MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
04/30/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 337 - SUNDAY, APRIL 30TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (11-14) 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 7 10 1
San Diego Captains (13-11) 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 10 1
Cleveland Downs San Diego, 7-5
Good production from third baseman Ray Gardner helped the Cleveland Bobcats topple the San Diego Captains, 7-5. Gardner went 3 for 3 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI for the Bobcats. Floyd Tucker got the win, improving to 1-2. He pitched 6.2 innings, giving up 7 hits and 5 runs, while striking out 1 and walking 4. The win moves Cleveland to a record of 11-14.

With Cleveland leading 3-2 in the top of the sixth, Gardner hit a run-scoring single off San Diego hurler Dave Fields. It was the 18th hit of the season for Gardner and put his team ahead, 4-2.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Gardner told the Cleveland Daily News. "It's as simple as that."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nielsen SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .255 2 6
B. Harper RF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .333 7 17
T. Crowell LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .200 4 11
D. Fierro 1B 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 .266 1 6
J. Farrar 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .261 0 11
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Gardner 3B 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 .240 4 11
M. Sunseri CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .165 1 7
B. Webster C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .043 0 0
F. Tucker P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   a-J. McCusker 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 2 13
Totals 32 7 10 7 5 6 11      
a - J. McCusker substituted for F. Tucker in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gardner (2, 4th Inning off D. Fields, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Crowell (3, 6th Inning off D. Fields, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Farrar (3, 4th Inning off D. Fields, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Nielsen (2, 7th Inning off D. Fields, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Harper (7, 7th Inning off D. Fields, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Nielsen 4 , B. Harper 5 , T. Crowell 3 , J. Farrar 3 , R. Gardner 4 , F. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , D. Fierro
GIDP: M. Sunseri
Sac Bunt: B. Nielsen
Sac Fly: D. Fierro , J. Farrar
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Crowell (8)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fierro (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Gardner-Farrar-Fierro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .333 2 7
D. Hughes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 0 7
   c-R. Baum PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
   d-N. Lane 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
R. Barnes LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .323 2 8
T. Stallings 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .293 2 13
E. Peters C 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .264 1 5
R. Roe CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .301 2 14
   J. DeWitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Henry 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .211 0 0
R. Byrd RF, CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2
D. Fields P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Wisniewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Howard PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .258 4 16
   b-B. Anderson CF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 0 3
Totals 37 5 10 4 4 3 18      
a - D. Howard pinch hit for R. Wisniewski in the 7th
b - B. Anderson substituted for D. Howard in the 8th
c - R. Baum pinch hit for D. Hughes in the 8th
d - N. Lane substituted for R. Baum in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Wilkins (2, 3rd Inning off F. Tucker, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Howard (4, 7th Inning off F. Tucker, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 7 , R. Barnes 2 , E. Peters , W. Henry , R. Byrd , D. Howard 4
2-out RBI: E. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Baum , T. Stallings , R. Roe 3 , W. Henry
GIDP: E. Peters
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (8) , R. Roe (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Stallings (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Roe-Peters, Wilkins-Henry, Wilkins-Henry-Stallings)
OF assists: 1 (Roe(Gardner at home))
PB: E. Peters
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Tucker W (1-2) 6.2 7 5 4 4 1 2 115 5.16   
T. Fried SV (3) 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 43 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Tucker 39
Batters Faced: F. Tucker 31, T. Fried 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Tucker 8-10, T. Fried 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Tucker 115-65, T. Fried 43-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fried 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fields L (2-3) 6.1 8 6 6 4 4 2 120 4.36   
R. Wisniewski 0.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 3.18   
J. DeWitt 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 39 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fields 33
Batters Faced: D. Fields 29, R. Wisniewski 3, J. DeWitt 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fields 7-6, R. Wisniewski 1-1, J. DeWitt 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fields 120-73, R. Wisniewski 13-8, J. DeWitt 39-23
WP: D. Fields
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Gardner
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 19672
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