MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
04/14/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 77 - SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (2-4) 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 9 1
Washington Eagles (3-3) 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 0
Bobcats Get One-Run Win at Washington
In a close game at Monument Field, the Cleveland Bobcats edged the Washington Eagles, 5-4. Cleveland left fielder Phil Chirico stood apart with his performance. He went 2-5 with a home run. He scored 2 times. Myron Baird got the win, improving to 1-1. He pitched 6.2 innings, giving up 8 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 3. With the win, Cleveland boosts its record to 2-4.

Tom Crowell, who finished 5th in the NBL in slugging percentage with .494 in 1969, helped out the Cleveland cause in the top of the third inning with a run-scoring ground out. For the game, the right fielder drove in one run.

"It's a long season," said Chirico. "We'll keep working to improve."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .138 1 2
B. Harper 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 2 4
H. Batkin 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .167 1 4
   a-D. Pelletier 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
R. Galvan C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .550 1 3
T. Crowell RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .231 1 4
B. Olivas 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
M. Bassett SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .273 0 2
M. Sunseri CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 1
M. Baird P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   J. Clabaugh P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 4 2 5 11      
a - D. Pelletier substituted for H. Batkin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Batkin (1, 3rd Inning off A. Fonseca, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Galvan (3, 6th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Chirico (1, 1st Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 5 , B. Harper 2 , H. Batkin 2 , R. Galvan 3 , B. Olivas , M. Sunseri
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Baird
GIDP: H. Batkin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Olivas (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Bassett-Olivas-Batkin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cassill RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .208 0 1
G. Long SS 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 .240 0 3
L. Wools 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 .391 0 3
B. Raab 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .304 0 6
V. Marshall LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 1 3
E. Cook 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .409 1 1
J. Lawler CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .190 0 2
   b-B. Brosnahan PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Perry C 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .333 0 0
A. Fonseca P 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
   a-J. Ellison PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   C. Kirkley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-P. Soroka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4 3 7 23      
a - J. Ellison pinch hit for A. Fonseca in the 7th
b - B. Brosnahan pinch hit for J. Lawler in the 8th
c - P. Soroka pinch hit for C. Kirkley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Wools (3, 7th Inning off M. Baird, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wools 2 , B. Raab , E. Cook 2 , J. Lawler , L. Perry 2 , A. Fonseca , J. Ellison
2-out RBI: L. Wools , B. Raab
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Raab , V. Marshall 2
GIDP: A. Fonseca
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Cook (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wools-Cook-Raab)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Baird W (1-1) 6.2 8 4 4 3 5 0 109 5.68   
J. Clabaugh SV (1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 37 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 44
Batters Faced: M. Baird 30, J. Clabaugh 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 5-8, J. Clabaugh 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 109-72, J. Clabaugh 37-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Clabaugh 1-0
Balk: M. Baird
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca L (0-2) 7.0 8 5 5 2 5 1 124 6.00   
C. Kirkley 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 44
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 30, C. Kirkley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 8-7, C. Kirkley 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 124-79, C. Kirkley 14-9
WP: A. Fonseca
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Chirico
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 18800
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