MLB
CLEVELAND BOBCATS @ LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/01/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ken Morrison
Pitching: RHP Ken Morrison
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Flyball, 3D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ken Morrison
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Ball
Frank Bohley steals 3rd base
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Frank Bohley scores
Batting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Cleveland 1 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Andy Covarrubio to second
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by RF
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2LF, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cleveland 1 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ken Morrison
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 1 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Ken Morrison 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 25, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Ken Frederick scores
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Jim Brookins to third
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 63.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Cleveland 1 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ken Morrison
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Frank Bohley to second
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Frank Bohley to third
Mark Bassett to second
Batting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Ball
1-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 360 ft
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Larry Messenger to second
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 98.8 MPH)
Larry Messenger to third
Phil Chirico to second
Larry Messenger scores
Phil Chirico to third
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 6D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Phil Chirico scores
Bill Harper to second
Pitching: RHP Tucker Atwood
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bill Harper scores
Benito Olivas scores
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 7 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Roger Scherf
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tucker Atwood
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Roger Scherf 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 76.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Roger Scherf
Batting: RHB Tucker Atwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to third
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Harvey Katzen scores
Ken Frederick scores
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tucker Atwood
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Roger Scherf
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Bill May steals 2nd base
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bill May to third
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bill May scores
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tucker Atwood
Pitching: RHP Larry Shears
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Alan Romano to second
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Roger Scherf
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Line Drive, 9S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Jim Brookins to third
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 107.5 MPH)
Jim Brookins scores
Andy Covarrubio scores
Pitching: RHP Bill Smith
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Kermit McDaniel to third
Pitching: RHP Joe Clabaugh
Now at 2B: Art Spruill
Now at 3B: Mark Bassett
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Bill May is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Shears
Batting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Art Spruill 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 101.3 MPH)
Don Pelletier to second
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Don Pelletier to third
Art Spruill to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Art Spruill to third
Benito Olivas to second
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 110.6 MPH)
Art Spruill scores
Benito Olivas to third
Alan Romano to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 53.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cleveland 11 - Los Angeles 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Joe Clabaugh
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 81.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Champ Arkle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 11 - Los Angeles 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Shears
Pitching: RHP Randy Medved
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Art Spruill 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 11 - Los Angeles 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Joe Clabaugh
Pitching: RHP Paul Darch
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Jim Brookins to second
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Jim Brookins to third
Kermit McDaniel to second
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Cleveland 11 - Los Angeles 6
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