MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/13/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 501 - SATURDAY, MAY 13TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (17-20) 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 8 11 0
Cleveland Bobcats (16-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Blockbusters Victorious at Cleveland, 8-1
The Los Angeles Blockbusters got a strong performance from pitcher Billy Duprey, who stymied the Cleveland offense en route to a win, 8-1, at Lakefront Stadium. The Los Angeles win streak is now 4 games.

Los Angeles relied on the hitting of George Schindler to pick up the win. The left fielder ripped a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Blockbusters on top, 2-0. For the game, Schindler had 1 triple and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"They just got us," said Cleveland manager Daniel Mays, "and that's all I can say."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bias 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .280 0 7
O. Gonzalez CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .269 3 13
J. Brookins RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .292 2 8
G. Schindler LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .233 0 4
D. Kennedy 1B 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .208 0 3
N. Parsons 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .188 0 16
L. Craig C 4 1 1 3 0 0 4 .244 2 13
D. Obert SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .153 0 1
B. Duprey P 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .045 0 2
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8 5 4 20      
BATTING
Triples: D. Obert (1, 5th Inning off F. Tucker, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Schindler (1, 9th Inning off M. Hoskins, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Craig (2, 5th Inning off F. Tucker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Bias 2 , J. Brookins 2 , G. Schindler 4 , D. Kennedy 3 , L. Craig 4 , D. Obert 3
2-out RBI: L. Craig
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Schindler , N. Parsons , L. Craig
GIDP: L. Craig
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Parsons-Obert-Kennedy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nielsen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213 2 9
B. Harper RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321 8 21
   a-D. Campbell PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 3 8
H. Batkin 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 3 14
T. Crowell LF, RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .245 6 19
J. Farrar SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .271 1 15
J. McCusker 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 2 13
M. Sunseri CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .179 1 8
   b-D. Fierro PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 2 9
K. Musumeci C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .245 0 13
F. Tucker P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 0
   M. Hoskins P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 9 10      
a - D. Campbell pinch hit for B. Harper in the 8th
b - D. Fierro pinch hit for M. Sunseri in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Crowell (6, 9th Inning off B. Duprey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Crowell 4 , J. Farrar , J. McCusker , M. Sunseri , K. Musumeci , M. Hoskins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nielsen , J. McCusker , K. Musumeci
GIDP: M. Sunseri
Sac Bunt: J. McCusker
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Farrar-McCusker-Batkin)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duprey W (4-4) 8.2 6 1 1 3 9 1 135 3.54   
W. Guilmette 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duprey 74
Batters Faced: B. Duprey 34, W. Guilmette 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duprey 5-11, W. Guilmette 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duprey 135-82, W. Guilmette 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Guilmette 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Tucker L (1-3) 4.2 8 7 7 3 3 1 82 6.29   
M. Hoskins 4.1 3 1 1 2 1 0 51 1.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Tucker 20
Batters Faced: F. Tucker 25, M. Hoskins 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Tucker 3-8, M. Hoskins 7-4
Pitches - Strikes: F. Tucker 82-50, M. Hoskins 51-30
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Duprey
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 17333
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