MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/04/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1183 - TUESDAY, JULY 4TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (32-52) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Cleveland Bobcats (42-44) 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 X 5 9 0
Bluebirds Beaten By Bobcats, 5-1
Rick Tomlinson brought his A-game to help Cleveland defeat the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 5-1. Tomlinson yielded 1 run over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 8 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5. His record improves to 5-9. The Bobcats, at 42-44, sit in 6th place in the National Baseball League Eastern Division.

Jim McCusker went 1-3 with a hit by pitch, while adding 2 RBI for Cleveland. The 31-year old second baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the third. With one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he broke a 1-1 tie with a 2-run single off Dave Teckenbrock. It was his 68th hit of the season.

"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said Tomlinson.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Calise CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .246 2 18
K. McDaniel 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217 2 12
G. Landrum LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .301 5 33
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .258 6 31
J. Cooper RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .296 3 30
D. Tislow 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .217 3 22
J. Mara C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .216 1 8
G. Fenton SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .201 0 9
   b-J. Seidler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .192 8 15
D. Teckenbrock P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .179 0 1
   a-M. LeDuc PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 3 10
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Fogarty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 3 15
Totals 32 1 8 1 3 6 14      
a - M. LeDuc pinch hit for D. Teckenbrock in the 7th
b - J. Seidler pinch hit for G. Fenton in the 9th
c - D. Fogarty pinch hit for F. D'Amico in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Calise (2, 3rd Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Calise 4 , K. McDaniel , G. Landrum 2 , B. Rawlins 2 , J. Cooper , D. Tislow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. McDaniel , J. Cooper 2
GIDP: B. Rawlins , D. Teckenbrock
Hit by Pitch: G. Fenton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: K. McDaniel (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mara (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper RF 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 .287 11 36
T. Crowell LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .302 9 44
J. McCusker 2B 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .234 2 34
R. Gardner 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .205 8 36
P. Chirico CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .182 1 3
J. Farrar SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .264 4 34
D. Fierro 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .246 4 21
K. Musumeci C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225 0 21
R. Tomlinson P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .206 0 3
   a-B. Nielsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 2 17
   P. Burkholder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5 2 7 15      
a - B. Nielsen pinch hit for R. Tomlinson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Crowell (19, 3rd Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Chirico (1, 7th Inning off F. D'Amico, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 2 , T. Crowell 3 , J. McCusker , P. Chirico 4 , J. Farrar , D. Fierro , R. Tomlinson
2-out RBI: P. Chirico
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Crowell 2 , P. Chirico
Sac Bunt: R. Tomlinson
Sac Fly: R. Gardner
Hit by Pitch: J. McCusker
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Farrar (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McCusker-Farrar-Fierro, McCusker-Farrar-Fierro)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Teckenbrock L (7-7) 6.0 8 4 4 2 5 0 113 2.80   
F. D'Amico 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 23 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Teckenbrock 43
Batters Faced: D. Teckenbrock 29, F. D'Amico 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Teckenbrock 4-9, F. D'Amico 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Teckenbrock 113-73, F. D'Amico 23-17
WP: D. Teckenbrock 2
Hit Batsmen: D. Teckenbrock
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson W (5-9) 8.0 8 1 1 2 5 1 115 3.89   
P. Burkholder 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 65
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 32, P. Burkholder 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 9-7, P. Burkholder 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 115-66, P. Burkholder 15-7
Hit Batsmen: R. Tomlinson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Tomlinson
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 15456
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