MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/06/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 402 - FRIDAY, MAY 6TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (15-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 1
Cleveland Bobcats (16-13) 1 2 0 4 1 3 2 0 X 13 17 1
Wilkins Excels, Cleveland Levels Brooklyn
The Cleveland Bobcats stopped the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 13-3, at Lakefront Stadium. The Bobcats got a big game from Ernie Wilkins, who was 3-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. The winning pitcher was Myron Baird. He tossed 121 pitches over 9 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits. The loss puts Brooklyn at 15-14.

With Cleveland leading 8-0 in the bottom of the sixth, Wilkins came up to bat against Brooklyn pitcher Dick Conway. Wilkins hit a slider to left-center for a 3-run home run. His 6th home run of the season put the Bobcats on top, 11-0.

Wilkins told a Cleveland Daily News reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Freeman 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 3 13
M. Cash CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 0 5
J. Cooper RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .305 1 18
G. Landrum LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .345 8 21
T. Pena SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .304 0 10
R. Canal 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .257 1 6
R. Pace C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 1 9
E. White 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .357 0 3
D. Gaultney P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .417 0 2
   D. Conway P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-W. Fields PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 4 22
   R. Henry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 0 5 10      
a - W. Fields pinch hit for D. Conway in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cash (2, 1st Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Canal (1, 9th Inning off M. Baird, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cash 2 , J. Cooper , G. Landrum , T. Pena , R. Canal 4 , E. White , D. Gaultney
2-out RBI: R. Canal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pena , R. Pace
GIDP: R. Freeman
Hit by Pitch: R. Freeman
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Freeman (3)
CS: R. Freeman (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Pena (5)
OF assists: 1 (Cooper(Wilkins at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Johnson C 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .257 6 10
B. Olivas 2B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .339 2 10
   a-A. Spruill PH, 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
B. Harper LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .240 1 4
   b-B. Booth PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .600 1 3
P. Chirico CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .356 3 33
A. Romano RF 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .310 7 22
   c-L. Snyder PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   d-M. Bassett LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 2 3
E. Wilkins SS 4 2 3 5 0 0 2 .339 6 23
K. MacPherson 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .316 7 22
J. Baumann 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .308 3 11
M. Baird P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 0 1
Totals 37 13 17 12 3 5 16      
a - A. Spruill pinch hit for B. Olivas in the 7th
b - B. Booth pinch hit for B. Harper in the 7th
c - L. Snyder pinch hit for A. Romano in the 7th
d - M. Bassett substituted for L. Snyder in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Chirico (13, 1st Inning off D. Gaultney, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Wilkins 2 (6, 2nd Inning off D. Gaultney, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Conway, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. Olivas (2, 5th Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Johnson , B. Olivas 6 , A. Spruill , B. Harper , B. Booth , P. Chirico 3 , A. Romano , E. Wilkins 9 , K. MacPherson 2 , J. Baumann 2
2-out RBI: , B. Olivas 2 , P. Chirico , K. MacPherson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Johnson 2 , B. Harper , A. Romano , J. Baumann
Sac Bunt: M. Baird 2
Sac Fly: L. Snyder , E. Wilkins
Hit by Pitch: F. Johnson , A. Romano
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: K. MacPherson (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Wilkins-Olivas-Baumann)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Gaultney L (2-3) 3.1 9 7 7 2 3 1 23 91 6.15   
D. Conway 3.2 7 6 6 1 2 2 19 66 4.95   
R. Henry 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 15.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gaultney 13
Batters Faced: D. Gaultney 23, D. Conway 19, R. Henry 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gaultney 6-0, D. Conway 3-6, R. Henry 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gaultney 91-54, D. Conway 66-47, R. Henry 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Conway 3-2
WP: D. Conway 2
Hit Batsmen: D. Gaultney 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Baird W (1-3) 9.0 7 3 0 0 5 1 34 121 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 72
Batters Faced: M. Baird 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 121-83
Hit Batsmen: M. Baird
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Wilkins
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 20838
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