CLEVELAND BOBCATS
1st place | 22-15, .595 PCT | M# 125 | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 208 | RA: 149 | PAYROLL: $6,613,410
05/16/1977
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
P. Chirico .377
B. Olivas .342
E. Wilkins .341
K. MacPherson .298
A. Romano .295
TEAM LEADERS HR
3 tied with 8
F. Johnson 8
K. MacPherson 8
A. Romano 8
E. Wilkins 6
TEAM LEADERS RBI
P. Chirico 39
A. Romano 32
E. Wilkins 29
K. MacPherson 24
J. Baumann 16
TEAM LEADERS W
3 tied with 4
B. Cardenas 4
S. Cheatham 4
B. Elsner 4
P. Darch 3
TEAM LEADERS ERA
B. Cardenas 2.47
R. Norton 2.72
B. Elsner 3.44
M. Baird 4.40
P. Darch 4.72
TEAM LEADERS K
M. Baird 38
B. Elsner 24
P. Darch 23
B. Cardenas 22
R. Norton 19
WHO'S HOT?
SS Ernie Wilkins .464, 3 HR Last 15 games
CF Phil Chirico .500, 1 HR Last 7 games
WHO'S NOT?
1B Jim Baumann .182, 0 HR Last 6 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Myron Baird 8 8 1 3 0 4.40 1.27 Rested
Starter R Bruce Cardenas 8 8 4 2 0 2.47 1.02 Slightly Tired
Starter R Bruce Elsner 8 8 4 0 0 3.44 1.35 Exhausted
Starter R Paul Darch 7 7 3 4 0 4.72 1.50 Rested
Starter R Ray Norton 6 6 2 3 0 2.72 1.12 Tired
None specified R Paul Powers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Ted McGuire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Steve Dilts 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Ken Norford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified L Bill Kindle 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R John Phillips 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified L Billy Bland 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Dennis Lawrence 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Jimmie Sturgess 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R John Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified L Ralph Richter 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Frank Rudin 9 0 1 1 0 3.38 0.75 Rested
Middle Relief R Rick Tomlinson 8 0 1 0 2 3.86 1.50 Rested
Middle Relief R Joel Goodyear 9 0 2 0 0 4.63 1.46 Rested
Middle Relief R Mike Chernock 7 0 0 0 0 2.08 1.50 Rested
Middle Relief R Steve Cheatham 11 0 4 2 0 4.72 1.27 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
11 R Ruben Galvan C 15 32 14 0 3 7 5 1 .438 .514 .531 0.7
44 R Fred Johnson C 31 126 35 8 14 25 20 21 .278 .378 .516 1.6
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
6 R Ernie Wilkins SS 35 138 47 6 29 22 9 12 .341 .380 .551 2.6
4 S Mark Bassett 2B 14 33 12 3 7 5 1 4 .364 .382 .697 0.6
19 L Rick Gruber 1B 22 34 8 0 3 2 2 7 .235 .270 .324 -0.3
36 R Keith MacPherson 3B 36 121 36 8 24 18 11 21 .298 .358 .570 1.9
30 S Benito Olivas 2B 36 152 52 3 13 24 13 14 .342 .392 .447 1.9
34 S Don Pelletier 1B 18 19 8 3 5 6 2 2 .421 .476 .895 0.6
26 L Art Spruill SS 8 14 2 0 1 1 0 4 .143 .143 .143 -0.2
10 S Billy Booth 3B 9 8 4 1 4 3 1 1 .500 .556 .875 0.3
2 S Lamar Snyder 2B 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
9 R Jim Baumann 1B 37 131 37 3 16 18 10 20 .282 .338 .389 0.1
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
31 R Bill Harper LF 37 126 28 1 7 27 36 28 .222 .390 .286 0.4
32 S Phil Chirico CF 37 146 55 4 39 24 15 8 .377 .432 .582 2.6
12 L Alan Romano RF 36 146 43 8 32 21 14 22 .295 .364 .541 1.3
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Fred Johnson C .278 8 14 0
2 S Benito Olivas 2B .342 3 13 7
3 R Bill Harper LF .222 1 7 12
4 S Phil Chirico CF .377 4 39 5
5 L Alan Romano RF .295 8 32 2
6 R Ernie Wilkins SS .341 6 29 7
7 R Keith MacPherson 3B .298 8 24 1
8 R Jim Baumann 1B .282 3 16 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Fred Johnson C .278 8 14 0
2 S Benito Olivas 2B .342 3 13 7
3 R Bill Harper LF .222 1 7 12
4 S Phil Chirico CF .377 4 39 5
5 L Alan Romano RF .295 8 32 2
6 R Ernie Wilkins SS .341 6 29 7
7 R Keith MacPherson 3B .298 8 24 1
8 R Jim Baumann 1B .282 3 16 0
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
SS Ernie Wilkins sprained ankle DtD, 1 day Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 5/17
vs NYK
RHP C. Hull
5-0, 1.87
Wed 5/18
vs NYK
RHP J. Forbes
2-2, 3.64
Thu 5/19
vs NYK
RHP D. Fontanez
3-3, 5.32
Fri 5/20
vs WAS
RHP L. Andrade
0-2, 3.46
Sat 5/21
vs WAS
RHP M. Cooper
2-5, 2.45
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Top Prospects
Positional Strength Player Salaries
Financial Report
NEWS
STANDINGS
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Cleveland Bobcats 22 15 .595 -
New York Knickerbockers 22 16 .579 .5
Brooklyn Bluebirds 18 19 .486 4.0
Pittsburgh Industrials 18 20 .474 4.5
Cincinnati Packers 16 20 .444 5.5
Washington Eagles 16 21 .432 6.0
Philadelphia Quakers 13 26 .333 10.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 22-15, .595 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 13-6, .684 PCT
Record on the road 9-9, .500 PCT
Record in X-inning games 4-1, .800 PCT
Record in one-run games 6-6, .500 PCT
Record versus LHP 7-6, .538 PCT
Record versus RHP 15-9, .625 PCT
Record last 10 games 7-3, .700 PCT
Record in April 13-11, .542 PCT
Record in May 9-4, .692 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .292 - 3rd in NBL
On-Base Percentage .362 - 2nd in NBL
Slugging Percentage .462 - 2nd in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .824 - 2nd in NBL
Runs Scored 208 - 1st in NBL
Hits 387 - 2nd in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 122 - 3rd in NBL
Home Runs 48 - 1st in NBL
Bases On Balls 143 - 3rd in NBL
Strikeouts 182 - 7th in NBL
Stolen Bases 36 - 6th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.58 - 3rd in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.53 - 6th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 3.83 - 7th in NBL
Runs allowed 149 - 3rd in NBL
Hits allowed 310 - 3rd in NBL
Opponents AVG .251 - 3rd in NBL
BABIP .264 - 1st in NBL
Home Runs allowed 28 - tied for 3rd in NBL
Bases On Balls 107 - 4th in NBL
Strikeouts 152 - 14th in NBL
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