MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
07/15/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1259 - TUESDAY, JULY 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (54-35) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 1
New York Knickerbockers (47-44) 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 X 5 8 3
Knickerbockers Win at Home, 5-1
The New York Knickerbockers defeated the Cleveland Bobcats, 5-1, at Knickerbocker Stadium. Bob Marston was a standout performer for New York. His 3 hits included 1 single and 2 doubles -- this in addition to the 1 run he scored and 3 he knocked in. With the win, New York raised its record to 47-44.

With New York leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Marston hit a splitter from Roger Scherf for a 2-run double. It was his 18th double of the season and put the Knickerbockers ahead, 4-1.

New York manager Timothy Widholm praised his team's "businesslike approach."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico LF 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .273 4 28
B. Harper 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .270 5 21
B. Olivas 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .318 5 45
R. Galvan C 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 .258 2 44
T. Crowell CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .305 11 41
M. Bassett 3B 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .288 7 42
A. Romano RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .216 0 20
B. Magnuson SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .233 0 20
   a-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 5 20
   c-A. Spruill SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
R. Scherf P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .148 0 0
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Gruber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 11 42
   D. Carbone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 1 11 1 4 5 34      
a - D. Pelletier pinch hit for B. Magnuson in the 8th
b - R. Gruber pinch hit for S. Eaton in the 8th
c - A. Spruill substituted for D. Pelletier in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Chirico 2 (15, 3rd Inning off S. Shafer, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off B. Brion, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 5 , R. Galvan 2 , T. Crowell , M. Bassett 3 , B. Magnuson , D. Pelletier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , T. Crowell 3 , A. Romano , R. Scherf
GIDP: B. Olivas , A. Romano
Sac Fly: B. Magnuson
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: P. Chirico (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Magnuson-Olivas-Harper)
PB: R. Galvan 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Freeman RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 13 36
L. Fletcher SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .296 3 8
F. Chavez 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .266 8 49
J. Madsen LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .265 5 33
B. Marston CF 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .234 5 42
R. Hotz C 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .229 4 26
B. White 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .223 2 15
E. McClatchey 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .206 3 8
S. Shafer P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .190 0 2
   B. Brion P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 1
   B. Williams P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 3 5 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Fletcher (2, 5th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Marston 2 (18, 5th Inning off R. Scherf, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off R. Scherf, 2 on, 2 outs) , F. Chavez (16, 7th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Fletcher 3 , F. Chavez 2 , B. Marston 5 , R. Hotz , B. White
2-out RBI: , B. Marston 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Hotz 2 , S. Shafer 2
GIDP: E. McClatchey
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. White 2 (4) , E. McClatchey (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Fletcher-McClatchey-Chavez, White-McClatchey-Chavez)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf L (3-6) 6.2 8 5 4 4 3 0 100 3.90   
S. Eaton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.48   
D. Carbone 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 39
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 32, S. Eaton 1, D. Carbone 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 7-9, S. Eaton 1-0, D. Carbone 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 100-60, S. Eaton 6-4, D. Carbone 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Eaton 2-0
WP: R. Scherf
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Shafer 4.2 4 1 1 3 2 0 100 3.20   
B. Brion W (4-1) 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 26 3.47   
B. Williams H (7) 2.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 40 4.19   
O. Hundley 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Shafer 51
Batters Faced: S. Shafer 22, B. Brion 7, B. Williams 11, O. Hundley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Shafer 4-7, B. Brion 1-0, B. Williams 3-3, O. Hundley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Shafer 100-57, B. Brion 26-17, B. Williams 40-22, O. Hundley 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Brion 2-0 , B. Williams 2-0 , O. Hundley 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Marston
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 19898
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