MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
08/14/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1649 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Industrials (76-42) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Cleveland Bobcats (60-57) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 3 1
Cleveland Beats Pittsburgh, 3-2
The Cleveland Bobcats dealt the Pittsburgh Industrials a 3-2 loss at Lakefront Stadium. Harold Batkin was the star on offense. He was 1 for 1 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Rick Tomlinson was the winner. Over 6 innings, he yielded 2 runs on 4 hits, with 5 walks and 4 strikeouts. Earning the save was John Colombo. He's now cashed in 2 of 2 save opportunities.

Batkin broke a deadlock in the bottom of the sixth inning, when he hit a sacrifice fly, putting Cleveland up, 3-2.

"We had the right guys up at the right times," said Pittsburgh manager Vincent Wicker. "We just didn't cash in."

With the win, Cleveland upped its record to 60-57.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Visco RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .331 5 23
C. Chavez CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .290 14 68
A. Robinson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .279 20 75
T. McClellan C 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .289 12 45
R. Isenbarger 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .292 7 43
K. MacPherson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262 8 39
B. Boyle LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .296 3 19
   a-R. Claire PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 0 3
G. Schon SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .341 1 16
B. Briggs P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 0 5
Totals 29 2 4 2 5 4 10      
a - R. Claire pinch hit for B. Boyle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Isenbarger (26, 4th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Chavez , R. Isenbarger 2 , K. MacPherson , B. Boyle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Robinson , G. Schon
GIDP: T. McClellan , B. Boyle
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Visco (8) , C. Chavez (23) , B. Boyle (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Isenbarger-Schon-Robinson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271 8 65
B. Harper 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278 14 46
R. Galvan C 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .279 4 45
H. Batkin 1B 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 .238 11 48
T. Crowell RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 19 65
B. Olivas 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 3 44
M. Bassett SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 4 39
M. Sunseri CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 1 19
R. Tomlinson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104 0 1
   a-R. Gruber PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287 3 13
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Magnuson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 0 11
   J. Colombo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 25 3 3 3 3 2 8      
a - R. Gruber pinch hit for R. Tomlinson in the 6th
b - B. Magnuson pinch hit for S. Eaton in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Batkin (11, 1st Inning off B. Briggs, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Galvan , H. Batkin 4 , R. Gruber
2-out RBI: H. Batkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Crowell
GIDP: T. Crowell
Sac Fly: H. Batkin
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: R. Galvan (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Bassett-Olivas-Batkin, Bassett-Olivas-Batkin)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Briggs L (14-7) 8.0 3 3 3 3 2 1 112 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Briggs 63
Batters Faced: B. Briggs 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Briggs 15-6
Pitches - Strikes: B. Briggs 112-72
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson W (9-10) 6.0 4 2 2 5 4 0 99 3.69   
S. Eaton H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.31   
J. Colombo SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 55
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 25, S. Eaton 6, J. Colombo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 7-5, S. Eaton 2-4, J. Colombo 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 99-57, S. Eaton 16-11, J. Colombo 6-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harold Batkin
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:24
Attendance: 19774
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