MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
08/03/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1572 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (58-56) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Washington Eagles (55-58) 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 5 8 1
Eagles Turn Away Bobcats, 5-3
Mike Lockhart was a vital contributor to the 5-3 Washington victory over Cleveland. The Eagles right fielder was 1-2 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Don McCoy earned the save, his 2nd in 4 tries. Washington bumps their record to 55-58 with the win.

Lockhart had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-2 curveball from Roger Scherf, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Eagles a 5-3 lead. It was the 20th home run of the year for Lockhart.

Lockhart called the win "a team effort."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Olivas SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .190 0 2
B. Harper RF 2 2 1 0 3 1 2 .285 17 49
H. Batkin 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .280 7 27
T. Crowell LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .295 10 55
N. Lane 3B 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .118 0 4
J. Farrar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .254 4 41
K. Musumeci C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .237 0 26
M. Sunseri CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .173 4 21
   a-P. Chirico PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 2 13
R. Scherf P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 0 3
   b-J. McCusker PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 3 49
Totals 33 3 9 3 4 8 23      
a - P. Chirico pinch hit for M. Sunseri in the 9th
b - J. McCusker pinch hit for R. Scherf in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Olivas , B. Harper , T. Crowell 2 , N. Lane , J. Farrar , K. Musumeci , P. Chirico , R. Scherf
2-out RBI: N. Lane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Batkin 2 , K. Musumeci
GIDP: K. Musumeci
Sac Bunt: B. Olivas
Sac Fly: N. Lane
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (29)
CS: B. Harper (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Farrar-Olivas-Batkin)
OF assists: 1 (Crowell(Lawler at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cook 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 2 15
G. Long SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .283 14 57
M. Lockhart RF 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .297 20 65
R. Golick LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .314 4 41
V. Marshall 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .319 1 8
J. Lawler CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .266 4 29
J. Olvera C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .201 3 25
J. Ybarra 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
A. Fonseca P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 0 5
   a-L. McGee PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255 3 12
   D. McCoy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 5 8 5 4 4 8      
a - L. McGee pinch hit for A. Fonseca in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Golick (18, 1st Inning off R. Scherf, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Lawler (17, 4th Inning off R. Scherf, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Lockhart (20, 7th Inning off R. Scherf, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cook , G. Long , M. Lockhart 4 , R. Golick 3 , J. Lawler 2 , J. Ybarra 2
2-out RBI: G. Long , M. Lockhart , R. Golick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Golick , J. Lawler
GIDP: G. Long
Sac Bunt: E. Cook
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: G. Long (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Long-Cook-Marshall)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf L (9-6) 8.0 8 5 5 4 4 1 112 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 46
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 8-10
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 112-68
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca W (12-6) 7.0 7 3 3 3 6 0 120 3.23   
D. McCoy SV (2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 43 4.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 54
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 30, D. McCoy 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 9-5, D. McCoy 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 120-81, D. McCoy 43-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Lockhart
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Rain (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 17168
Special Notes: Rain delay of 16 minutes in the 8th inning.
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