MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/05/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1203 - TUESDAY, JULY 5TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (42-45) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Cleveland Bobcats (43-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Valerio, Bluebirds Bear Down, Beat Bobcats, 1-0
Fans saw a dandy of a game between the Brooklyn Bluebirds and Cleveland Bobcats.

In a low-scoring contest between the Brooklyn Bluebirds and the Cleveland Bobcats, Antonio Valerio was the X factor. The Brooklyn right-hander spearheaded the 1-0 win. After today's action, Brooklyn sits at 42-45; Cleveland slips to 43-44.

Valerio picked up the win. He's now 7-7, after putting the Cleveland offense in the deep freeze. Over 8.2 innings, he allowed no earned runs on 1 hit.

"I just tried to focus on getting that first guy out every inning," said Valerio.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Eubanks CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 2 23
E. White 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .252 2 10
B. Turley RF 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 .226 0 9
R. Canal LF, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .216 4 15
R. Freeman 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 13 37
   a-M. Cash LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 7 30
M. Saenz 3B, 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 1 6
   b-G. Landrum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 18 55
   c-T. Golf 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 4 25
T. Pena SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254 4 23
J. Mara C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .189 3 11
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
A. Valerio P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   d-R. Pace C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 4 18
Totals 32 1 8 1 3 5 12      
a - M. Cash substituted for R. Freeman in the 8th
b - G. Landrum pinch hit for M. Saenz in the 9th
c - T. Golf substituted for G. Landrum in the 9th
d - R. Pace substituted for A. Valerio in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: E. White (3, 1st Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Eubanks , E. White 4 , B. Turley 3 , M. Saenz , T. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Saenz , J. Mara
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Freeman (19)
CS: R. Eubanks (11) , B. Turley 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Valerio (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Olivas 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 4 23
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 6 44
B. Harper LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .230 8 30
P. Chirico CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325 7 59
A. Romano RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .285 12 51
K. MacPherson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .303 16 51
R. Galvan C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .382 0 13
J. Baumann 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 4 27
   a-R. Gruber PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 0 13
B. Elsner P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .089 0 3
   b-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 7 16
   J. Goodyear P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 28 0 1 0 4 5 7      
a - R. Gruber pinch hit for J. Baumann in the 8th
b - D. Pelletier pinch hit for B. Elsner in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. MacPherson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wilkins , B. Elsner
Sac Bunt: R. Galvan
Team LOB: 6
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Valerio W (7-7) 8.2 1 0 0 4 5 0 32 120 3.02   
D. Norman SV (15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valerio 83
Batters Faced: A. Valerio 32, D. Norman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valerio 11-10, D. Norman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valerio 120-72, D. Norman 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Norman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Elsner L (5-7) 8.0 7 1 1 2 5 0 30 97 4.39   
J. Goodyear 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 21 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Elsner 67
Batters Faced: B. Elsner 30, J. Goodyear 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Elsner 5-11, J. Goodyear 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Elsner 97-63, J. Goodyear 21-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Antonio Valerio
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 17112
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