MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/03/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1562 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (61-51) 0 2 7 0 4 0 0 0 1 14 16 0
New York Knickerbockers (54-58) 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 9 10 1
Fine Effort by Lester Not Enough in 14-9 Knickerbockers Loss
Despite a fine performance by second baseman Dave Lester, the New York Knickerbockers lost to the Cleveland Bobcats, 14-9. Lester went 4 for 5 with 2 home runs and a double, while scoring 3 times and driving in 5. Bruce Cardenas earned the win for Cleveland. He lasted 6 innings, allowing 5 runs on 5 hits, while striking out 3. With the win, he raised his record to 11-7. With the win, Cleveland pushed its record to 61-51.

Benito Olivas had a key at-bat with two out in the top of the third for Cleveland. With the bases loaded and the Bobcats leading 5-3, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run.

"We knocked the fire out of the ball," said Cleveland manager Daniel Mays. "The guys swung the bats pretty good, and that's fun to see."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Olivas 2B 4 1 0 2 1 1 5 .322 5 30
E. Wilkins SS 5 2 2 3 1 1 2 .271 7 60
P. Morrison LF 6 2 2 3 0 1 3 .250 1 3
B. Harper 1B 5 3 3 4 0 0 0 .270 17 54
P. Chirico CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .329 10 74
A. Romano RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .289 14 70
M. Bassett 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .267 5 21
R. Galvan C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .379 0 19
B. Cardenas P 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .224 0 4
   M. Chernock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   F. Rudin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. MacPherson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 17 64
   P. Darch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104 0 1
Totals 40 14 16 14 5 3 16      
a - K. MacPherson pinch hit for F. Rudin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Wilkins (27, 3rd Inning off G. Hethcote, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Harper 2 (17, 3rd Inning off J. Bigelow, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off G. Hethcote, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Morrison (1, 5th Inning off G. Hethcote, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 3 , P. Morrison 5 , B. Harper 9 , P. Chirico 3 , A. Romano , M. Bassett 2 , R. Galvan , B. Cardenas 2
2-out RBI: B. Olivas , E. Wilkins , P. Morrison , B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Olivas , P. Morrison 2
GIDP: M. Bassett
Sac Bunt: B. Cardenas
Sac Fly: B. Olivas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper 2 (36) , P. Chirico (15)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Morrison(Schlener at home), Morrison(Wells at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 .249 8 32
S. Wright 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 .258 8 33
B. Underwood RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .326 17 58
T. Schlener CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .275 13 51
R. Hotz C 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .312 20 52
S. Wells 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .321 13 51
D. Lester 2B 5 3 4 5 0 0 0 .305 14 50
P. Villamil SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .302 5 29
J. Bigelow P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   G. Hethcote P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Madsen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .248 6 17
   P. Bradford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-B. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 8 32
   B. Orrick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Marston PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 1 4
   S. Worlund P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 9 10 9 8 4 16      
a - J. Madsen pinch hit for G. Hethcote in the 5th
b - B. White pinch hit for P. Bradford in the 6th
c - B. Marston pinch hit for B. Orrick in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Schlener (28, 2nd Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Lester (21, 6th Inning off B. Cardenas, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Marston (1, 8th Inning off M. Chernock, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Lester 2 (14, 2nd Inning off B. Cardenas, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Hotz (20, 8th Inning off M. Chernock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood , T. Schlener 2 , R. Hotz 4 , S. Wells , D. Lester 11 , P. Villamil , B. Marston 2
2-out RBI: B. Underwood , D. Lester 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Schlener 2 , B. White
Hit by Pitch: S. Wells
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Guerra (14)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hotz (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Villamil-Lester-Wright)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Cardenas W (11-7) 6.0 5 5 5 5 3 2 27 111 3.44   
M. Chernock 1.2 4 4 4 3 1 1 11 56 3.53   
F. Rudin 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3.98   
P. Darch 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cardenas 40
Batters Faced: B. Cardenas 27, M. Chernock 11, F. Rudin 2, P. Darch 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cardenas 7-6, M. Chernock 3-0, F. Rudin 1-0, P. Darch 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cardenas 111-67, M. Chernock 56-31, F. Rudin 2-2, P. Darch 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Rudin 2-1
WP: B. Cardenas
Hit Batsmen: B. Cardenas
Balk: B. Cardenas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Bigelow L (2-2) 2.2 8 8 8 2 0 1 18 64 5.33   
G. Hethcote 2.1 7 5 5 2 0 2 15 69 5.11   
P. Bradford 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 4.58   
B. Orrick 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 18 3.65   
S. Worlund 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 21 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bigelow 4
Batters Faced: J. Bigelow 18, G. Hethcote 15, P. Bradford 3, B. Orrick 6, S. Worlund 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bigelow 2-6, G. Hethcote 3-3, P. Bradford 1-2, B. Orrick 3-1, S. Worlund 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bigelow 64-42, G. Hethcote 69-40, P. Bradford 9-7, B. Orrick 18-12, S. Worlund 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Hethcote 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Lester
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 19236
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