MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
07/12/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1244 - MONDAY, JULY 12TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (59-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1
New York Knickerbockers (46-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
New York Loses, 1-0, in 10
The Cleveland Bobcats downed the New York Knickerbockers, 1-0, at Knickerbocker Stadium. Stellar pitching by Larry Messenger had a lot to do with it. The right-hander, who finished 5th in the NBL in wins with 17 in 1967, handcuffed his opponent all game. The Bobcats, at 59-30, have now won 4 straight.

The Knickerbockers had trouble solving Messenger, who surrendered no runs on 5 hits over 9 innings.

"Larry is a gamer," said Cleveland manager Daniel Mays.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 3 36
B. Harper LF, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .284 12 44
B. Olivas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .314 4 42
A. Romano RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .265 5 38
R. Gruber 1B, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .327 4 31
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259 3 10
K. MacPherson 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 11 36
   a-D. Pelletier PH, 1B 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .252 5 17
R. Galvan C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 1 22
L. Messenger P 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 0 0
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 1 4 1 2 9 10      
a - D. Pelletier pinch hit for K. MacPherson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Chirico (23, 9th Inning off O. Hundley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Pelletier (5, 10th Inning off B. James, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 2 , B. Olivas , R. Gruber , D. Pelletier 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , R. Gruber
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Messenger (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Olivas (9)
Double Plays: 3 (Wilkins-Olivas-Gruber, Olivas-Wilkins-Gruber, Harper-Olivas-Pelletier)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .256 8 26
B. Marston CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .247 6 35
B. Underwood RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .238 7 35
S. Wright 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .296 12 56
S. Wells 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213 4 30
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 6 39
H. Cummings C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267 4 11
G. Fenton SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287 0 8
C. Hull P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Madsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 6 25
   B. James P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0 1 3 10      
a - J. Madsen pinch hit for B. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Cummings (6, 8th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Marston 2 , S. Wells , H. Cummings 3 , G. Fenton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guerra , S. Wright , G. Fenton
GIDP: B. Underwood , S. Wright , F. Chavez
Sac Bunt: C. Hull
Team LOB: 5
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger W (2-1) 9.0 5 0 0 1 3 0 117 1.35   
J. Clabaugh SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 79
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 31, J. Clabaugh 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 10-11, J. Clabaugh 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 117-74, J. Clabaugh 8-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hull 6.2 2 0 0 1 6 0 96 3.40   
W. Houston 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.95   
O. Hundley 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 34 2.33   
B. Williams 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.23   
B. James L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hull 75
Batters Faced: C. Hull 23, W. Houston 1, O. Hundley 6, B. Williams 2, B. James 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hull 6-8, W. Houston 0-1, O. Hundley 2-0, B. Williams 2-0, B. James 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hull 96-59, W. Houston 2-2, O. Hundley 34-20, B. Williams 6-4, B. James 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Houston 1-0 , B. Williams 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Messenger
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 17564
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