MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
09/03/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1965 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (60-80) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 0
Cleveland Bobcats (72-69) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
Eagles Deal Bobcats 4-3 Defeat
The Washington Eagles cut down the Cleveland Bobcats by the score of 4-3, with the largest share of the credit going to right fielder John Stites. Stites was 4-5 with a double and 3 singles for the Eagles. Mike Cooper picked up the win, lifting his record to 9-8 on the season. He struck out 3 and walked 2 in 5 innings, while yielding 3 runs. After today's action, Washington sits at 60-80; Cleveland slips to 72-69.

Jeff Lawler had a direct impact on the outcome. Lawler contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put Washington up, 4-3.

"Fun game," said Lawler, "even when the outcome was in doubt."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wools 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .314 5 31
J. Stites RF 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .295 10 55
M. Calhoun 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .242 8 54
A. Cassill LF 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .286 17 66
   a-R. Wagstaff PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 10
   c-B. Brosnahan LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 10 35
G. Long SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .282 15 64
D. Guest 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 20 63
J. Lawler CF, LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .208 4 33
D. Horton C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243 4 38
M. Cooper P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 1 2
   b-J. Ybarra PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 3 15
   R. Winder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   d-L. Perry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 2 19
   B. Gray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 4 0 6 18      
a - R. Wagstaff pinch ran for A. Cassill in the 6th
b - J. Ybarra pinch hit for M. Cooper in the 6th
c - B. Brosnahan substituted for R. Wagstaff in the 6th
d - L. Perry pinch hit for R. Winder in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Stites (29, 9th Inning off S. Cheatham, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Cassill (17, 1st Inning off B. Cardenas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wools , J. Stites 5 , A. Cassill 4 , G. Long , D. Guest , J. Lawler
2-out RBI: A. Cassill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Calhoun , G. Long , J. Ybarra
Hit by Pitch: A. Cassill , D. Horton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Stites (11) , G. Long (11)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Brosnahan(Bassett at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .239 19 44
B. Olivas 2B, SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .323 7 41
P. Morrison LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .240 4 14
B. Harper 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .259 23 70
P. Chirico CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .315 11 84
A. Romano RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291 16 77
E. Wilkins SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 9 80
   a-R. Gruber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 3 30
   c-A. Spruill SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 4
   d-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 9 19
M. Bassett 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276 5 25
B. Cardenas P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .197 0 4
   F. Rudin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Baumann PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 7 39
   S. Cheatham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   e-R. Galvan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349 1 22
Totals 34 3 8 3 2 5 11      
a - R. Gruber pinch hit for E. Wilkins in the 7th
b - J. Baumann pinch hit for F. Rudin in the 7th
c - A. Spruill substituted for R. Gruber in the 8th
d - D. Pelletier pinch hit for A. Spruill in the 9th
e - R. Galvan pinch hit for S. Cheatham in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Olivas (26, 8th Inning off R. Winder, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Bassett (4, 9th Inning off B. Gray, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Harper (23, 3rd Inning off M. Cooper, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Johnson , B. Olivas 3 , B. Harper 4 , A. Romano , M. Bassett 3 , R. Galvan
2-out RBI: B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Chirico 2 , B. Cardenas
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Olivas (22) , P. Morrison (2) , A. Romano (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Olivas 2 (8)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Cooper W (9-8) 5.0 4 3 3 2 3 1 21 88 2.96   
R. Winder H (4) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 42 2.75   
B. Gray SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 15 6.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cooper 48
Batters Faced: M. Cooper 21, R. Winder 11, B. Gray 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cooper 5-7, R. Winder 5-3, B. Gray 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cooper 88-52, R. Winder 42-28, B. Gray 15-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Cardenas L (12-11) 6.0 6 4 3 0 4 1 27 112 3.61   
F. Rudin 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 16 4.04   
S. Cheatham 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 42 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cardenas 50
Batters Faced: B. Cardenas 27, F. Rudin 5, S. Cheatham 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cardenas 9-4, F. Rudin 1-0, S. Cheatham 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cardenas 112-71, F. Rudin 16-14, S. Cheatham 42-24
Hit Batsmen: B. Cardenas 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Stites
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 19977
Special Notes: Rain delay of 25 minutes in the 4th inning. LF Alan Cassill was injured while running the bases.
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