MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
04/23/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 251 - SUNDAY, APRIL 23RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (9-10) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Cleveland Bobcats (9-10) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 10 1
Bobcats Drop Explorers, 4-2
The Cleveland Bobcats picked up a win at Lakefront Stadium, dropping the St. Louis Explorers, 4-2, in 12 innings. Rick Tomlinson was the difference-maker. With the win, Cleveland climbs to 9-10.

The decisive blow was delivered by Tom Crowell in the bottom of the 12th when he hit a 2-run home run off three-time All-Star Tony LaDuke to win the game for Cleveland. The home crowd went nuts.

"Our team showed some gumption," said Crowell. "I like it."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .197 0 2
F. Martinez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .286 1 2
   T. LaDuke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 2
T. Adams 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .255 0 7
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Voeller 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 0 9
G. Parker RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .313 2 9
C. Panetta LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .254 1 8
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .226 3 3
T. Guinn SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .255 1 3
   d-K. Osterhage PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .050 0 0
   e-F. Najera SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 4
C. Wright C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .091 0 0
   M. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Tudor 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .372 0 4
H. Estes P 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 .125 0 0
   a-J. O'Neil C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 1 3
Totals 39 2 6 2 2 8 13      
a - J. O'Neil substituted for H. Estes in the 6th
b - B. Tudor substituted for M. Clark in the 8th
c - A. Voeller substituted for B. Tate in the 10th
d - K. Osterhage pinch hit for T. Guinn in the 12th
e - F. Najera substituted for K. Osterhage in the 12th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Pickett 2 , G. Parker , C. Panetta , T. Guinn , H. Estes
2-out RBI: T. Pickett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Martinez , G. Parker , C. Panetta
GIDP: C. Wright
Sac Bunt: F. Martinez , T. Guinn
Sac Fly: T. Adams
Hit by Pitch: G. Parker
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Parker (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper RF 6 2 3 0 0 2 0 .370 5 13
T. Crowell LF 6 1 2 2 0 0 2 .205 4 11
D. Fierro 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .241 0 2
J. McCusker 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .275 2 12
R. Gardner 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .211 4 8
J. Farrar SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254 0 5
M. Sunseri CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 1 7
   a-B. Nielsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 1 5
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Musumeci PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 0 6
   P. Burkholder P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
B. Webster C 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .056 0 0
R. Tomlinson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 0
   b-D. Campbell PH, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 1 3
Totals 44 4 10 4 2 10 16      
a - B. Nielsen pinch hit for M. Sunseri in the 7th
b - D. Campbell pinch hit for R. Tomlinson in the 7th
c - K. Musumeci pinch hit for T. Fried in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gardner (1, 4th Inning off H. Estes, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Harper 2 (4, 8th Inning off B. Tate, 0 on, 0 outs; 12th Inning off T. LaDuke, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Crowell (4, 12th Inning off T. LaDuke, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 5 , T. Crowell 5 , D. Fierro , J. McCusker 2 , R. Gardner 2 , J. Farrar
2-out RBI: T. Crowell , J. McCusker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Crowell , J. McCusker , R. Gardner , M. Sunseri , D. Campbell
Sac Bunt: K. Musumeci
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (3) , T. Crowell (5) , J. McCusker (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fierro (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Farrar-McCusker-Fierro)
PB: B. Webster
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Estes 5.2 4 1 1 1 5 0 88 3.86   
M. Clark H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 0.79   
B. Tate BS (2) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 37 1.23   
T. LaDuke L (0-2) 2.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 34 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Estes 61
Batters Faced: H. Estes 22, M. Clark 5, B. Tate 9, T. LaDuke 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Estes 7-5, M. Clark 3-0, B. Tate 3-1, T. LaDuke 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Estes 88-60, M. Clark 19-13, B. Tate 37-28, T. LaDuke 34-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Clark 1-0
WP: H. Estes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson 7.0 5 2 2 2 5 0 108 3.82   
T. Fried 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 1.46   
P. Burkholder W (1-1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 34 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 62
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 29, T. Fried 6, P. Burkholder 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 7-8, T. Fried 0-4, P. Burkholder 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 108-77, T. Fried 20-16, P. Burkholder 34-25
Hit Batsmen: R. Tomlinson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Tomlinson
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 17500
Special Notes: SP Harlan Estes was injured while pitching.
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