MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
07/17/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1318 - SATURDAY, JULY 17TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (63-31) 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 5 2 13 21 2
Washington Eagles (42-54) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2
Eagles Blown Out by Bobcats
Getting offensive support from Rick Gruber, the Cleveland Bobcats topped the Washington Eagles, 13-2. Gruber went 2-3 with a double and 3 walks, while scoring 3 for the Bobcats. Cleveland has an impressive 63-31 record.

Benito Olivas, who is a two-time All-Star, helped out the Cleveland cause in the top of the fourth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the second baseman went 2 for 5 with 2 singles and a walk.

"We were firing on all cylinders," said Bobcats manager Daniel Mays.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico CF 6 0 4 1 0 0 3 .293 3 37
B. Harper LF 6 2 3 1 0 2 4 .286 13 49
B. Olivas 2B 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 .308 4 43
A. Romano RF 6 1 1 2 0 1 6 .264 5 41
R. Gruber 1B 3 3 2 1 3 0 2 .326 4 32
F. Bohley C 5 2 3 0 1 1 4 .266 4 30
K. MacPherson 3B 6 0 1 0 0 1 9 .266 11 37
E. Wilkins SS 3 2 1 2 3 0 2 .263 3 13
R. Tomlinson P 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .220 0 5
   a-M. Bassett PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .319 6 22
   J. Goodyear P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257 5 18
   F. Rudin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 46 13 21 11 8 5 37      
a - M. Bassett pinch hit for R. Tomlinson in the 8th
b - D. Pelletier pinch hit for J. Goodyear in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gruber (14, 2nd Inning off M. Cooper, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Wilkins (3, 8th Inning off D. Rodriquez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 4 , B. Harper 3 , B. Olivas 2 , A. Romano , R. Gruber 3 , F. Bohley 3 , K. MacPherson , E. Wilkins 3 , R. Tomlinson 2 , M. Bassett , D. Pelletier
2-out RBI: B. Harper , B. Olivas , A. Romano , R. Tomlinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Chirico , A. Romano 3 , R. Gruber , K. MacPherson , R. Tomlinson
GIDP: K. MacPherson
Sac Fly: P. Chirico
Hit by Pitch: B. Harper
Team LOB: 16

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Chirico (22) , B. Harper 2 (38) , B. Olivas (20)

FIELDING
Errors: K. MacPherson (12) , E. Wilkins (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Wilkins-Olivas-Gruber)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brosnahan CF 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .233 2 11
   a-D. Avina CF, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 0 1
J. Stites RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294 3 29
G. Long SS 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .235 7 46
D. Guest 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 7 42
   c-R. Wagstaff PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .160 1 4
M. Calhoun 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .220 3 13
   L. Andrade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Rodriquez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   M. Rice P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Lawler LF, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 5 41
E. Cook 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .204 0 33
G. Kill C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .308 0 7
M. Cooper P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .179 0 0
   b-J. Ybarra 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 0 2
Totals 29 2 4 2 4 4 11      
a - D. Avina substituted for B. Brosnahan in the 4th
b - J. Ybarra substituted for M. Cooper in the 6th
c - R. Wagstaff pinch hit for D. Guest in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Avina (2, 4th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Brosnahan , D. Avina 2 , J. Lawler , G. Kill
2-out RBI: B. Brosnahan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Stites 2 , J. Lawler
GIDP: E. Cook
Sac Bunt: J. Stites , D. Guest
Sac Fly: G. Long
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Brosnahan (4) , E. Cook (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Stites (9) , J. Ybarra (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Cook-Long-Guest)
OF assists: 2 (Brosnahan(Chirico at 3rd base), Stites(Chirico at 2nd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson W (10-3) 7.0 4 2 1 3 3 0 99 2.35   
J. Goodyear 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 8.31   
F. Rudin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 63
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 29, J. Goodyear 4, F. Rudin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 10-7, J. Goodyear 2-1, F. Rudin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 99-58, J. Goodyear 15-6, F. Rudin 11-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cooper L (3-9) 5.0 8 3 3 5 3 0 127 3.20   
L. Andrade 2.0 4 5 2 3 1 0 59 3.20   
D. Rodriquez 1.2 9 5 5 0 1 0 44 5.24   
M. Rice 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cooper 37
Batters Faced: M. Cooper 27, L. Andrade 15, D. Rodriquez 13, M. Rice 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cooper 3-7, L. Andrade 3-2, D. Rodriquez 2-1, M. Rice 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cooper 127-65, L. Andrade 59-38, D. Rodriquez 44-30, M. Rice 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Rodriquez 2-2 , M. Rice 1-0
WP: D. Rodriquez
Hit Batsmen: M. Cooper
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Gruber
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 17795
Special Notes: CF Bruce Brosnahan was injured while throwing the ball.
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