MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/10/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 459 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 10TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (18-14) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 13 1
Cleveland Bobcats (16-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 7 0
Bobcats Earn Late 6-5 Win
The San Diego Captains got a superb performance from pitcher Dave Gilson, but the Cleveland Bobcats still won the game, 6-5. Gilson threw 7.0 innings of 3-hit ball. The Bobcats sit in 5th place in the National Baseball League Eastern Division with a record of 16-17.

Bill Harper was the walk-off hero for Cleveland. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Bobcats right fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said San Diego manager Joe Mack. "But we decided not to take it."
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .328 3 15
D. Hughes 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .267 0 9
R. Barnes LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .305 5 15
T. Stallings 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .278 3 17
E. Peters C 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255 3 9
   J. DeWitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Howard 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .284 5 19
R. Byrd RF 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .296 0 8
R. Roe CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .315 2 18
D. Gilson P 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .091 0 0
   a-B. Anderson PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .176 0 3
   R. Wisniewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Austin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
Totals 39 5 13 5 1 9 22      
a - B. Anderson pinch hit for D. Gilson in the 8th
b - G. Austin substituted for R. Wisniewski in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Byrd (7, 4th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Wilkins (8, 8th Inning off T. Fried, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Barnes (5, 3rd Inning off R. Tomlinson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 4 , D. Hughes , R. Barnes 6 , D. Howard , R. Byrd 4 , R. Roe , D. Gilson
2-out RBI: , E. Wilkins 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Hughes 3 , E. Peters , D. Howard
Hit by Pitch: E. Wilkins
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (11)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Barnes (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Wilkins-Howard-Stallings, Howard-Wilkins-Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper RF 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 .322 8 20
T. Crowell LF 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .237 4 14
H. Batkin 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .314 2 12
J. McCusker 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .250 2 13
R. Gardner 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .200 4 14
J. Farrar SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282 0 14
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Webster PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0
M. Sunseri CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 1 8
   a-D. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 2 9
   b-D. Campbell CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293 3 8
K. Musumeci C 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .233 0 12
R. Tomlinson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
   c-B. Nielsen SS 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .229 2 9
Totals 31 6 7 6 6 4 13      
a - D. Fierro pinch hit for M. Sunseri in the 7th
b - D. Campbell substituted for D. Fierro in the 8th
c - B. Nielsen substituted for R. Tomlinson in the 8th
d - B. Webster pinch hit for T. Fried in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Farrar (5, 7th Inning off D. Gilson, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Nielsen (5, 9th Inning off J. DeWitt, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 3 , R. Gardner , J. Farrar 2 , B. Webster , B. Nielsen 2
2-out RBI: B. Harper , R. Gardner , J. Farrar , B. Nielsen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Batkin , J. McCusker , D. Fierro
GIDP: H. Batkin , B. Nielsen
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McCusker (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McCusker-Batkin)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gilson 7.0 3 2 0 2 4 0 88 1.44   
R. Wisniewski H (1) 1.1 2 3 3 4 0 0 43 5.00   
J. DeWitt L (0-3), BS (2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gilson 69
Batters Faced: D. Gilson 25, R. Wisniewski 9, J. DeWitt 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gilson 10-6, R. Wisniewski 1-2, J. DeWitt 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gilson 88-56, R. Wisniewski 43-20, J. DeWitt 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. DeWitt 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson 7.0 12 4 4 0 6 1 109 5.09   
T. Fried W (1-1) 2.0 1 1 1 1 3 0 27 1.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 43
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 33, T. Fried 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 5-9, T. Fried 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 109-69, T. Fried 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fried 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Tomlinson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Gilson
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 14331
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