MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/24/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 617 - MONDAY, MAY 24TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (19-26) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 1
Cleveland Bobcats (21-24) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Bobcats Suffer 3-1 Setback
Brooklyn and Cleveland duked it out and the Bluebirds came out victorious.

The Bluebirds grabbed a win, 3-1, at Lakefront Stadium, overcoming a fine effort from Cleveland pitcher Tim McDonald. McDonald went 6.1 innings and allowed 1 run. Jackie Richardson was the winning pitcher. Over 7 innings, he allowed 1 run on 6 hits, with 1 walk and 2 strikeouts.

Bob Rawlins provided a timely hit. The Brooklyn third baseman delivered a 2-run triple in the top of the eighth inning to put the Bluebirds on top, 3-1. It was his only hit in the game, but he made it count.

"Bottom line," said Cleveland skipper Daniel Mays, "we didn't play well enough to win."

Cleveland has now lost 5 in a row.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel 1B, LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .243 1 4
   B. Hill P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .500 0 2
M. LeDuc LF, SS, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .116 1 5
B. Rawlins 3B 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .290 3 17
D. Tislow 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .233 2 19
J. Cooper RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .276 4 11
D. Calise CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .244 3 21
   d-D. Fogarty CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 1 15
G. Fenton SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 2
   a-J. Seidler PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .188 2 8
E. Blain C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 0 13
J. Richardson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .118 1 2
   b-G. Landrum PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314 2 7
   c-B. Anderson SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 0 4
Totals 32 3 5 3 5 8 20      
a - J. Seidler pinch hit for G. Fenton in the 7th
b - G. Landrum pinch hit for J. Richardson in the 8th
c - B. Anderson substituted for G. Landrum in the 8th
d - D. Fogarty substituted for D. Calise in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Landrum (8, 8th Inning off T. Fried, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. McDaniel (1, 4th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Rawlins (2, 8th Inning off T. Fried, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Cooper (3, 9th Inning off T. Fried, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel 3 , B. Rawlins 3 , J. Cooper 4 , G. Landrum 2
2-out RBI: B. Rawlins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hill , D. Tislow , D. Calise
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Anderson (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Tislow-Fenton-McDaniel)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .268 11 23
H. Batkin 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .271 11 32
T. Howard 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .291 3 7
G. Clement LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .339 1 10
   b-T. Crowell PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 11 30
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .281 5 27
J. Farrar 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .304 0 13
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-D. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 1 3
C. McCormick CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .081 1 4
   d-R. Gardner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 2 15
K. Musumeci C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 2 11
T. McDonald P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 0 2
   a-J. McCusker 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 2 14
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 5 16      
a - J. McCusker substituted for T. McDonald in the 7th
b - T. Crowell pinch hit for G. Clement in the 8th
c - D. Fierro pinch hit for T. Fried in the 9th
d - R. Gardner pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Howard (4, 4th Inning off J. Richardson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Batkin (11, 4th Inning off J. Richardson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Batkin 4 , T. Howard 3 , G. Clement , C. McCormick , K. Musumeci
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Batkin 2 , C. McCormick , J. McCusker
GIDP: J. Farrar
Sac Bunt: K. Musumeci
Hit by Pitch: B. Harper , G. Clement
Team LOB: 8
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Richardson W (3-3) 7.0 6 1 1 1 2 1 85 3.33   
B. Hill SV (6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 1.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Richardson 62
Batters Faced: J. Richardson 29, B. Hill 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Richardson 12-6, B. Hill 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Richardson 85-55, B. Hill 31-19
Hit Batsmen: J. Richardson 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald 6.1 2 1 1 2 5 0 89 2.91   
T. Fried L (2-5) 2.2 3 2 2 3 3 0 47 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 68
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 23, T. Fried 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 7-7, T. Fried 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 89-59, T. Fried 47-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fried 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim McDonald
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 15336
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