MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
09/07/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 2045 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (67-80) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 1
Cleveland Bobcats (77-71) 1 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 X 11 15 0
Bobcats Slap 11-4 Loss on Los Angeles
The Cleveland Bobcats trumped the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 11-4, at Lakefront Stadium. Cleveland second baseman Mark Bassett was terrific. He went 2-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Cleveland has run its win streak to 4 in a row.

With Cleveland leading 4-2 in the bottom of the third, Bassett hit a sinker from Larry Mitchell for a 2-run double. It was his 18th double of the season and put the Bobcats ahead, 6-2.

"It was great to come out and swing the bats," Bassett told the Cleveland Herald.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Parsons CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 5 56
R. Adair C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 6 38
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .299 15 68
E. Ronnebaum LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .236 15 45
   c-S. Pickard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   d-R. Montoya LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 3 10
H. Katzen 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287 2 51
   a-D. Kennedy 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 2 15
O. Gonzalez RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .300 15 51
R. Bias 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .238 3 36
   e-J. Brookins PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287 26 76
D. Obert SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .211 6 26
L. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 0 4
   K. Morrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-R. Pakula PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 4 20
   L. Messenger P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 10 28
Totals 35 4 10 3 1 3 7      
a - D. Kennedy substituted for H. Katzen in the 4th
b - R. Pakula pinch hit for K. Morrison in the 7th
c - S. Pickard pinch hit for E. Ronnebaum in the 8th
d - R. Montoya substituted for S. Pickard in the 8th
e - J. Brookins pinch hit for R. Bias in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: E. Ronnebaum (5, 4th Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Bias (3, 2nd Inning off M. Baird, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Brookins (26, 9th Inning off B. Kaiser, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Parsons , K. Frederick , E. Ronnebaum 4 , H. Katzen , D. Kennedy , O. Gonzalez , R. Bias 5 , J. Brookins 4
2-out RBI: R. Bias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Mitchell
GIDP: R. Adair
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Obert (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Bias-Adair-Kennedy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper 3B 5 3 3 1 0 1 1 .299 20 66
T. Crowell CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .269 13 60
H. Batkin 1B 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 .202 10 34
P. Chirico LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .240 12 51
B. Olivas 2B 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .251 3 46
   a-H. Belcher PH, SS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .316 1 5
D. Pelletier RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .262 12 30
M. Bassett SS, 2B 3 1 2 4 1 0 0 .252 9 37
K. Musumeci C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .236 8 38
M. Baird P 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .219 1 6
   B. Kaiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 11 15 11 3 4 15      
a - H. Belcher pinch hit for B. Olivas in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (29, 1st Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Bassett (18, 3rd Inning off L. Mitchell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Harper (20, 4th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Bassett (9, 5th Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Chirico (12, 7th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Batkin (10, 8th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 7 , T. Crowell , H. Batkin 5 , P. Chirico 4 , B. Olivas 2 , H. Belcher 2 , D. Pelletier , M. Bassett 6 , M. Baird
2-out RBI: H. Batkin , B. Olivas , M. Bassett 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Batkin , D. Pelletier , K. Musumeci , M. Baird
GIDP: K. Musumeci
Sac Fly: H. Batkin
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Crowell (27)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bassett-Batkin)
OF assists: 1 (Chirico(Frederick at home))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (4-9) 4.2 10 9 9 0 3 2 92 4.01   
K. Morrison 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 2.53   
L. Messenger 2.0 4 2 2 3 0 2 48 6.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 11
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 25, K. Morrison 5, L. Messenger 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 6-5, K. Morrison 3-0, L. Messenger 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 92-58, K. Morrison 29-20, L. Messenger 48-27
WP: L. Mitchell 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Baird W (13-8) 8.0 9 3 3 1 2 1 121 3.40   
B. Kaiser 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 53
Batters Faced: M. Baird 32, B. Kaiser 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 9-11, B. Kaiser 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 121-75, B. Kaiser 19-12
WP: M. Baird
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Bassett
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 17770
Special Notes: 1B Harvey Katzen was injured in a collision at a base.
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