MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/15/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1713 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (79-45) 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 2 2 14 19 2
New York Knickerbockers (61-62) 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 12 10 1
Gruber Belts Bunch of Base Hits
It's not something you read about in the sports pages every day -- a 5-for-5 day. For many, it might come around only once in a career -- and for Rick Gruber, it came around today.

The 24-year-old first baseman scattered hits all over Knickerbocker Stadium to pace the 14-12 Cleveland Bobcats victory over the New York Knickerbockers.

New York skipper Sean Kelly told reporters in the press room that "Gruber deserves a hat-tip."

"He hit some good pitches against us," he said. "In fact, according to our scouting reports, Gruber hit several that he is not supposed to be able to hit."

Rick Gruber singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, walked in the 6th, singled in the 7th, singled in the 8th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

In his season totals, Gruber has 7 home runs, .341 BA, .414 OBP, 46 RBIs and 47 runs scored. He has played in 96 games.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Olivas 2B 6 1 3 2 0 0 3 .283 5 54
B. Harper LF 5 0 1 3 1 0 2 .274 15 63
K. MacPherson 3B 6 3 4 2 0 0 1 .274 13 52
E. Wilkins SS 5 3 3 0 1 0 3 .296 6 28
A. Romano RF 5 0 0 1 1 2 6 .262 9 56
R. Gruber 1B 5 2 5 1 1 0 0 .341 7 46
F. Bohley C 3 2 1 0 3 0 5 .264 7 36
M. Sunseri CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .196 1 10
   a-D. Pelletier PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239 6 25
   b-P. Chirico CF 1 1 0 2 1 0 5 .292 6 59
R. Scherf P 3 1 1 1 0 2 3 .148 0 3
   B. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-M. Bassett PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .319 8 33
   F. Rudin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-A. Spruill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 2 12
   S. Cheatham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Goodyear P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
Totals 43 14 19 14 9 4 34      
a - D. Pelletier pinch hit for M. Sunseri in the 6th
b - P. Chirico substituted for D. Pelletier in the 6th
c - M. Bassett pinch hit for B. Smith in the 7th
d - A. Spruill pinch hit for F. Rudin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Wilkins (13, 6th Inning off S. Shafer, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. MacPherson (18, 8th Inning off S. Worlund, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Olivas (20, 9th Inning off S. Worlund, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Harper (4, 6th Inning off M. Gresley, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. MacPherson (13, 3rd Inning off S. Shafer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Olivas 4 , B. Harper 3 , K. MacPherson 8 , E. Wilkins 4 , R. Gruber 5 , F. Bohley , D. Pelletier , R. Scherf
2-out RBI: B. Harper , K. MacPherson , R. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. MacPherson , A. Romano , P. Chirico , R. Scherf 2 , A. Spruill
GIDP: B. Harper , M. Sunseri
Sac Fly: P. Chirico
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: B. Olivas (11) , A. Romano (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Chavez 1B 4 3 2 3 1 0 1 .237 7 50
G. Fenton SS 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .244 0 15
B. Underwood RF 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 .269 16 58
S. Wright 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .284 12 69
S. Wells CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .219 7 42
B. White 3B 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 .222 7 19
H. Cummings C 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .284 5 22
D. Baker LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .185 0 2
S. Shafer P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .103 0 3
   M. Gresley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
   B. Brion P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   S. Worlund P 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 38 12 10 12 6 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Chavez (15, 4th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Fenton (7, 6th Inning off R. Scherf, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: F. Chavez (6, 8th Inning off S. Cheatham, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Underwood (16, 4th Inning off R. Scherf, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Chavez 5 , G. Fenton 2 , B. Underwood 5 , S. Wright , S. Wells , H. Cummings , D. Baker , S. Worlund
2-out RBI: F. Chavez , S. Wright , B. White , H. Cummings , S. Worlund
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Wells , D. Baker
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Chavez (12) , B. Underwood (27)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Wright (13)
Double Plays: 2 (Fenton-Wright-Chavez, Fenton-Wright-Chavez)
OF assists: 1 (Underwood(Bassett at 3rd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf 5.2 5 6 6 3 4 1 88 4.47   
B. Smith 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.30   
F. Rudin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.71   
S. Cheatham 0.2 4 5 5 1 0 0 24 6.12   
J. Goodyear W (3-1), BS (1) 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 31 7.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 36
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 25, B. Smith 1, F. Rudin 4, S. Cheatham 7, J. Goodyear 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 4-9, B. Smith 1-0, F. Rudin 0-2, S. Cheatham 1-1, J. Goodyear 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 88-49, B. Smith 6-4, F. Rudin 17-10, S. Cheatham 24-12, J. Goodyear 31-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Smith 2-0 , J. Goodyear 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Shafer 5.0 7 2 2 2 2 1 85 3.45   
M. Gresley BS (1) 0.2 3 4 4 2 1 0 27 7.71   
B. Brion 1.0 3 4 4 3 1 0 42 5.72   
S. Worlund L (1-2) 2.0 6 4 3 1 0 0 49 3.52   
W. Houston 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Shafer 45
Batters Faced: S. Shafer 22, M. Gresley 7, B. Brion 8, S. Worlund 14, W. Houston 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Shafer 10-1, M. Gresley 0-1, B. Brion 0-1, S. Worlund 1-5, W. Houston 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Shafer 85-55, M. Gresley 27-13, B. Brion 42-22, S. Worlund 49-32, W. Houston 8-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Gresley 1-1 , B. Brion 1-0 , S. Worlund 1-0 , W. Houston 2-0
WP: S. Shafer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Gruber
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 20108
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