MLB
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS @ CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/30/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Ernie White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brian Turley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Dave Teckenbrock
Pitching: RHP Dave Teckenbrock
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 71.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Ron Freeman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Pena 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rick Pace 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Dave Teckenbrock
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Dave Teckenbrock 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie White 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 60.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brian Turley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 339 ft
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 71.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 2 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Dave Teckenbrock
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging passed ball, reaches first!
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at second, runner safe!
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 104.4 MPH)
Keith MacPherson to third
Larry Messenger to second
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Brooklyn 2 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Ron Freeman 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Ron Freeman to second
Batting: RHB Tom Pena 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rick Pace 0-0: Ball
Ron Freeman steals 3rd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dave Teckenbrock 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Ron Freeman scores
Wade Fields to second
Batting: RHB Ernie White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Brooklyn 3 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Dave Teckenbrock
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Alan Romano to third
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 3 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Brian Turley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
Jackie Cooper steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Freeman 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 3 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Dave Teckenbrock
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Called Strike
Phil Chirico steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Phil Chirico to third
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 3 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Pena 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rick Pace 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 101.9 MPH)
Wade Fields to third
Batting: RHB Dave Teckenbrock 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Brooklyn 3 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Dave Teckenbrock
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 3 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Brian Turley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Brian Turley to second
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Freeman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Brooklyn 3 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Dave Teckenbrock
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
Ernie Wilkins is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 3 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Frank Rudin
Batting: RHB Tom Pena 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rick Pace 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Teckenbrock 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 3 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Dave Teckenbrock
Pinch Hitting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Dave Norman
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Don Pelletier to second
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Don Pelletier to third
Phil Chirico to second
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Grounds into fielders choice 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Phil Chirico to third
Bill Harper to second
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Bill Harper scores
Benito Olivas to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Frank Bohley to third
Ernie Wilkins to second
Pitching: RHP Bob Hill
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Brooklyn 3 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Frank Rudin
Pitching: RHP Joe Clabaugh
Now at 1B: Don Pelletier
Now at 3B: Mark Bassett
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike Bennett 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Greg Landrum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
Jackie Cooper is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 3 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Bob Hill
Now at 2B: Billy Jo Anderson
Now in CF: Greg Landrum
Batting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 105.0 MPH)
Don Pelletier to second
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Don Pelletier to third
Phil Chirico to second
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Don Pelletier scores
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Brooklyn 3 - Cleveland 4
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