MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
07/12/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1229 - MONDAY, JULY 12TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (58-30) 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 8 0
New York Knickerbockers (46-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 7 1
New York Decked, 5-4, by Bobcats
Cleveland starter Rick Tomlinson pitched well against the New York Knickerbockers at Knickerbocker Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-4. The win elevated the Bobcats to 58-30.

Frank Bohley, who is a six-time All-Star, aided the Cleveland cause with a run-scoring walk in the top of the seventh. For the game, the catcher was 1-3 with a double and 2 walks.

Tomlinson told the media after that game that the mood in the clubhouse is "extremely positive" after a win like that.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico CF, LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .289 3 36
B. Harper LF, 1B 3 3 1 0 2 0 1 .286 12 44
B. Olivas 2B 5 0 0 2 0 0 2 .315 4 42
A. Romano RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .269 5 38
R. Gruber 1B 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .329 4 31
   c-M. Sunseri CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 1 6
F. Bohley C 3 0 1 1 2 2 3 .256 4 30
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. MacPherson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 .278 11 36
E. Wilkins SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .266 3 10
R. Tomlinson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .189 0 4
   a-M. Bassett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 5 19
   F. Rudin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Galvan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 1 22
Totals 35 5 8 4 6 6 22      
a - M. Bassett pinch hit for R. Tomlinson in the 8th
b - R. Galvan substituted for F. Rudin in the 9th
c - M. Sunseri substituted for R. Gruber in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (19, 5th Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Bohley (10, 6th Inning off D. Abril, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. Chirico (5, 1st Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 4 , B. Harper 2 , A. Romano , R. Gruber 3 , F. Bohley 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , K. MacPherson 2 , E. Wilkins , R. Tomlinson
Sac Bunt: R. Tomlinson
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Chirico (19) , B. Harper 3 (33) , B. Olivas (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wilkins-Olivas-Gruber)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 3 1 1 3 2 0 0 .259 8 26
B. Marston CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .243 6 35
B. Underwood RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .241 7 35
S. Wright 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .300 12 56
S. Wells 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .212 4 30
F. Chavez 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .279 6 39
R. Hotz C 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270 8 26
   D. Abril P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .260 1 8
G. Fenton SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .288 0 8
J. Forbes P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 1 4
   a-H. Cummings C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 4 11
Totals 33 4 7 4 5 5 19      
a - H. Cummings substituted for J. Forbes in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hotz (12, 2nd Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Abril (6, 9th Inning off F. Rudin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Chavez (6, 9th Inning off F. Rudin, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Guerra (8, 9th Inning off F. Rudin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Guerra 4 , B. Marston , S. Wright , F. Chavez 4 , R. Hotz 2 , D. Abril 3
2-out RBI: J. Guerra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Wright , S. Wells , R. Hotz , J. Forbes
GIDP: B. Underwood
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hotz (4)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson W (9-3) 7.0 4 0 0 2 3 0 102 2.41   
F. Rudin 1.2 3 4 4 3 2 2 50 4.11   
J. Clabaugh SV (14) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 70
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 27, F. Rudin 10, J. Clabaugh 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 6-12, F. Rudin 1-1, J. Clabaugh 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 102-61, F. Rudin 50-27, J. Clabaugh 3-2
WP: R. Tomlinson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes L (5-8) 4.1 5 3 2 3 2 0 90 5.31   
D. Abril 4.2 3 2 2 3 4 0 81 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 42
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 21, D. Abril 21
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 9-2, D. Abril 3-8
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 90-55, D. Abril 81-49
WP: D. Abril
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Tomlinson
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 17897
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