MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/04/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 377 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (13-14) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 6 3
Cleveland Bobcats (15-12) 2 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 X 9 15 0
Bruce Elsner Notches Number 200
What would you do after you had just won your 200th game? Run around Lakefront Stadium doing cartwheels, jumping for joy and waving to the crowd? Well, maybe you and I would do that, but not Bruce Elsner -- that's not his way.

After he notched number 200, the 41-year-old Cleveland hurler spoke to the press like he always has -- in a soft, quiet voice. He wasn't doing any cartwheels or even anything resembling a jump for joy. "Obviously it feels very good," Elsner commented. "To win this many games, you've got to have a lot of help."

Elsner got his milestone victory by beating the San Diego Captains 9-4. He held them to 6 hits in 7.2 innings and rung up 2 strikeouts with 3 walks.

After sharing his thoughts with the press, he went to the clubhouse. There he was greeted by the guys who had helped him get #200. His teammates drenched him and then gave him a rousing round of applause. That got to him -- for the first time today, Elsner's face broke into a big smile.

Since his debut, Elsner has marked up 200 wins and 171 losses and fashioned an ERA of 3.49. He has fanned 2207 batters while pitching 3590.1 innings.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rodgers 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .286 1 8
K. Schiffer 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .283 0 13
R. Bernal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 6
J. Olsen CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .258 1 8
A. Rojas LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .323 4 10
M. Alford RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .247 1 14
B. Kidder C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .209 1 8
J. Escobeda SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .253 2 7
J. Ferguson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   A. Brennan P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-B. Newton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 2
   R. Schifsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Panneton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 5
Totals 32 4 6 4 4 4 10      
a - B. Newton pinch hit for A. Brennan in the 7th
b - J. Panneton pinch hit for R. Schifsky in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Alford (4, 5th Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Rodgers (5, 5th Inning off B. Elsner, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Schiffer (4, 8th Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rojas (4, 8th Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Rodgers 3 , K. Schiffer 3 , A. Rojas 4 , M. Alford 3 , A. Brennan
2-out RBI: R. Rodgers , A. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rodgers , K. Schiffer , M. Alford
Sac Fly: J. Escobeda
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Rodgers (2) , R. Bernal (6) , M. Alford (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Johnson C 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 .274 6 10
B. Olivas 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .321 0 7
B. Harper LF 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 .228 1 4
P. Chirico CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 6 .345 3 29
A. Romano RF 5 0 2 2 0 0 5 .321 7 21
E. Wilkins SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 5 .308 4 18
K. MacPherson 3B 5 1 1 2 0 2 4 .299 7 21
J. Baumann 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .298 3 11
B. Elsner P 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   M. Chernock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 3 5
   J. Goodyear P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 9 15 8 4 7 31      
a - D. Pelletier pinch hit for M. Chernock in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Olivas (5, 1st Inning off J. Ferguson, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Romano (5, 1st Inning off J. Ferguson, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Baumann (5, 2nd Inning off J. Ferguson, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Wilkins (8, 4th Inning off J. Ferguson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. MacPherson (7, 4th Inning off A. Brennan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Johnson 2 , B. Olivas 4 , B. Harper 2 , P. Chirico , A. Romano 3 , E. Wilkins 4 , K. MacPherson 4 , J. Baumann 2
2-out RBI: A. Romano , E. Wilkins , K. MacPherson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Johnson , A. Romano 2 , E. Wilkins , K. MacPherson , D. Pelletier
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Wilkins (5)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Ferguson L (0-4) 3.2 8 6 6 4 4 0 24 108 4.46   
A. Brennan 2.1 5 2 2 0 1 1 12 33 4.26   
R. Schifsky 2.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 9 41 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ferguson 19
Batters Faced: J. Ferguson 24, A. Brennan 12, R. Schifsky 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ferguson 2-5, A. Brennan 4-2, R. Schifsky 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ferguson 108-62, A. Brennan 33-23, R. Schifsky 41-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Brennan 1-1
Balk: J. Ferguson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Elsner W (3-0) 7.2 6 4 4 3 2 1 32 116 3.73   
M. Chernock 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 2.35   
J. Goodyear 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Elsner 50
Batters Faced: B. Elsner 32, M. Chernock 2, J. Goodyear 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Elsner 9-12, M. Chernock 1-0, J. Goodyear 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Elsner 116-71, M. Chernock 8-4, J. Goodyear 8-7
WP: B. Elsner 2
Balk: B. Elsner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fred Johnson
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 17584
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