MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
04/08/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 61 - SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Philadelphia Quakers (2-3) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 13 0
Cleveland Bobcats (3-2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 2
Quakers Beat Bobcats in 11
The Philadelphia Quakers beat the Cleveland Bobcats, 5-3, in 11 innings. Philadelphia pitcher and Colorado Springs, Colorado, native Bob Freeland led the way. The winner was Philadelphia reliever Bill Smith, now 1-1. The loser was Pat Burkholder. Philadelphia goes to 2-3.

Jim Vadnais came through with a big-time hit for Philadelphia. The pinch hitter smacked a 2-run home run in the top of the 11th inning to give his team the lead, 5-3. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"We have a lot of confidence in Bob," said Philadelphia manager Jeff Green.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Voss 3B 6 0 1 0 0 3 5 .250 0 2
L. Allen LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .478 0 4
T. Schlener CF 6 0 3 0 0 1 1 .400 0 0
J. Murchison RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .130 0 0
M. Bassett SS, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .091 0 3
A. Rebolledo 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .154 0 1
T. Hunt 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .375 1 3
   D. Klug P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Bueno PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   B. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Johnson C 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .278 1 3
B. Freeland P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-G. Ferris 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   c-J. Vadnais PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 1 2
   d-M. McElhaney SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 44 5 13 5 2 9 23      
a - G. Ferris substituted for B. Freeland in the 8th
b - D. Bueno pinch hit for D. Klug in the 10th
c - J. Vadnais pinch hit for G. Ferris in the 11th
d - M. McElhaney substituted for J. Vadnais in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rebolledo (1, 2nd Inning off F. Tucker, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Hunt (3, 2nd Inning off F. Tucker, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Johnson (2, 9th Inning off T. Fried, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Vadnais (1, 11th Inning off P. Burkholder, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Voss , L. Allen , T. Schlener 3 , M. Bassett , A. Rebolledo 2 , T. Hunt 3 , F. Johnson 4 , J. Vadnais 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Allen , J. Murchison , A. Rebolledo , T. Hunt
Sac Bunt: B. Freeland
Sac Fly: L. Allen
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Murchison(Batkin at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nielsen 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .357 1 1
   b-D. Fierro PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Harper RF, 1B, 3B 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .550 1 2
H. Batkin 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .471 1 9
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Gardner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .375 1 1
   P. Burkholder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Webster PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Crowell LF, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .150 0 4
J. Farrar SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .222 0 4
J. McCusker 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .263 1 5
M. Sunseri CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158 0 2
K. Musumeci C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300 0 1
F. Tucker P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Campbell PH, LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
Totals 38 3 8 3 2 13 7      
a - D. Campbell pinch hit for F. Tucker in the 6th
b - D. Fierro pinch hit for B. Nielsen in the 8th
c - R. Gardner pinch hit for T. Fried in the 9th
d - B. Webster pinch hit for P. Burkholder in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (1, 9th Inning off D. Klug, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. McCusker (1, 9th Inning off D. Klug, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. McCusker (1, 7th Inning off B. Freeland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Nielsen (1, 1st Inning off B. Freeland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nielsen 4 , B. Harper 4 , H. Batkin , J. McCusker 5 , D. Campbell
2-out RBI: J. McCusker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Farrar , M. Sunseri 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Harper (2) , D. Campbell (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Farrar (2) , K. Musumeci (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Harper-Nielsen)
OF assists: 1 (Harper(Hunt at 3rd base))
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Freeland 7.2 5 1 1 1 6 1 100 1.17   
D. Klug BS (1) 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 31 6.14   
B. Smith W (1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 25 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Freeland 70
Batters Faced: B. Freeland 27, D. Klug 7, B. Smith 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Freeland 9-6, D. Klug 1-1, B. Smith 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Freeland 100-65, D. Klug 31-20, B. Smith 25-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Tucker 6.0 10 2 2 1 6 0 90 3.00   
T. Fried 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 34 0.00   
P. Burkholder L (0-1) 2.0 1 2 2 1 2 1 31 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Tucker 49
Batters Faced: F. Tucker 28, T. Fried 12, P. Burkholder 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Tucker 5-6, T. Fried 5-3, P. Burkholder 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Tucker 90-58, T. Fried 34-22, P. Burkholder 31-18
WP: F. Tucker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Freeland
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 22207
Special Notes: 1B Harold Batkin was injured in a collision at a base.
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