MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/31/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 738 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 31ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Industrials (28-25) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 2
Cleveland Bobcats (27-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 X 3 8 0
Bobcats Rally Late to Clip Pittsburgh
In a low-scoring tilt between the Cleveland Bobcats and the Pittsburgh Industrials, Roger Scherf, who leads the NBL in quality starts with 11, was the difference-maker. The Cleveland right-hander spearheaded the 3-2 win. Tim Fried snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 2 innings. He's now 2-3 on the season. The 5th-place Bobcats have won 4 straight.

Cleveland took a 3-2 lead on Jim McCusker's 12th double of the season. The 2-run double, which McCusker hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Pittsburgh pitcher Bob Cole visibly frustrated.

"We take it day by day here," said McCusker, "and today was a good one for us."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Visco LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .293 0 7
A. Robinson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 7 22
K. MacPherson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 8 38
C. Chavez CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 4 20
B. May 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .196 0 2
R. Lord RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .237 3 16
   b-D. Keough PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 14 36
G. Schon SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .253 1 11
G. Tavares C 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .209 0 2
G. Steinhauer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 5
   a-R. Isenbarger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 1 14
   B. Cole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2 1 4 5      
a - R. Isenbarger pinch hit for G. Steinhauer in the 8th
b - D. Keough pinch hit for R. Lord in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: B. May (1, 7th Inning off T. Fried, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Visco , B. May 4 , G. Tavares 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Visco , K. MacPherson
Sac Bunt: G. Steinhauer 2
Sac Fly: G. Schon
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Visco (3)

FIELDING
Errors: K. MacPherson (8) , B. May (3)
Double Plays: 1 (May-Schon-Robinson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .298 10 27
T. Crowell LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .264 9 30
D. Fierro 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .255 4 14
J. McCusker 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .233 2 21
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .175 5 19
B. Nielsen SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 2 11
   b-J. Farrar PH, SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .260 3 25
D. Campbell CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 3 12
B. Webster C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .146 1 2
R. Scherf P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 0 2
   a-M. Sunseri PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .181 2 11
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Musumeci PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 0 16
   D. Carbone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3 2 3 18      
a - M. Sunseri pinch hit for R. Scherf in the 6th
b - J. Farrar pinch hit for B. Nielsen in the 7th
c - K. Musumeci pinch hit for T. Fried in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Crowell (8, 4th Inning off G. Steinhauer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. McCusker (12, 8th Inning off B. Cole, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Harper , T. Crowell 2 , D. Fierro , J. McCusker 2 , B. Nielsen , J. Farrar , M. Sunseri , K. Musumeci
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fierro , R. Gardner , J. Farrar
GIDP: T. Crowell
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McCusker (18)
CS: B. Harper (9) , B. Nielsen (1)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Steinhauer 7.0 6 1 1 2 3 0 102 2.99   
B. Cole L (2-5), BS (6) 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 30 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Steinhauer 62
Batters Faced: G. Steinhauer 26, B. Cole 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Steinhauer 9-6, B. Cole 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Steinhauer 102-67, B. Cole 30-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf 6.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 80 2.30   
T. Fried W (2-3) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 33 2.89   
D. Carbone SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 64
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 22, T. Fried 7, D. Carbone 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 7-8, T. Fried 3-2, D. Carbone 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 80-52, T. Fried 33-22, D. Carbone 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger Scherf
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 18121
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