MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
09/03/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1952 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (93-47) 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 11 0
Washington Eagles (60-80) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 12 1
Wilkins, Bobcats Beat Eagles, 7-2
The Cleveland Bobcats beat the Washington Eagles by a score of 7-2. Cleveland shortstop Ernie Wilkins deserved the lion's share of the credit. Wilkins was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for the Bobcats. Cleveland has an impressive 93-47 record.

With Cleveland leading 2-0 in the top of the fourth, Wilkins hit a changeup from Dave Alexander for a 3-run home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Bobcats ahead, 5-0.

"We did a lot of things right," said Wilkins.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .299 11 72
B. Harper LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .269 17 72
B. Olivas 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .299 6 64
A. Romano RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 11 68
R. Gruber 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .335 9 50
F. Bohley C 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .265 8 42
K. MacPherson 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .270 15 59
E. Wilkins SS 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .295 7 41
M. Baird P 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .169 0 8
   J. Goodyear P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7 2 1 18      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Bohley (18, 2nd Inning off D. Alexander, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Olivas (25, 7th Inning off D. Salazar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Harper (5, 9th Inning off M. Rice, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Chirico (11, 1st Inning off D. Alexander, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Wilkins (7, 4th Inning off D. Alexander, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 5 , B. Harper 4 , B. Olivas 3 , F. Bohley 2 , E. Wilkins 6 , M. Baird
2-out RBI: P. Chirico
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Chirico 2 , B. Olivas , R. Gruber , F. Bohley
Sac Bunt: M. Baird
Sac Fly: B. Olivas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (54) , B. Olivas (26) , E. Wilkins 2 (12)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Romano(Wools at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wools 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .273 3 48
J. Stites RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .285 3 42
G. Long SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 10 63
   a-D. Avina PR, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 1 3
   b-B. Brosnahan PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 2 14
   c-M. Calhoun SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .232 4 16
A. Cassill LF 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .269 12 62
D. Guest 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .278 8 54
J. Lawler CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288 9 62
E. Cook 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .201 1 46
J. Olvera C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .247 4 31
D. Alexander P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .121 0 3
   D. Salazar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1 3
   d-R. Wagstaff PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 2 7
   M. Rice P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   e-G. Kill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 1 11
Totals 35 2 12 2 1 4 18      
a - D. Avina pinch ran for G. Long in the 3rd
b - B. Brosnahan pinch ran for D. Avina in the 6th
c - M. Calhoun substituted for B. Brosnahan in the 7th
d - R. Wagstaff pinch hit for R. Kingery in the 7th
e - G. Kill pinch hit for M. Rice in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Guest (21, 4th Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Avina (1, 6th Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wools 3 , J. Stites 2 , D. Avina 3 , M. Calhoun , A. Cassill , D. Guest 3 , J. Olvera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Stites , M. Calhoun , D. Guest , J. Lawler , E. Cook
Sac Bunt: D. Salazar
Sac Fly: A. Cassill
Hit by Pitch: G. Long
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Avina (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Avina (2)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Baird W (17-9) 7.1 8 2 2 1 3 0 113 2.47   
J. Goodyear 1.2 4 0 0 0 1 0 31 6.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 56
Batters Faced: M. Baird 30, J. Goodyear 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 9-8, J. Goodyear 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 113-74, J. Goodyear 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Goodyear 2-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Baird
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Alexander L (9-14) 3.1 6 5 4 1 0 2 72 3.97   
D. Salazar 3.1 4 1 1 0 0 0 74 4.20   
R. Kingery 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.87   
M. Rice 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 33 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Alexander 27
Batters Faced: D. Alexander 18, D. Salazar 14, R. Kingery 1, M. Rice 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Alexander 4-6, D. Salazar 7-3, R. Kingery 0-1, M. Rice 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Alexander 72-52, D. Salazar 74-44, R. Kingery 7-4, M. Rice 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Salazar 1-0 , R. Kingery 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Wilkins
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 15274
Special Notes: SS Gary Long was injured being hit by a pitch. CF Danny Avina was injured while running the bases.
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