MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/16/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1303 - FRIDAY, JULY 16TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (46-49) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 1
Cleveland Bobcats (62-31) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 5 0
Bobcats Edge Packers, 2-1
Cincinnati got a valiant performance from pitcher Art Ledington, but it wasn't enough to beat the Cleveland Bobcats. Cleveland won the game, 2-1. Ledington threw 8.0 innings of 5-hit ball for the losing team. The winner in relief was Joe Clabaugh. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2.2 innings. He now owns a record of 9-1. The first-place Bobcats, at 62-31, now lead their division by 7 games.

Ernie Wilkins hit a run-scoring double off Art Ledington in the bottom of the seventh, which put the Bobcats in front, 2-1. In addition to the double, Wilkins had 1 single, while going 2 for 3.

"This was a tough loss," said Cincinnati manager Martin Abresch. "It'll stick in my craw for a while."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .268 10 30
J. Murray LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .255 1 16
G. Palmer 1B 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .298 4 40
G. Bennett 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .297 8 55
I. Avila CF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .212 2 23
J. Dickerson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .244 0 16
L. Beckman 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218 0 7
G. Poole C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .196 1 6
A. Ledington P 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .200 0 4
Totals 36 1 11 1 3 8 27      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Palmer (14, 3rd Inning off R. Scherf, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Murray (5, 3rd Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Beckman (1, 4th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Anderson 2 , J. Murray 3 , G. Palmer 4 , G. Bennett , I. Avila 2 , L. Beckman 3 , G. Poole
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Murray 2 , J. Dickerson , A. Ledington
GIDP: J. Dickerson
Hit by Pitch: L. Beckman
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: I. Avila (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Beckman (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Bennett-Beckman-Palmer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico CF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .287 3 36
B. Harper LF, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .282 13 48
B. Olivas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307 4 42
A. Romano RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 5 39
R. Gruber 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .321 4 31
   a-M. Sunseri CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 1 6
F. Bohley C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 4 30
K. MacPherson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 11 37
E. Wilkins SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .261 3 11
R. Scherf P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 0 2
   J. Clabaugh P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2 1 5 12      
a - M. Sunseri substituted for R. Gruber in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (20, 3rd Inning off A. Ledington, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Romano (13, 4th Inning off A. Ledington, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gruber (13, 7th Inning off A. Ledington, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Wilkins (8, 7th Inning off A. Ledington, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 2 , A. Romano 2 , R. Gruber 2 , E. Wilkins 3
2-out RBI: B. Harper , E. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Olivas , A. Romano , K. MacPherson , J. Clabaugh
GIDP: K. MacPherson
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wilkins-Olivas-Gruber)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ledington L (10-5) 8.0 5 2 2 1 5 0 120 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ledington 68
Batters Faced: A. Ledington 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ledington 8-10
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ledington 120-77
Balk: A. Ledington
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf 6.1 10 1 1 3 6 0 109 4.26   
J. Clabaugh W (9-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 1.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 52
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 31, J. Clabaugh 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 7-4, J. Clabaugh 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 109-67, J. Clabaugh 29-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Clabaugh 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Scherf
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Art Ledington
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 24469
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