MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
06/25/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1038 - FRIDAY, JUNE 25TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (36-37) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 9 0
Cleveland Bobcats (47-27) 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 X 5 11 0
Cleveland Downs Brooklyn, 5-3
The home team was supported by a raucous crowd at Lakefront Stadium.

Cleveland second baseman Benito Olivas had a 3-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 5-3. The winning pitcher was Bruce Cardenas. His record now stands at 7-2. The right-hander went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits for the Bobcats. Joe Clabaugh earned his 12th save, after closing out the game.

Olivas contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Cleveland in the bottom of the fourth. With his team trailing 1-0, Olivas took a slider from Antonio Valerio and stroked the home run to right. His 3rd home run of the season allowed the Bobcats to leap in front, 3-1.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Olivas told the Cleveland Today.

The first-place Bobcats have a one-game lead in their division.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cooper RF 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .257 6 36
R. Eubanks CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 1 14
G. Landrum LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .303 8 44
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .330 10 30
W. Fields 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286 7 32
D. Fogarty 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .243 1 9
B. Anderson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241 0 3
R. Pace C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236 2 11
A. Valerio P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 4
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 1 4
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-R. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 9 29
Totals 34 3 9 3 2 7 13      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for A. Valerio in the 7th
b - R. Freeman pinch hit for D. Norman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cooper (12, 3rd Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Landrum (17, 6th Inning off B. Cardenas, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Fogarty (1, 7th Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper 3 , R. Eubanks , G. Landrum 3 , O. Gonzalez , W. Fields , D. Fogarty 4 , M. Bennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Fields 2 , D. Fogarty
GIDP: R. Pace
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cooper (7)
CS: G. Landrum (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Valerio-Fogarty-Gonzalez, Anderson-Fogarty-Gonzalez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico CF, LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .281 2 31
B. Harper LF, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .286 10 38
B. Olivas 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .301 3 34
A. Romano RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .261 5 33
R. Gruber 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .337 3 24
   b-M. Sunseri CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 1 6
F. Bohley C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244 3 24
K. MacPherson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 10 31
   J. Clabaugh P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
E. Wilkins SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .273 1 7
B. Cardenas P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 0 2
   a-A. Spruill 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 2 12
Totals 33 5 11 5 1 4 14      
a - A. Spruill substituted for B. Cardenas in the 7th
b - M. Sunseri substituted for R. Gruber in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Romano (10, 8th Inning off D. Norman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Olivas (3, 4th Inning off A. Valerio, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 2 , B. Harper , B. Olivas 5 , A. Romano 3 , F. Bohley , E. Wilkins 2 , A. Spruill
2-out RBI: E. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Clabaugh , B. Cardenas
GIDP: B. Harper , B. Olivas
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (MacPherson-Olivas-Gruber)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Valerio L (4-5) 6.0 7 4 4 1 2 1 104 3.28   
D. Norman 2.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 40 5.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valerio 43
Batters Faced: A. Valerio 25, D. Norman 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valerio 10-5, D. Norman 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valerio 104-65, D. Norman 40-25
WP: D. Norman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cardenas W (7-2) 6.0 6 3 3 2 3 1 77 2.65   
J. Clabaugh SV (12) 3.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 44 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cardenas 49
Batters Faced: B. Cardenas 24, J. Clabaugh 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cardenas 7-6, J. Clabaugh 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cardenas 77-47, J. Clabaugh 44-29
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Benito Olivas
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 22886
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