MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
08/27/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1888 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Quakers (69-66) 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 9 1
Cleveland Bobcats (69-69) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Quakers Make Bobcats 6-0 Losers
Cleveland had no answer for Philadelphia Quakers starter Bob Freeland, who flummoxed Bobcats hitters as the Quakers cruised to victory, 6-0. The Quakers, at 69-66, sit in third place in the National Baseball League Eastern Division.

In the top of the fourth, Philadelphia center fielder Ted Schlener had a productive at-bat. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and two out, Schlener stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 5-0, Philadelphia. For the game, he went 1 for 5, while adding 2 RBI.

Said losing manager Daniel Mays: "It's very easy to sit in an ivory tower and critique the pitching, but the bottom line is we need to score runs."
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Voss 3B 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 .249 4 32
A. Rebolledo 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .275 6 31
T. Schlener CF 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 .292 10 55
J. Vadnais LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .268 8 30
M. Bassett SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .265 5 53
K. Terry 2B 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .157 0 8
S. Burke RF 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .267 0 14
R. Reed C 4 2 2 1 0 0 4 .272 0 8
B. Freeland P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .083 0 1
   a-C. Wright PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364 1 4
   J. Eckler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. McElhaney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 2 14
   J. Hurley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 5 7 4 23      
a - C. Wright pinch hit for B. Freeland in the 6th
b - M. McElhaney pinch hit for J. Eckler in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Rebolledo 2 , T. Schlener , J. Vadnais , S. Burke 2 , R. Reed 2 , C. Wright
2-out RBI: A. Rebolledo , T. Schlener
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Schlener , M. Bassett , R. Reed , B. Freeland
GIDP: A. Rebolledo , T. Schlener
Sac Bunt: S. Burke
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bassett (19)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper RF 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .295 19 54
T. Crowell LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .301 13 70
H. Batkin 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .258 10 40
N. Lane 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .130 3 13
J. Farrar SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 5 44
J. McCusker 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .227 3 53
B. Webster C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .188 4 14
M. Sunseri CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .175 6 23
   b-P. Chirico PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 4 25
M. Baird P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .164 0 5
   D. Carbone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Olivas PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 1 11
   F. Tucker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .054 0 1
   c-K. Musumeci PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 0 31
Totals 34 0 6 0 5 9 24      
a - B. Olivas pinch hit for D. Carbone in the 7th
b - P. Chirico pinch hit for M. Sunseri in the 8th
c - K. Musumeci pinch hit for F. Tucker in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Harper 3 , T. Crowell , J. McCusker , B. Webster
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Crowell , H. Batkin , N. Lane , B. Webster , M. Sunseri , P. Chirico
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (36)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Batkin (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Farrar-McCusker-Batkin, McCusker-Farrar-Batkin)
PB: B. Webster
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Freeland W (4-10) 5.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 73 4.08   
J. Eckler 2.0 1 0 0 3 2 0 41 4.91   
J. Hurley 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 34 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Freeland 64
Batters Faced: B. Freeland 20, J. Eckler 10, J. Hurley 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Freeland 4-6, J. Eckler 1-3, J. Hurley 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Freeland 73-49, J. Eckler 41-19, J. Hurley 34-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Baird L (11-7) 6.0 8 6 6 4 4 0 111 3.06   
D. Carbone 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.12   
F. Tucker 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 28 4.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 32
Batters Faced: M. Baird 30, D. Carbone 5, F. Tucker 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 5-8, D. Carbone 0-3, F. Tucker 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 111-68, D. Carbone 17-9, F. Tucker 28-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Freeland
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 19223
Thursday, June 19th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 25.11 Build 104