MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
07/29/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1477 - THURSDAY, JULY 29TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (70-36) 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 2 10 13 0
Kansas City Bulls (58-50) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Bulls Lose Big to Bobcats, 10-1
Cleveland took on Kansas City in front of a lively crowd.

A good performance from first baseman Don Pelletier helped the Cleveland Bobcats defeat the Kansas City Bulls, 10-1. Pelletier was 2-3 with a home run, a triple, and a walk, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once for the Bobcats. Cleveland has an impressive 70-36 record.

Cleveland used the hitting of Benito Olivas to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a run-scoring single in the top of the third inning to put the Bobcats on top, 1-0. For the game, Olivas had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We didn't put up much resistance," said losing manager DD Martin.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302 5 46
B. Harper LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .280 15 59
B. Olivas 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .300 5 49
A. Romano RF 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .278 8 50
R. Gruber 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320 5 36
   a-D. Pelletier PR, 1B 3 1 2 5 1 0 0 .248 6 24
F. Bohley C 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .261 4 30
K. MacPherson 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .272 12 46
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .265 4 19
M. Baird P 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .157 0 5
   S. Cheatham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 10 13 10 3 3 10      
a - D. Pelletier pinch ran for R. Gruber in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (21, 5th Inning off M. Brown, 0 on, 1 out) , K. MacPherson (16, 8th Inning off P. Thornton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Pelletier (1, 3rd Inning off M. Brown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Pelletier (6, 5th Inning off M. Brown, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Romano (8, 9th Inning off P. Thornton, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Olivas (5, 9th Inning off P. Thornton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Chirico , B. Harper 2 , B. Olivas 5 , A. Romano 4 , R. Gruber , D. Pelletier 7 , F. Bohley 2 , K. MacPherson 3 , E. Wilkins
2-out RBI: B. Olivas , A. Romano , D. Pelletier 2 , K. MacPherson , E. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Bohley , K. MacPherson , E. Wilkins
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .268 13 51
K. Durick RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251 11 51
B. Rawlins 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 12 37
R. Lewis C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .317 6 28
D. Tislow 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .289 11 29
B. Anderson CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 4 22
E. Cortez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243 2 15
M. Alva SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .272 8 33
M. Brown P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 0 3
   P. Thornton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 4 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Alva (8, 5th Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. McLemore , R. Lewis , D. Tislow , M. Alva 4 , M. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Cortez 2
Sac Bunt: B. Anderson
Team LOB: 6
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Baird W (12-7) 8.0 5 1 1 1 4 1 114 2.41   
S. Cheatham 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 4.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 71
Batters Faced: M. Baird 30, S. Cheatham 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 8-12, S. Cheatham 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 114-72, S. Cheatham 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cheatham 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Brown L (12-4) 4.2 7 6 6 2 0 1 80 3.38   
P. Thornton 4.1 6 4 4 1 3 2 74 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Brown 24
Batters Faced: M. Brown 23, P. Thornton 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Brown 9-5, P. Thornton 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: M. Brown 80-49, P. Thornton 74-44
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Pelletier
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 16231
Special Notes: 1B Rick Gruber was injured while running the bases.
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