MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ CLEVELAND BOBCATS
04/30/1977
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Ray Norton
Pitching: RHP Ray Norton
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Eddie Hernandez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 34D, EV 68 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 93 MPH)
Frank Bohley to second
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 87 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ken Morrison
Pitching: RHP Ken Morrison
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 82 MPH)
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Ernie Wilkins to second
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 94 MPH)
Ernie Wilkins to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 84 MPH)
Bill Harper to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Ball
Phil Chirico steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 104 MPH), Distance : 349 ft
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9, EV 85 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Baumann 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 97 MPH), Distance : 379 ft
Batting: RHB Ray Norton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 72 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 6
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Ray Norton
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 55 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Champ Arkle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 55 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 6
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ken Morrison
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 97 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 95 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Ernie Wilkins to second
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 71 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 6
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Ray Norton
Batting: RHB Gary Forgette 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 53 MPH)
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 89 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Hernandez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
Eddie Hernandez is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 6
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 75 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 65 MPH)
Keith MacPherson to second
Batting: RHB Jim Baumann 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ray Norton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 72 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 6
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Ray Norton
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2R, EV 72 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 92 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 98 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 90 MPH)
Bill May to second
Bill May to third
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Tom Hester to second
Batting: RHB Champ Arkle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 3D, EV 76 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 6
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 53 MPH)
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 59 MPH)
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 79 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 6
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Ray Norton
Batting: RHB Gary Forgette 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 74 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Hernandez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 114 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 6
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 94 MPH)
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 90 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Paul Carter
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 83 MPH)
Keith MacPherson to second
Batting: RHB Jim Baumann 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, P, EV 65 MPH) (infield hit)
Keith MacPherson to third
Ruben Galvan to second
Batting: RHB Ray Norton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4M, EV 51 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 97 MPH)
Keith MacPherson scores
Ruben Galvan scores
Jim Baumann to third
Pinch Runner at 2nd Art Spruill:
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 100 MPH)
Jim Baumann scores
Art Spruill to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by LF and OUT! 7-2
Bottom of the 5th over - 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 9
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Ray Norton
Now at 2B: Art Spruill
Now at SS: Benito Olivas
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 59 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 81 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 3-6-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 82 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 9
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Paul Carter
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 66 MPH)
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106 MPH)
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 3S, EV 56 MPH)
Phil Chirico to second
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 62 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 9
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Ray Norton
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 63 MPH)
Batting: RHB Champ Arkle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 111 MPH)
Batting: LHB Paul Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 9
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Paul Carter
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 80 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Baumann 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 84 MPH)
Ruben Galvan to third
Ruben Galvan scores
Batting: RHB Ray Norton 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 75 MPH)
Batting: LHB Art Spruill 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 101 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104 MPH)
Jim Baumann to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Mark Bassett to second
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 75 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 11
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Ray Norton
Now at SS: Mark Bassett
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Eddie Hernandez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 74 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4M, EV 60 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 11
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Paul Carter
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 90 MPH)
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: SHB Billy Booth 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 2-6 (Groundball, 2R, EV 76 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 70 MPH)
Billy Booth to second
Batting: RHB Jim Baumann 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 105 MPH), Distance : 426 ft
Batting: RHB Ray Norton 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 58 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 14
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Ray Norton
Now at 3B: Bill Harper
Now in LF: Billy Booth
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 90 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 75 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Frank Rudin
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 98 MPH), Distance : 429 ft
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 62 MPH)
Batting: RHB Champ Arkle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 111 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Cleveland 14
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