MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
04/27/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 255 - SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (11-8) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (9-10) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 9 0
Bluebirds Get Clutch 3-2 Win
The Brooklyn Bluebirds eked out a 3-2 win versus the Cleveland Bobcats at Flatbush Park. Nobody did more than pitcher Antonio Valerio. He was terrific. Brooklyn reliever Bob Hill was the winner. His record is now 2-1. Chuck Galloway took the loss. The win takes Brooklyn to 9-10.

The decisive blow was delivered by Oscar Gonzalez in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a solo home run off 25-year old right-handed pitcher Chuck Galloway to win the game for Brooklyn. The home crowd went nuts.

"This place was rockin'," Gonzalez said.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Crowell CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .278 1 5
D. Pelletier 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250 2 4
R. Galvan C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .290 1 20
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Muhammad PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 0 4
   C. Galloway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Olivas 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .427 0 15
P. Chirico RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .269 2 7
R. Gruber LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 5 .294 3 12
M. Bassett SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 5
   a-B. Magnuson SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .143 0 0
F. Jimenez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .192 0 0
R. Tomlinson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 0 0
   b-M. Sunseri PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .156 0 1
   c-K. Musumeci C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .059 0 0
Totals 37 2 10 2 3 7 21      
a - B. Magnuson substituted for M. Bassett in the 1st
b - M. Sunseri pinch hit for R. Tomlinson in the 7th
c - K. Musumeci substituted for M. Sunseri in the 7th
d - B. Muhammad pinch hit for J. Clabaugh in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Pelletier (2, 3rd Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Crowell (1, 3rd Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Crowell 4 , D. Pelletier 3 , R. Galvan 2 , P. Chirico , R. Gruber 2 , F. Jimenez , M. Sunseri
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Gruber 2 , F. Jimenez , R. Tomlinson
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Jimenez-Magnuson-Pelletier, Magnuson-Olivas-Pelletier, Galvan-Olivas-Pelletier)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .129 0 1
   d-D. Fogarty PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 2
R. Eubanks CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300 0 6
J. Cooper RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .414 1 9
G. Landrum LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .394 3 19
B. Rawlins 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281 4 16
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .239 2 11
T. Pena SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .204 0 4
   a-M. Bennett PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .417 1 2
   c-G. Fenton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
R. Pace C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 1 5
A. Valerio P 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .444 0 1
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Calise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357 1 1
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 9 2 3 1 13      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for T. Pena in the 7th
b - D. Calise pinch hit for D. Norman in the 7th
c - G. Fenton substituted for M. Bennett in the 8th
d - D. Fogarty pinch hit for L. Winter in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Cooper (1, 6th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Gonzalez (2, 9th Inning off C. Galloway, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Winter , R. Eubanks , J. Cooper 5 , G. Landrum , O. Gonzalez 5 , A. Valerio 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Landrum , T. Pena
GIDP: L. Winter , J. Cooper , O. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Eubanks (4)
CS: G. Landrum (2)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson 6.0 7 2 2 2 0 1 66 3.96   
J. Clabaugh 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 2.25   
C. Galloway L (1-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 48
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 23, J. Clabaugh 8, C. Galloway 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 10-4, J. Clabaugh 1-4, C. Galloway 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 66-44, J. Clabaugh 25-16, C. Galloway 6-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Valerio 6.2 9 2 2 2 5 1 119 3.38   
D. Norman 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 12.60   
B. Hill W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 1.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valerio 51
Batters Faced: A. Valerio 31, D. Norman 2, B. Hill 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valerio 7-8, D. Norman 1-0, B. Hill 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valerio 119-68, D. Norman 10-5, B. Hill 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Norman 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Antonio Valerio
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 17930
Special Notes: SS Mark Bassett was injured in a collision at a base.
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