MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/24/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 640 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (20-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Cleveland Bobcats (20-25) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 4 0
Baird Sparkles in 1-0 Blanking of Brooklyn
22-year-old Cleveland Bobcats pitcher Myron Baird had a strong outing against the Brooklyn Bluebirds at Lakefront Stadium, keeping them off the scoreboard the whole game. He struck out 3 in the 1-0 win and walked 1 while surrendering 1 hit.

"Hopefully there will be plenty more of these in the future for us," he said.

Over the season Baird has thrown 73.2 innings and dished out 34 strikeouts with a 4-2 mark and a 2.93 ERA.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 1 7
D. Fogarty CF, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .237 2 10
B. Rawlins 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 2 15
G. Landrum LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 2 17
J. Cooper RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 2 17
L. Winter 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 2 6
   a-J. Seidler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 8 14
   c-D. Tislow 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 2 11
G. Fenton SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 0 5
   b-D. Calise PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 0 8
E. Blain C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 0 5
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Rutherford P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 0 4
   d-J. Mara C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 1 3
Totals 28 0 1 0 1 3 4      
a - J. Seidler pinch hit for L. Winter in the 8th
b - D. Calise pinch hit for G. Fenton in the 8th
c - D. Tislow substituted for J. Seidler in the 8th
d - J. Mara substituted for D. Rutherford in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Rutherford
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rawlins (11) , E. Blain (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Fogarty-Tislow-McDaniel)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319 10 25
T. Crowell LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .270 9 28
D. Fierro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252 2 11
J. McCusker 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .229 2 16
   a-B. Nielsen SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 2 10
R. Gardner 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .196 5 18
J. Farrar SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .252 2 20
M. Sunseri CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .187 2 10
K. Musumeci C 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 0 14
M. Baird P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .048 0 0
Totals 27 1 4 1 5 2 18      
a - B. Nielsen substituted for J. McCusker in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Crowell (9, 1st Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Harper , T. Crowell 4 , R. Gardner , K. Musumeci
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fierro , M. Sunseri 2 , K. Musumeci , M. Baird
GIDP: J. Farrar
Sac Bunt: M. Baird
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (17) , J. McCusker (14)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford L (1-6) 7.0 4 1 1 4 2 1 107 3.86   
B. Hill 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 63
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 31, B. Hill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 9-10, B. Hill 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 107-61, B. Hill 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hill 1-0
WP: B. Hill
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Baird W (4-2) 9.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 89 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 87
Batters Faced: M. Baird 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 15-9
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 89-67
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Myron Baird
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:18
Attendance: 14756
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