MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
08/25/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1873 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (73-61) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 9 2
Cleveland Bobcats (71-65) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Bennett Slugs Bluebirds to 4-3 Win
The Brooklyn Bluebirds beat the Cleveland Bobcats, 4-3, at Lakefront Stadium. Mike Bennett, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1967 draft, starred for Brooklyn. He went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Brooklyn reliever Kevin Wade picked up the win, upping his record to 3-5. Joe Clabaugh took the loss. With the win, Brooklyn upped its record to 73-61.

Bennett had a timely hit for Brooklyn in the top of the ninth. With Brooklyn trailing 3-2, he turned a 2-1 fastball into a 2-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season, making it 4-3, Brooklyn.

"Some wins are easy and some are difficult, but either way we come to the ballpark ready to work hard every day," Bennett told the Brooklyn Daily.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 7 50
J. Cooper RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 16 56
   a-D. Calise PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 10 40
G. Landrum LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .288 18 85
B. Rawlins 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .338 21 76
M. Bennett 1B 4 2 2 4 0 2 0 .300 10 58
L. Winter 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .246 9 44
T. Pena SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .223 7 30
E. Blain C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .238 0 17
D. Rutherford P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .197 0 6
   K. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-K. McDaniel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 4 16
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 35 4 9 4 0 7 11      
a - D. Calise pinch hit for J. Cooper in the 8th
b - K. McDaniel pinch hit for K. Wade in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Pena (7, 5th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bennett 2 (10, 6th Inning off R. Scherf, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Clabaugh, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fogarty , J. Cooper , G. Landrum , B. Rawlins , M. Bennett 8 , L. Winter , T. Pena 3
2-out RBI: M. Bennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fogarty , E. Blain , K. McDaniel
GIDP: G. Landrum
Sac Bunt: T. Pena
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bennett (7) , D. Rutherford (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Winter-Bennett)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper 3B 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .297 16 59
T. Crowell CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .275 12 55
J. Seidler 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .324 5 13
P. Chirico LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .232 9 43
B. Olivas 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .251 2 40
D. Pelletier RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .269 11 27
M. Bassett SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .260 6 29
K. Musumeci C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .242 8 37
R. Scherf P 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 3
   a-D. Hexum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 1 6
   J. Clabaugh P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 2
Totals 37 3 9 3 3 5 22      
a - D. Hexum pinch hit for R. Scherf in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Pelletier (7, 2nd Inning off D. Rutherford, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Olivas (12, 2nd Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Harper 2 (24, 3rd Inning off D. Rutherford, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Rutherford, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Chirico (24, 5th Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 4 , P. Chirico 2 , B. Olivas 3 , D. Pelletier 3 , K. Musumeci , R. Scherf
2-out RBI: B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Seidler , B. Olivas , D. Pelletier , K. Musumeci
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bassett (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Olivas-Bassett-Seidler)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford 6.2 8 3 1 2 5 0 144 2.36   
K. Wade W (3-5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.11   
B. Hill SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 53
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 31, K. Wade 5, B. Hill 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 9-5, K. Wade 1-3, B. Hill 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 144-91, K. Wade 18-15, B. Hill 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Wade 1-0
WP: D. Rutherford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf 6.0 6 2 2 0 6 1 78 3.74   
J. Clabaugh L (10-12), BS (15) 3.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 43 4.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 58
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 24, J. Clabaugh 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 3-9, J. Clabaugh 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 78-57, J. Clabaugh 43-32
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Bennett
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 22429
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