1972 EDS, Game 1: Cleveland Indians At Springfield Bulls 10/6/1972
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Bulls AB R H RBI AVG B.Tolan CF 4 0 2 0 .500 A.Otis CF 4 1 0 0 .000 D.Kessinger SS 4 0 0 0 .000 R.Hunt 2B 3 0 0 0 .000 J.Rudi LF 4 0 1 1 .250 R.Blomberg 1B 4 1 1 1 .250 G.Scott 1B 3 0 0 0 .000 C-J.Torre 1B 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Morgan 2B 3 0 0 0 .000 T.Simmons C 4 1 1 1 .250 G.Nettles 3B 3 0 0 0 .000 R.Hebner 3B 3 0 0 0 .000 D.Dyer C 3 0 0 0 .000 J.Briggs LF 4 1 2 1 .500 R.Scheinblum RF 3 0 0 0 .000 D-A.Kaline LF 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Hunter P 2 0 0 0 .000 J.Callison RF 3 0 2 1 .667 E-H.McRae PH 0 1 0 0 ---- C.Campaneris SS 3 0 1 0 .333 F.Peterson P 2 0 0 0 .000 A-E.Williams PH 0 0 0 0 ---- B-G.Clines PR 0 0 0 0 ---- P.Richert P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 29 1 3 1 Totals 30 4 7 4
A-Pinch Hit For Peterson In 8th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Williams In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Blomberg In 9th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Briggs In 9th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Hunter In 9th Inning
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 3 0 Bulls........... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 7 0
Indians (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Hunter LOSS(0-1) 8 7 4 4 3 2 0 125 4.50 Totals 8 7 4 4 3 2 0
Bulls (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA F.Peterson WIN(1-0) 8 1 0 0 1 2 0 105 0.00 P.Richert 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 9.00 Totals 9 3 1 1 2 2 0
ATTENDANCE- 46,220 DATE- Friday, October 6th 1972 TIME- Night T- 2:02 LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 3 Bulls: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Bulls: 1 DOUBLES- R.Blomberg(1st), J.Briggs-2(2nd), J.Callison(1st) STOLEN BASES- C.Campaneris(1st) WALKS- G.Scott, H.McRae, R.Hunt, R.Hebner, E.Williams STRIKE OUTS- G.Scott, G.Nettles, T.Simmons, F.Peterson GIDP- G.Scott 2-out RBI- J.Callison, R.Blomberg, T.Simmons, J.Briggs WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Don Kessinger robbed Richie Hebner of a base hit. Bot 8th: Duffy Dyer blocked the plate, saving a run!
Left fielder John Briggs hit 2 doubles and Fritz Peterson took a no-hitter into the 6th inning as the Springfield Bulls bested the Cleveland Indians 4 to 1 at Illini Reservation.
Peterson(1-0) came through with a virtuoso performance against the Cleveland hitters. He surrendered only 1 hit and 1 walk in 8 innings. The left-handed Peterson had his no-hit bid broken up by Bob Tolan who singled with two outs in the 6th inning. Springfield ended up with 7 hits for the game while Cleveland had 3.
Jim Hunter(0-1) was given the loss. He surrendered 7 hits and 3 walks in 8 innings.