MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/17/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 502 - SATURDAY, MAY 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (21-16) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 10 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (17-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1
Cleveland Makes Los Angeles 6-1 Losers
The Cleveland Bobcats got a marvelous performance from pitcher Rick Tomlinson. The right-hander kept the Los Angeles offense from ever getting much traction. The result was an impressive 6-1 Cleveland victory at Blockbuster Stadium. The win gives Cleveland a season record of 21-16.

Making an impact for Cleveland was right fielder Rick Gruber. He drilled a double off Basil Anderson in the top of the second. For the game, Gruber went 2 for 4 with a double and a walk.

"We're in a little funk right now and we've just got to get ourselves out of it," said Los Angeles manager John Trausch.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .263 2 13
B. Olivas 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .379 1 24
B. Muhammad 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .229 0 9
   b-T. Crowell PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .327 3 13
   T. McGuire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
A. Romano CF 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .333 0 2
R. Gruber RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .318 6 23
F. Jimenez 3B 5 0 0 1 0 1 6 .246 0 4
B. Magnuson SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .237 0 3
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Pelletier 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 4 9
K. Musumeci C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .056 0 0
R. Tomlinson P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 0 0
   a-A. Spruill SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6 5 9 23      
a - A. Spruill substituted for R. Tomlinson in the 8th
b - T. Crowell pinch hit for B. Muhammad in the 9th
c - D. Pelletier substituted for J. Clabaugh in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gruber (7, 2nd Inning off B. Anderson, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Chirico (6, 3rd Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Spruill (1, 9th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Romano (1, 9th Inning off L. Messenger, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 4 , B. Olivas , T. Crowell , A. Romano 2 , R. Gruber 3 , B. Magnuson , A. Spruill 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Muhammad , A. Romano , F. Jimenez 2
GIDP: B. Muhammad
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Olivas (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .271 4 17
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .364 3 17
K. Frederick 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .349 7 42
R. Montoya LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .150 2 6
E. Laub CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .236 2 10
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248 4 18
P. Popeck SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 1 10
P. Villamil 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 0 7
B. Anderson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   L. Messenger P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
   J. Trent P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1 2 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Brookins (9, 3rd Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Laub (5, 9th Inning off T. McGuire, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Messenger (2, 8th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 3 , E. Laub 2 , A. Covarrubio , P. Popeck , L. Messenger 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Montoya , E. Laub , P. Villamil
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: L. Messenger (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Villamil-Frederick-Katzen)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson W (3-1) 7.0 5 1 1 2 4 0 95 3.63   
J. Clabaugh H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.58   
T. McGuire 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 65
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 28, J. Clabaugh 3, T. McGuire 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 8-8, J. Clabaugh 2-1, T. McGuire 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 95-61, J. Clabaugh 6-4, T. McGuire 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Clabaugh 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson L (0-2) 6.1 5 2 2 4 6 0 112 5.28   
L. Messenger 2.0 5 4 2 1 2 0 50 10.95   
J. Trent 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8.31   
T. Benson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 57
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 27, L. Messenger 13, J. Trent 1, T. Benson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 7-5, L. Messenger 1-3, J. Trent 1-0, T. Benson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 112-69, L. Messenger 50-33, J. Trent 6-3, T. Benson 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Messenger 1-0 , J. Trent 2-1 , T. Benson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Tomlinson
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 4 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 17419
Special Notes: CL Joe Clabaugh was injured while pitching.
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