MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
06/02/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 706 - SUNDAY, JUNE 2ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (23-27) 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 11 16 1
New York Knickerbockers (31-20) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 11 0
Crowell Hits Two Dingers, Bobcats Win, 11-6
The Cleveland Bobcats defeated the New York Knickerbockers, 11-6, at Knickerbocker Stadium. Cleveland was led by four-time All-Star Tom Crowell, who was 4 for 6 with 2 home runs and a double, while scoring 3 times and driving in 4. The win makes Cleveland 23-27.

With Cleveland leading 5-4 in the top of the seventh, Crowell hit a slider from Albert Green for a 3-run home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Bobcats ahead, 8-4.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Daniel Mays said.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper 3B 5 2 1 3 1 0 2 .285 6 20
T. Crowell CF 6 3 4 4 0 1 1 .269 7 26
P. Chirico LF 5 1 3 0 1 0 2 .272 5 36
H. Batkin 1B 5 1 2 0 1 0 3 .251 5 26
R. Galvan C 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .264 2 17
S. Garcia RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .255 3 5
B. Olivas 2B 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .303 0 21
M. Bassett SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .240 0 16
R. Scherf P 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 .167 0 1
   a-D. Pelletier PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .200 1 16
   D. Lawrence P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Gruber PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .444 1 2
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
Totals 40 11 16 11 7 3 21      
a - D. Pelletier pinch hit for R. Scherf in the 7th
b - R. Gruber pinch hit for D. Lawrence in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Crowell (7, 1st Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Crowell 2 (7, 6th Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off A. Green, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Harper (6, 9th Inning off T. Fried, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Harper 4 , T. Crowell 11 , P. Chirico 3 , H. Batkin 2 , R. Galvan 2 , B. Olivas , M. Bassett , R. Scherf , R. Gruber
2-out RBI: T. Crowell , B. Olivas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Chirico , H. Batkin , M. Bassett , R. Scherf
Sac Bunt: S. Garcia
Sac Fly: D. Pelletier
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Chirico (4)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Chirico (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Batkin-Bassett-Batkin)
OF assists: 1 (Garcia(Hotz at 2nd base))
PB: R. Galvan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .305 5 14
S. Wright 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .316 16 49
F. Chavez 1B 3 2 1 3 1 0 1 .292 11 26
J. Madsen LF, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .221 5 17
B. Marston CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .280 5 16
S. Wells 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 4 25
   b-S. Hudson PH, LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .256 2 13
D. Lamons SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .259 1 10
R. Hotz C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .254 3 18
J. Forbes P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .087 0 0
   A. Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Freeman PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 7 17
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Covarrubio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 2 5
Totals 35 6 11 6 2 2 14      
a - R. Freeman pinch hit for A. Green in the 7th
b - S. Hudson pinch hit for S. Wells in the 8th
c - A. Covarrubio pinch hit for T. Fried in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Wright (6, 5th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Chavez (11, 1st Inning off R. Scherf, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. Underwood (5, 5th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 4 , S. Wright 3 , F. Chavez 4 , J. Madsen , B. Marston 3 , R. Hotz , J. Forbes , R. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Madsen , D. Lamons
GIDP: B. Underwood
Sac Fly: D. Lamons
Team LOB: 5
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf W (5-1) 6.0 8 4 4 1 2 2 85 5.49   
D. Lawrence 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 42 4.50   
J. Clabaugh 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 41
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 25, D. Lawrence 10, J. Clabaugh 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 7-7, D. Lawrence 3-3, J. Clabaugh 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 85-52, D. Lawrence 42-24, J. Clabaugh 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes L (5-3) 6.0 10 5 5 4 2 1 119 2.36   
A. Green 1.0 2 3 3 3 0 1 26 3.76   
T. Fried 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 34 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 30
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 33, A. Green 6, T. Fried 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 8-9, A. Green 0-1, T. Fried 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 119-73, A. Green 26-16, T. Fried 34-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Green 1-1
WP: J. Forbes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Crowell
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 21566
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