MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
09/02/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
GAME ID: 1936 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (92-47) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 9 1
Milwaukee Dairymen (48-92) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 6 1
Bobcats Rally to Nose Past Milwaukee
The Cleveland Bobcats picked up a win at Milwaukee Municipal Stadium, taking down the Milwaukee Dairymen, 4-3, in 10 innings. On the mound for Cleveland was right-hander Rick Tomlinson. He played a central role in the triumph. Cleveland reliever Joe Clabaugh picked up the win, raising his record to 12-3. Guillermo Ortega was tagged with the loss. Bill Smith, credited with the save, is now 12 for 13 in save opportunities.

Cleveland took advantage of an error in the top of the tenth inning. The game was tied, 2-2, when Benito Olivas hit a 2-run single that was misplayed. It put the Bobcats in front, 4-2.

"I like our moxie," said Bobcats manager Daniel Mays.

The victory gives Cleveland a record of 92-47.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .298 10 70
B. Harper LF, 3B, LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .267 17 72
B. Olivas 2B 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .297 6 63
A. Romano RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .260 11 68
R. Gruber 1B, LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .339 9 50
   B. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
F. Bohley C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .265 8 42
K. MacPherson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 15 59
   a-D. Pelletier PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 6 25
E. Wilkins SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .289 6 37
R. Tomlinson P 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .206 0 7
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Galvan PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 2 35
   c-M. Bassett LF, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 8 33
Totals 37 4 9 4 4 4 16      
a - D. Pelletier pinch hit for K. MacPherson in the 9th
b - R. Galvan pinch hit for J. Clabaugh in the 10th
c - M. Bassett substituted for R. Galvan in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (24, 6th Inning off D. Grissinger, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Romano (11, 2nd Inning off D. Grissinger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 2 , B. Olivas 2 , A. Romano 4 , R. Gruber , F. Bohley , E. Wilkins 2 , R. Galvan
2-out RBI: B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Olivas , R. Gruber , R. Tomlinson
GIDP: A. Romano , K. MacPherson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. MacPherson (17)
Double Plays: 1 (Olivas-Wilkins-Gruber)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bell SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .194 4 37
R. Bryce 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .286 4 38
D. Adams RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .291 3 49
   a-R. Matallana PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 1 7
   c-D. Thomas PH, 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .258 0 11
L. Morford LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270 9 63
C. Fee C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .266 19 52
T. Hollenbeck 1B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 6 34
G. Branan 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .207 5 28
B. Malstrom CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .198 5 34
D. Grissinger P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 2
   b-A. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 5 27
   D. Guerra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-C. Bragg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 1 18
   G. Ortega P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 35 3 6 3 3 2 14      
a - R. Matallana pinch ran for D. Adams in the 6th
b - A. Gutierrez pinch hit for D. Grissinger in the 7th
c - D. Thomas pinch hit for R. Matallana in the 8th
d - C. Bragg pinch hit for D. Guerra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Adams (26, 6th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Morford (25, 8th Inning off J. Clabaugh, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Bell (3, 10th Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Malstrom (5, 7th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Bell 4 , D. Adams 2 , L. Morford 2 , B. Malstrom 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Fee 2
GIDP: T. Hollenbeck
Sac Fly: D. Thomas
Hit by Pitch: L. Morford
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Bell (12)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Morford (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Bell-Bryce-Hollenbeck, Branan-Bryce-Hollenbeck)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson 6.1 4 2 2 2 2 1 83 2.32   
J. Clabaugh W (12-3) 2.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 29 2.17   
B. Smith SV (12) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 57
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 27, J. Clabaugh 9, B. Smith 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 9-8, J. Clabaugh 5-2, B. Smith 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 83-52, J. Clabaugh 29-19, B. Smith 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Clabaugh 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Tomlinson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Grissinger 7.0 6 2 2 2 2 1 86 5.28   
D. Guerra 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 29 4.77   
G. Ortega L (3-2) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 31 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Grissinger 57
Batters Faced: D. Grissinger 27, D. Guerra 7, G. Ortega 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Grissinger 10-7, D. Guerra 3-2, G. Ortega 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Grissinger 86-51, D. Guerra 29-16, G. Ortega 31-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Tomlinson
Ballpark: Milwaukee Municipal Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 12189
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