MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/14/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1225 - SUNDAY, JULY 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (44-42) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Cleveland Bobcats (45-42) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 X 8 9 2
Scherf in Cruise Control in 8-1 Win
The Cleveland Bobcats got a good effort from starter Roger Scherf in defeating the New York Knickerbockers at Lakefront Stadium. The final score was 8-1. The win for the Bobcats raised their record to 45-42.

Scherf, the winner, is now 8-4. In 8.2 innings of work, he gave up 1 run on 5 hits, while collecting 7 Ks. He essentially shut down the New York offense.

Said losing manager Timothy Widholm: "The at-bats, obviously, needed to be better."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .321 10 23
S. Wright 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .302 21 71
F. Chavez 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .267 14 40
J. Madsen LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .240 8 26
B. Marston CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .241 7 26
S. Wells 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 5 39
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Shafer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Hudson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 4 16
D. Lamons SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 4 24
   c-D. DeHaan PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239 2 14
R. Hotz C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .272 7 37
J. Forbes P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .135 0 0
   a-B. White 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 1 9
Totals 30 1 5 1 4 7 15      
a - B. White substituted for J. Forbes in the 6th
b - S. Hudson pinch hit for S. Shafer in the 9th
c - D. DeHaan pinch hit for D. Lamons in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Underwood 2 , D. Lamons , R. Hotz , J. Forbes
2-out RBI: B. Underwood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Underwood 2 , S. Wright
GIDP: F. Chavez , J. Madsen
Sac Bunt: J. Forbes
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wright-Lamons-Chavez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .282 11 35
T. Crowell CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .265 11 43
P. Chirico LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .274 6 53
R. Galvan C 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .283 4 37
S. Garcia RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .236 12 23
B. Olivas SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .281 2 35
M. Bassett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .221 2 29
B. Magnuson 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .224 0 6
R. Scherf P 3 0 1 2 1 2 0 .154 0 4
   T. McGuire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 8 9 7 5 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Chirico (14, 1st Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Galvan (20, 6th Inning off J. Forbes, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Garcia (12, 2nd Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Harper 2 (11, 3rd Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off S. Shafer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 8 , T. Crowell 2 , P. Chirico 2 , R. Galvan 2 , S. Garcia 5 , R. Scherf
2-out RBI: B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Crowell , R. Galvan 2 , M. Bassett
GIDP: B. Harper
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Crowell (39)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Crowell (4) , M. Bassett (15)
Double Plays: 2 (Magnuson-Olivas-Harper, Bassett-Magnuson-Harper)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes L (7-8) 5.0 6 7 7 3 4 2 104 3.80   
T. Fried 2.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 44 3.24   
S. Shafer 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 28
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 24, T. Fried 12, S. Shafer 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 8-3, T. Fried 1-5, S. Shafer 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 104-58, T. Fried 44-29, S. Shafer 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fried 3-3
WP: T. Fried
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf W (8-4) 8.2 5 1 0 4 7 0 126 4.99   
T. McGuire 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 75
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 34, T. McGuire 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 9-8, T. McGuire 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 126-74, T. McGuire 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McGuire 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger Scherf
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 19418
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