MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
04/09/1968
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 6 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (0-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
New York Knickerbockers (1-0) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1
Knickerbockers Top Cleveland, 2-1
Crowds lined up early in front of Knickerbocker Stadium, eagerly awaiting the start of the 1968 Major League Baseball season. On the mound was Tim McDonald for the visiting Cleveland Bobcats and Ollie Hundley for the hometown New York Knickerbockers. In a spirited contest, the Knickerbockers pulled out the win, defeating the Bobcats by the score of 2-1. Especially impressive was Tim McDonald. The winner was Steve Eaton in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Matt Rutledge took the loss.

Charlie Fee was the walk-off hero for New York. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Knickerbockers catcher hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Both teams played hard," said New York manager William Bowen.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Crowell RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
D. Reppe LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-G. Proctor PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Cafarelli C 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .333 0 1
C. Wade 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
G. Clement CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Comp 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
T. McDonald P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Lawrence PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Rutledge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 1 7 9      
a - J. Lawrence pinch hit for T. McDonald in the 8th
b - G. Proctor pinch hit for D. Reppe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Reppe (1, 1st Inning off O. Hundley, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Crowell 2 , D. Reppe 2 , R. Cafarelli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Crowell , R. Gardner
Sac Bunt: T. McDonald
Sac Fly: R. Cafarelli
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Clement (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Baker LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
C. Hull RF, CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
F. Chavez 1B 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .333 0 1
C. Fee C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333 0 1
D. DeHaan SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Zink 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Lockner 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Mateo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Palmer CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   c-R. Brown PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Benitez PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Scharlau P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Walker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-P. Barrera PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 27 2 5 2 4 4 9      
a - L. Benitez pinch hit for O. Hundley in the 3rd
b - D. Mateo pinch hit for R. Lockner in the 8th
c - R. Brown pinch hit for R. Palmer in the 8th
d - P. Barrera pinch hit for J. Walker in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: C. Hull (1, 9th Inning off M. Rutledge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hull 4 , F. Chavez , C. Fee , D. Mateo
2-out RBI: F. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Baker , R. Palmer
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Hull (1) , F. Chavez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lockner (1)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald 7.0 2 1 1 3 4 0 96 1.29   
M. Rutledge L (0-1) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 16 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 70
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 24, M. Rutledge 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 6-9, M. Rutledge 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 96-60, M. Rutledge 16-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Hundley 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 43 3.00   
M. Scharlau 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 53 0.00   
J. Walker 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 0.00   
S. Eaton W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Hundley 50
Batters Faced: O. Hundley 11, M. Scharlau 12, J. Walker 7, S. Eaton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hundley 3-5, M. Scharlau 5-1, J. Walker 2-4, S. Eaton 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Hundley 43-31, M. Scharlau 53-34, J. Walker 27-18, S. Eaton 12-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim McDonald
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 33149
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