MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/31/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1506 - SATURDAY, JULY 31ST , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (53-55) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Cleveland Bobcats (72-36) 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 5 13 1
Cleveland 72-36 After 5-1 Win Over Brooklyn
Getting an impressive start from Bruce Cardenas, Cleveland beat Brooklyn by the score of 5-1. Cardenas, who finished 3rd in the NBL in wins with 19 in 1966, went the distance for Cleveland. He gave up 1 run on 6 hits. Cleveland is now 72-36, 9½ games up in the National Baseball League Eastern Division.

The Bobcats picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"Bruce -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Bobcats manager Daniel Mays. "He was the key to us winning."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 3 34
B. Turley CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320 2 18
G. Landrum LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 10 63
J. Cooper RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .268 13 58
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .302 13 41
M. Saenz 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .133 0 2
T. Pena SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218 5 28
J. Mara C 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .208 3 19
D. Conway P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .109 0 2
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 13 38
   M. Gregory P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1 2 3 13      
a - R. Freeman pinch hit for F. D'Amico in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Landrum (27, 6th Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Mara (5, 8th Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Landrum 2 , J. Cooper 2 , O. Gonzalez , M. Saenz , J. Mara 2
2-out RBI: M. Saenz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Turley 2 , J. Cooper
GIDP: T. Pena , D. Conway
Sac Bunt: D. Conway
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cooper (19)
CS: M. Saenz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Gonzalez (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Gonzalez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .281 15 60
E. Wilkins SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .269 5 20
A. Romano RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .280 8 52
R. Gruber 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .319 5 36
F. Bohley C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .261 4 33
M. Bassett 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .320 7 24
A. Spruill 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .280 2 12
M. Sunseri CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .188 1 9
B. Cardenas P 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .213 0 3
Totals 37 5 13 4 1 1 19      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Bohley (14, 3rd Inning off D. Conway, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Cardenas (1, 4th Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Wilkins (5, 6th Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Harper , E. Wilkins 5 , A. Romano 2 , R. Gruber , F. Bohley 2 , M. Bassett 2 , A. Spruill , M. Sunseri 2 , B. Cardenas 2
2-out RBI: A. Romano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gruber , F. Bohley , A. Spruill , B. Cardenas
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bassett (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Spruill-Wilkins-Gruber, Wilkins-Spruill-Gruber)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Conway L (5-10) 6.0 13 5 5 1 1 1 93 4.91   
F. D'Amico 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.10   
M. Gregory 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Conway 26
Batters Faced: D. Conway 31, F. D'Amico 4, M. Gregory 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Conway 9-7, F. D'Amico 2-1, M. Gregory 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Conway 93-60, F. D'Amico 15-11, M. Gregory 9-4
Balk: D. Conway
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cardenas W (11-3) 9.0 6 1 1 2 3 0 125 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cardenas 72
Batters Faced: B. Cardenas 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cardenas 14-7
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cardenas 125-82
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Cardenas
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 23521
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