland manager Daniel Mays.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .321 2 14
K. Frederick 2B 3 0 2 3 1 0 1 .346 6 25
J. Brookins RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .218 4 8
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .333 2 18
N. Parsons CF 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .263 2 12
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 1 2
   b-E. Laub CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 4 11
E. Jacques C 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .167 0 4
B. Richter SS 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .417 0 3
   c-E. Ronnebaum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 5 18
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Villamil 3B, SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .202 1 12
R. Weintraub P 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .125 0 2
   J. Hampton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 3
   J. Hamby P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. May PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .405 2 31
Totals 35 5 10 5 5 4 18      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 7th
b - E. Laub substituted for R. Montoya in the 7th
c - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for B. Richter in the 8th
d - B. May pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Richter (2, 5th Inning off S. Dubyak, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Frederick (11, 6th Inning off S. Dubyak, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel , K. Frederick 3 , J. Brookins 2 , B. Richter 3 , P. Villamil 2 , R. Weintraub
2-out RBI: K. McDaniel , K. Frederick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Brookins 2 , H. Katzen , E. Jacques , P. Villamil
GIDP: E. Jacques
Sac Fly: K. Frederick
Hit by Pitch: N. Parsons
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel (6)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Parsons (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Frederick-Richter-Katzen, Richter-Frederick-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper 3B 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .298 5 14
T. Crowell CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .239 4 16
P. Chirico LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .286 5 27
H. Batkin 1B 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 .250 4 17
R. Galvan C 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .275 2 12
B. Olivas SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 5 .317 0 15
D. Pelletier RF 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .207 1 12
B. Magnuson 2B 4 3 2 0 1 2 3 .333 0 1
S. Dubyak P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
   a-R. Gruber PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .571 1 2
   D. Lawrence P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Sunseri PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 1 10
   T. McGuire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Bassett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 0 13
   J. Colombo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 12 16 11 6 6 21      
a - R. Gruber pinch hit for S. Dubyak in the 6th
b - M. Sunseri pinch hit for D. Lawrence in the 7th
c - M. Bassett pinch hit for T. McGuire in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (3, 3rd Inning off R. Weintraub, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Chirico (7, 5th Inning off J. Hampton, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Harper 2 (3, 6th Inning off J. Bailey, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Bailey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Harper (5, 5th Inning off J. Hampton, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Gruber (1, 6th Inning off J. Hamby, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 12 , T. Crowell , P. Chirico 2 , H. Batkin 3 , R. Galvan 2 , B. Olivas , B. Magnuson 2 , S. Dubyak , R. Gruber 4
2-out RBI: B. Harper , B. Olivas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Crowell 2 , R. Galvan , M. Bassett
GIDP: B. Olivas , D. Pelletier
Sac Fly: R. Galvan
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Crowell 2 (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Magnuson-Olivas-Batkin)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 41 2.29   
J. Hampton 1.1 6 5 4 0 0 1 35 6.44   
J. Hamby L (1-1) 0.2 2 3 2 1 1 1 22 9.35   
J. Bailey 2.0 4 3 3 2 1 0 54 13.50   
W. Guilmette 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 34 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 55
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 11, J. Hampton 10, J. Hamby 6, J. Bailey 11, W. Guilmette 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 5-0, J. Hampton 0-4, J. Hamby 0-1, J. Bailey 1-3, W. Guilmette 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 41-24, J. Hampton 35-23, J. Hamby 22-16, J. Bailey 54-30, W. Guilmette 34-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hamby 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Dubyak W (4-3) 6.0 10 5 5 2 3 0 114 4.15   
D. Lawrence 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.38   
T. McGuire 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00   
J. Colombo 1.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 29 8.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dubyak 33
Batters Faced: S. Dubyak 30, D. Lawrence 3, T. McGuire 3, J. Colombo 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dubyak 10-4, D. Lawrence 0-3, T. McGuire 1-2, J. Colombo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dubyak 114-70, D. Lawrence 19-12, T. McGuire 12-8, J. Colombo 29-10
Hit Batsmen: S. Dubyak
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Harper
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 16830
Special Notes: SP Ralph Weintraub was injured in a collision at home plate.
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