MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
05/21/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 555 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (22-18) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
New York Knickerbockers (20-19) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 X 4 5 0
Hotz Leads Knickerbockers to 4-1 Win Over Bobcats
New York and Cleveland duked it out and the Knickerbockers came out victorious.

Rick Hotz impressed in the 4-1 New York win over Cleveland. Hotz went 2 for 2 with a home run and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Picking up the win was Jack Forbes. He went 7.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits. The right--hander struck out 3 and walked 1.

The game turned with two out in the bottom of the fourth when Hotz hit a 3-run home run. It thrust the Knickerbockers into the lead, 4-1.

"I was just going up there trying to see good pitches, that was about it," said Hotz.

The setback makes Cleveland 22-18.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Crowell CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .313 4 14
R. Galvan C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .267 1 29
B. Olivas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .373 1 24
P. Chirico RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 3 15
R. Gruber LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .316 6 24
D. Pelletier 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .221 4 12
M. Bassett 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 2 12
B. Magnuson SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .262 0 4
R. Tomlinson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 0
   a-A. Romano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 0 3
   S. Cheatham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1 1 3 10      
a - A. Romano pinch hit for R. Tomlinson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Magnuson (2, 5th Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Crowell (4, 1st Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Crowell 4 , R. Galvan 2 , B. Olivas , B. Magnuson 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Galvan
GIDP: P. Chirico
Sac Bunt: R. Tomlinson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Gruber (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287 6 20
S. Wright 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .293 10 28
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 6 25
J. Madsen LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .248 2 12
B. Marston CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .212 2 14
S. Wells 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .280 1 12
D. Lamons SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .300 6 16
R. Hotz C 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 .247 3 14
J. Forbes P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 4 4 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Madsen (9, 4th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hotz (3, 4th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Madsen 2 , B. Marston , D. Lamons , R. Hotz 5
2-out RBI: R. Hotz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Chavez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lamons (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wells-Wright-Chavez)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson L (3-2) 7.0 4 4 4 4 4 1 103 3.81   
S. Cheatham 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 53
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 29, S. Cheatham 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 8-9, S. Cheatham 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 103-64, S. Cheatham 16-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes W (5-3) 7.1 6 1 1 1 3 1 100 2.24   
O. Hundley SV (10) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 64
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 27, O. Hundley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 6-11, O. Hundley 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 100-68, O. Hundley 11-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Hotz
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:24
Attendance: 11775
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