CLEVELAND BOBCATS
2nd place | 58-51, .532 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 523 | RA: 457 | PAYROLL: $6,599,660
07/31/1977
TEAM LEADERS AVG
P. Chirico .327
B. Olivas .321
K. MacPherson .283
A. Romano .282
E. Wilkins .264
TEAM LEADERS HR
K. MacPherson 17
F. Johnson 15
B. Harper 14
A. Romano 13
P. Chirico 10
TEAM LEADERS RBI
P. Chirico 74
A. Romano 65
K. MacPherson 62
E. Wilkins 53
B. Harper 48
TEAM LEADERS W
B. Cardenas 10
P. Darch 9
M. Baird 8
B. Elsner 7
R. Tomlinson 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
B. Cardenas 3.28
M. Baird 3.46
R. Norton 3.91
P. Darch 4.08
B. Elsner 4.19
TEAM LEADERS K
M. Baird 131
P. Darch 78
B. Elsner 63
B. Cardenas 59
R. Norton 43
WHO'S HOT?
P Bruce Cardenas 2-0, 0.00 Last 2 games
P Steve Cheatham 1 SV, 0.76 Last 21 games
1B Rick Gruber .450, 1 HR Last 17 games
WHO'S NOT?
SS Art Spruill .120, 0 HR Last 13 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Myron Baird 24 24 8 8 0 3.46 1.12 Slightly Tired
Starter R Bruce Cardenas 22 22 10 7 0 3.28 1.19 Tired
Starter L John Stoddard 3 3 1 1 0 2.84 1.63 Exhausted
Starter R Bruce Elsner 23 23 7 8 0 4.19 1.35 Rested
Starter R Ray Norton 18 18 4 11 0 3.91 1.38 Exhausted
None specified R Paul Powers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Joel Goodyear 27 0 3 1 3 5.03 1.78 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 L Billy Bland 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 R Dennis Lawrence 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 34 0 4 3 3 4.01 0.94 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Paul Darch 24 19 9 9 2 4.08 1.39 Exhausted
Middle Relief R Rick Tomlinson 29 0 6 0 8 5.08 1.31 Rested
Middle Relief R Mike Chernock 24 0 1 0 2 2.65 1.06 Rested
Middle Relief R Steve Cheatham 36 0 5 3 1 2.14 1.10 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
11 R Ruben Galvan C 44 113 43 0 18 11 8 8 .381 .421 .487 1.5
44 R Fred Johnson C 89 346 85 15 35 61 54 67 .246 .348 .419 2.8
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
6 R Ernie Wilkins SS 101 386 102 6 53 45 20 43 .264 .305 .373 3.4
4 S Mark Bassett 2B 50 110 30 5 20 15 13 15 .273 .347 .455 0.7
19 L Rick Gruber 1B 77 117 37 1 20 14 12 21 .316 .391 .427 0.9
36 R Keith MacPherson 3B 105 350 99 17 62 47 32 52 .283 .343 .497 4.8
30 S Benito Olivas 2B 107 420 135 5 27 59 46 36 .321 .387 .414 4.2
34 S Don Pelletier 1B 57 67 21 7 16 16 10 10 .313 .392 .701 1.0
26 L Art Spruill SS 19 33 4 0 3 1 1 8 .121 .147 .121 -0.4
10 S Billy Booth 3B 22 22 9 2 7 5 3 3 .409 .462 .682 0.5
2 S Lamar Snyder 2B 12 7 2 0 1 5 1 1 .286 .333 .429 0.1
9 R Jim Baumann 1B 109 349 90 7 38 43 43 54 .258 .342 .347 -1.1
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
31 R Bill Harper LF 105 354 93 14 48 69 101 68 .263 .424 .424 3.0
32 S Phil Chirico CF 108 398 130 10 74 64 47 31 .327 .393 .505 5.4
12 L Alan Romano RF 104 387 109 13 65 55 53 46 .282 .368 .442 2.4
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Fred Johnson C .246 15 35 0
2 S Benito Olivas 2B .321 5 27 16
3 R Bill Harper LF .263 14 48 34
4 S Phil Chirico CF .327 10 74 14
5 L Alan Romano RF .282 13 65 2
6 R Ernie Wilkins SS .264 6 53 15
7 R Keith MacPherson 3B .283 17 62 1
8 R Jim Baumann 1B .258 7 38 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Fred Johnson C .246 15 35 0
2 S Benito Olivas 2B .321 5 27 16
3 R Bill Harper LF .263 14 48 34
4 S Phil Chirico CF .327 10 74 14
5 L Alan Romano RF .282 13 65 2
6 R Ernie Wilkins SS .264 6 53 15
7 R Keith MacPherson 3B .283 17 62 1
8 R Jim Baumann 1B .258 7 38 0
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UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 8/1
@ BRO
RHP R. Henry
1-5, 4.82
Tue 8/2
@ NYK
RHP D. Fontanez
10-7, 4.80
Wed 8/3
@ NYK
RHP J. Bigelow
2-1, 4.08
Thu 8/4
@ NYK
LHP R. Haney
2-4, 3.91
Fri 8/5
@ KCB
RHP W. Hardaway
8-6, 3.94
LINKS
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Injuries Pitching Stats
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Positional Strength Player Salaries
Financial Report
NEWS
STANDINGS
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Pittsburgh Industrials 63 47 .573 -
Cleveland Bobcats 58 51 .532 4.5
Brooklyn Bluebirds 54 55 .495 8.5
New York Knickerbockers 53 56 .486 9.5
Cincinnati Packers 52 57 .477 10.5
Philadelphia Quakers 51 58 .468 11.5
Washington Eagles 47 63 .427 16.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 58-51, .532 PCT
Position in Division 2nd, 4½ GB
Record at home 37-18, .673 PCT
Record on the road 21-33, .389 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-2, .778 PCT
Record in one-run games 17-18, .486 PCT
Record versus LHP 15-15, .500 PCT
Record versus RHP 43-36, .544 PCT
Record last 10 games 7-3, .700 PCT
Record in April 13-11, .542 PCT
Record in May 18-11, .621 PCT
Record in June 10-18, .357 PCT
Record in July 17-11, .607 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .276 - 2nd in NBL
On-Base Percentage .355 - 1st in NBL
Slugging Percentage .415 - 5th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .770 - 2nd in NBL
Runs Scored 523 - 2nd in NBL
Hits 1029 - 4th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 294 - tied for 8th in NBL
Home Runs 102 - tied for 5th in NBL
Bases On Balls 456 - 1st in NBL
Strikeouts 527 - 6th in NBL
Stolen Bases 89 - 8th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.75 - 6th in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.74 - 8th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 3.80 - 7th in NBL
Runs allowed 457 - 5th in NBL
Hits allowed 923 - 2nd in NBL
Opponents AVG .254 - 3rd in NBL
BABIP .266 - 2nd in NBL
Home Runs allowed 103 - 12th in NBL
Bases On Balls 308 - 3rd in NBL
Strikeouts 476 - 14th in NBL
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