MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
07/30/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1445 - TUESDAY, JULY 30TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (53-50) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (51-52) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Bluebirds Dealt 4-1 Home Loss
Cleveland starter Rick Tomlinson kept the Brooklyn offense from doing much damage. The right-hander leaned on his changeup in leading the Bobcats to a 4-1 win. Joe Clabaugh recorded the save, making him 14 for 23. Cleveland raised its record to 53-50 with the win.

Tom Crowell, who finished 5th in the NBL in extra base hits with 63 in 1972, had a direct impact on the outcome. Crowell contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the fifth inning to put Cleveland up, 3-0.

In postgame remarks, Crowell hailed his team's "grit."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .284 8 64
B. Harper 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .274 12 40
B. Olivas SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .281 2 37
T. Crowell RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .280 15 58
M. Bassett 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 .225 3 33
K. Musumeci C 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 .228 0 10
M. Sunseri CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .245 1 17
B. Magnuson 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .220 0 8
R. Tomlinson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .114 0 1
   a-R. Galvan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 4 42
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
Totals 29 4 5 4 8 4 18      
a - R. Galvan pinch hit for R. Tomlinson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Crowell (17, 7th Inning off K. Wade, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Chirico (8, 7th Inning off K. Wade, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 5 , B. Harper , T. Crowell 2 , K. Musumeci
2-out RBI: T. Crowell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Bassett 2 , M. Sunseri
GIDP: M. Sunseri 2
Sac Bunt: R. Tomlinson
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275 2 23
D. Fogarty CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271 3 27
G. Landrum LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 2 28
J. Cooper RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .298 16 61
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 9 55
O. Gonzalez 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .281 9 48
T. Pena SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .244 4 18
   b-M. Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 3 23
J. Mara C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .227 7 29
B. Curry P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219 0 1
   K. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Calise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 1 15
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 2 4
Totals 33 1 6 1 2 4 15      
a - D. Calise pinch hit for K. Wade in the 7th
b - M. Bennett pinch hit for T. Pena in the 9th
c - B. Anderson pinch hit for F. D'Amico in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Pena (6, 2nd Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper , B. Rawlins , O. Gonzalez , T. Pena 3 , J. Mara
2-out RBI: O. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Winter , D. Fogarty , T. Pena , J. Mara , B. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: O. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pena-Winter-Gonzalez, Rawlins-Winter-Gonzalez)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson W (7-10) 8.0 5 1 1 2 3 0 104 3.91   
J. Clabaugh SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 69
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 32, J. Clabaugh 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 12-9, J. Clabaugh 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 104-65, J. Clabaugh 15-11
WP: J. Clabaugh
Hit Batsmen: R. Tomlinson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Curry L (4-6) 6.0 2 3 3 8 3 0 118 3.29   
K. Wade 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 16 4.42   
F. D'Amico 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 5.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Curry 51
Batters Faced: B. Curry 27, K. Wade 5, F. D'Amico 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Curry 11-3, K. Wade 0-2, F. D'Amico 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Curry 118-60, K. Wade 16-12, F. D'Amico 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Tomlinson
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 18413
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