MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
07/31/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1459 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (53-51) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
Brooklyn Bluebirds (52-52) 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 X 5 10 2
Bluebirds Top Bobcats to Even Record
Brooklyn beat Cleveland on the strength of starting pitcher Damon Rutherford's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. The loss makes Cleveland 53-51.

Center Fielder Jackie Cooper made an impact for Brooklyn, when he swatted a 2-run double off Roger Scherf in the bottom of the third. For the contest, Cooper went 2 for 3 with a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"We did a lot of things right," said Cooper.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .274 12 40
B. Olivas SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .284 2 38
P. Chirico CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .284 8 64
R. Galvan C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .278 4 43
S. Garcia RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 16 28
M. Bassett 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .225 3 33
R. Gruber LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .318 3 13
B. Magnuson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .216 0 8
R. Scherf P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 0 5
   a-T. Crowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 15 58
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 3 15      
a - T. Crowell pinch hit for R. Scherf in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Harper , B. Olivas 2 , P. Chirico , R. Galvan , S. Garcia , M. Bassett , R. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , P. Chirico
GIDP: R. Galvan , R. Gruber , B. Magnuson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (47) , B. Olivas (13)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Garcia (3) , M. Bassett (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .273 2 23
   a-D. Calise PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321 1 15
   b-B. Anderson 3B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 2 4
D. Fogarty CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .272 3 27
G. Landrum LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .292 2 28
J. Cooper RF 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .301 16 64
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .285 9 48
J. Mara C 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .227 7 30
T. Pena SS, 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 4 18
G. Fenton 3B, SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .218 1 12
D. Rutherford P 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .193 0 4
Totals 32 5 10 5 2 2 17      
a - D. Calise pinch hit for L. Winter in the 7th
b - B. Anderson substituted for D. Calise in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mara (8, 2nd Inning off R. Scherf, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Cooper (19, 3rd Inning off R. Scherf, 3 on, 1 out) , O. Gonzalez (17, 5th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Calise (7, 7th Inning off J. Clabaugh, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Fenton (7, 8th Inning off J. Clabaugh, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Calise 2 , D. Fogarty , G. Landrum , J. Cooper 3 , O. Gonzalez 3 , J. Mara 2 , G. Fenton 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Anderson , D. Fogarty , J. Mara 3 , G. Fenton
Sac Bunt: D. Fogarty
Sac Fly: J. Cooper , D. Rutherford
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cooper (16)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Winter (9) , G. Fenton (6)
Double Plays: 4 (Fenton-Winter-Gonzalez, Winter-Gonzalez, Anderson-Fenton-Gonzalez, Anderson-Fenton-Gonzalez)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf L (9-6) 6.0 7 4 3 1 2 0 73 4.62   
J. Clabaugh 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 23 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 45
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 27, J. Clabaugh 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 3-13, J. Clabaugh 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 73-47, J. Clabaugh 23-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford W (9-11) 9.0 8 3 3 1 3 0 123 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 61
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 123-76
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Damon Rutherford
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 17575
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