MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/09/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1251 - SATURDAY, JULY 9TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (41-49) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Cleveland Bobcats (45-45) 0 7 0 0 0 1 5 1 X 14 11 2
Bobcats Swat Knickerbockers, 14-2
With center fielder Phil Chirico leading the charge, the Cleveland Bobcats defeated the New York Knickerbockers, 14-2, at Lakefront Stadium. Chirico, who is tied for 7th in the NBL with a .323 batting average, slugged 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. Paul Darch was the winner. Over 9 innings, he yielded 2 runs on 4 hits, with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. The losses continue to mount for New York, which has now dropped 6 in a row.

Keith MacPherson, who finished 5th in the NBL in OPS with .954 in 1975, took New York hurler Dario Fontanez deep in the bottom of the second. His 3-run home run put the Bobcats on top, 3-1. In all, MacPherson had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

"It wasn't a very good day at the ballpark," said New York manager Sean Kelly.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 4 19
B. White 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 5 23
B. Underwood RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .311 16 47
T. Schlener CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .280 9 37
R. Hotz C 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .324 16 43
S. Wells 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .321 10 39
D. Lester 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .295 8 35
P. Villamil SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314 5 23
D. Fontanez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 1 3
   S. Worlund P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   P. Bradford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 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 .250 5 12
   B. Orrick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2 1 6 8      
a - J. Madsen pinch hit for B. Williams in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: B. Underwood (3, 4th Inning off P. Darch, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Hotz (16, 2nd Inning off P. Darch, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 3 , R. Hotz 5 , S. Wells
2-out RBI: R. Hotz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hotz , D. Lester
GIDP: T. Schlener , D. Lester
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Underwood (17)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Wells (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Wells-Hotz-White)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Johnson C 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 .245 12 29
B. Olivas 2B 4 2 1 1 2 0 5 .332 4 24
B. Harper LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 5 .232 8 32
   a-L. Snyder PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 1
   b-M. Bassett LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295 5 20
P. Chirico CF 4 2 2 5 1 0 1 .323 9 64
A. Romano RF 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 .283 12 53
E. Wilkins SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .279 6 44
K. MacPherson 3B 5 2 2 3 0 0 3 .301 17 56
J. Baumann 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .253 4 27
P. Darch P 2 2 1 1 3 0 1 .109 0 1
Totals 35 14 11 13 13 1 21      
a - L. Snyder pinch hit for B. Harper in the 7th
b - M. Bassett substituted for L. Snyder in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (8, 2nd Inning off D. Fontanez, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. MacPherson (17, 2nd Inning off D. Fontanez, 2 on, 0 outs) , P. Chirico 2 (9, 6th Inning off P. Bradford, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off P. Bradford, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Johnson , B. Olivas , B. Harper 2 , P. Chirico 8 , E. Wilkins 2 , K. MacPherson 5 , J. Baumann , P. Darch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Harper 2 , M. Bassett , P. Chirico , K. MacPherson
GIDP: E. Wilkins
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Olivas (12)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Olivas (2) , J. Baumann (14)
Double Plays: 2 (MacPherson-Olivas-Baumann, Wilkins-Olivas-Baumann)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Fontanez L (7-6) 1.0 3 7 7 6 0 1 12 59 4.81   
S. Worlund 3.1 3 0 0 4 1 0 16 62 1.08   
P. Bradford 2.0 2 6 5 3 0 2 12 45 7.15   
B. Williams 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 4.93   
B. Orrick 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 22 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 7
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 12, S. Worlund 16, P. Bradford 12, B. Williams 2, B. Orrick 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 1-2, S. Worlund 7-1, P. Bradford 4-2, B. Williams 1-1, B. Orrick 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 59-28, S. Worlund 62-36, P. Bradford 45-24, B. Williams 8-7, B. Orrick 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Worlund 2-1 , P. Bradford 2-0
WP: D. Fontanez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Darch W (9-8) 9.0 4 2 2 1 6 1 32 120 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Darch 76
Batters Faced: P. Darch 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Darch 12-7
Pitches - Strikes: P. Darch 120-76
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Chirico
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 16726
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