MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/08/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1237 - FRIDAY, JULY 8TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (41-48) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Cleveland Bobcats (44-45) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 X 5 12 0
Knickerbockers Beaten By Bobcats, 5-2
The Cleveland Bobcats topped the New York Knickerbockers, 5-2, with pinch hitter Rick Gruber playing a big role. Gruber went 1 for 1 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Bobcats in the win. Steve Cheatham collected save number 1. The Knickerbockers, at 41-48, have lost 5 straight games.

Gruber had a timely hit for Cleveland in the bottom of the seventh. With Cleveland trailing 2-1, he turned a 1-1 cutter into a grand slam home run. It was his 1st home run of the season, making it 5-2, Cleveland.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Gruber.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .233 4 19
B. White 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .264 5 23
B. Underwood RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310 16 47
T. Schlener CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .284 9 37
R. Hotz C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .322 15 41
S. Wells 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320 10 39
D. Lester 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .298 8 35
P. Villamil SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318 5 23
J. Forbes P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .194 0 2
   G. Hethcote P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Magnuson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 1 6
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Madsen PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 5 12
Totals 34 2 8 2 3 4 12      
a - B. Magnuson pinch hit for G. Hethcote in the 7th
b - J. Madsen pinch hit for W. Houston in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Underwood (21, 1st Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Magnuson (4, 7th Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Madsen (4, 9th Inning off S. Cheatham, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Hotz (15, 4th Inning off B. Cardenas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 2 , R. Hotz 5 , S. Wells , D. Lester , J. Forbes , B. Magnuson 2 , J. Madsen 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. White 2 , B. Underwood , T. Schlener , D. Lester
Sac Bunt: J. Guerra
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Villamil-Lester-White)
OF assists: 1 (Schlener(Romano at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Johnson C 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .244 12 29
B. Olivas 2B, SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 4 23
B. Harper LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .232 8 30
P. Chirico CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .321 7 59
A. Romano RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .285 12 52
E. Wilkins SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277 6 44
   a-R. Gruber PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .293 1 17
   b-A. Spruill SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 3
K. MacPherson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .299 16 53
J. Baumann 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .254 4 27
B. Cardenas P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .211 0 4
   R. Tomlinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Bassett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 5 20
   S. Cheatham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 12 5 3 6 17      
a - R. Gruber pinch hit for E. Wilkins in the 7th
b - A. Spruill substituted for R. Gruber in the 8th
c - M. Bassett pinch hit for R. Tomlinson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Romano (15, 2nd Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Gruber (1, 7th Inning off O. Hundley, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Johnson 2 , B. Olivas , B. Harper , P. Chirico , A. Romano 3 , E. Wilkins , R. Gruber 4 , J. Baumann , B. Cardenas 2
2-out RBI: A. Romano , R. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Chirico , K. MacPherson
GIDP: B. Harper
Sac Bunt: B. Cardenas
Team LOB: 8
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Forbes 4.2 7 0 0 1 2 0 20 85 4.25   
G. Hethcote 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 25 4.78   
O. Hundley L (2-5), BS (4) 0.2 5 5 5 0 2 1 7 18 4.19   
W. Houston 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 4.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 51
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 20, G. Hethcote 6, O. Hundley 7, W. Houston 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 7-3, G. Hethcote 1-2, O. Hundley 0-0, W. Houston 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 85-56, G. Hethcote 25-12, O. Hundley 18-14, W. Houston 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Hethcote 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Cardenas W (7-7) 7.2 6 2 2 3 4 1 32 118 3.64   
R. Tomlinson H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 6.38   
S. Cheatham SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cardenas 60
Batters Faced: B. Cardenas 32, R. Tomlinson 2, S. Cheatham 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cardenas 11-8, R. Tomlinson 0-1, S. Cheatham 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cardenas 118-76, R. Tomlinson 7-4, S. Cheatham 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Tomlinson 1-0
WP: R. Tomlinson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Gruber
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 18415
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