MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
07/21/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
GAME ID: 1364 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 21ST , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (66-32) 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 12 18 3
Pittsburgh Industrials (59-41) 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 4 1 13 15 2
Pittsburgh Wins, 13-12, Over Bobcats
The Pittsburgh Industrials did just enough to sneak past the Cleveland Bobcats, 13-12, at Allegheny Field. Pittsburgh center fielder Carlos Chavez, in particular, had a standout performance. With the win, Pittsburgh raised its record to 59-41.

The decisive blow was delivered by Earl Yates in the bottom of the 11th when he hit a solo home run off 24-year old right-handed pitcher Steve Cheatham to win the game for Pittsburgh. The home crowd went nuts.

"This kind of game is tough on the heart," said winning manager Vincent Wicker.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico CF 5 2 3 2 2 0 3 .298 5 42
B. Harper LF 7 1 2 1 0 1 6 .281 13 50
B. Olivas 2B 6 1 2 2 0 1 2 .303 4 45
A. Romano RF 5 2 4 3 1 0 0 .275 7 47
R. Gruber 1B 5 1 1 1 1 2 4 .320 5 35
E. Wilkins SS 5 2 3 2 1 0 3 .267 4 17
K. MacPherson 3B 6 0 0 0 0 1 7 .264 12 39
R. Galvan C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .297 2 26
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 5 18
   P. Darch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Bassett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 7 23
   S. Cheatham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Messenger P 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 .176 0 0
   a-F. Bohley C 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 4 30
Totals 49 12 18 11 6 5 27      
a - F. Bohley substituted for L. Messenger in the 7th
b - D. Pelletier pinch hit for B. Smith in the 10th
c - M. Bassett pinch hit for P. Darch in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Wilkins (9, 2nd Inning off J. Fagan, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Romano 3 (16, 5th Inning off J. Fagan, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off D. Joyce, 0 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off J. Branam, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Messenger (2, 6th Inning off J. Fagan, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Chirico 2 (26, 6th Inning off J. Fagan, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off G. Kleiss, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Wilkins (4, 7th Inning off D. Joyce, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 5 , B. Harper 2 , B. Olivas 2 , A. Romano 7 , R. Gruber , E. Wilkins 7 , R. Galvan 2 , L. Messenger 2
2-out RBI: P. Chirico , B. Harper , B. Olivas , A. Romano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Harper 3 , B. Olivas , E. Wilkins , K. MacPherson 2
GIDP: K. MacPherson
Sac Bunt: L. Messenger
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Chirico 2 (24) , B. Harper (40)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Harper (2) , K. MacPherson 2 (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Olivas-Wilkins-Gruber)
OF assists: 1 (Romano(Berry at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Isenbarger 2B 5 4 2 0 1 0 0 .318 3 38
A. Robinson 1B 4 2 2 2 2 0 1 .309 10 42
C. Chavez CF 5 2 4 5 0 0 1 .296 11 51
D. Keough LF 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 .299 22 78
J. Shuman 3B 3 2 1 2 2 1 4 .239 6 35
B. Boyle RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 0 3
   b-K. Stoeser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .208 1 4
   G. Kleiss P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Flakes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 0 6
   J. Branam P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. McClellan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 8 39
   J. Lonergan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Berry SS 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 .240 4 21
E. Yates C 6 1 2 2 0 1 3 .292 4 30
J. Fagan P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196 0 3
   D. Joyce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-V. Roberts PH, RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 5
Totals 44 13 15 11 7 3 18      
a - V. Roberts pinch hit for R. Williams in the 7th
b - K. Stoeser pinch hit for B. Boyle in the 7th
c - J. Flakes pinch hit for G. Kleiss in the 9th
d - T. McClellan pinch hit for J. Branam in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Isenbarger 2 (19, 9th Inning off J. Clabaugh, 0 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off P. Darch, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Shuman (8, 9th Inning off B. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Keough (19, 9th Inning off J. Clabaugh, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Chavez (4, 1st Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Robinson (3, 10th Inning off P. Darch, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Chavez (11, 3rd Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Yates (4, 11th Inning off S. Cheatham, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Isenbarger 4 , A. Robinson 4 , C. Chavez 9 , D. Keough 2 , J. Shuman 2 , J. Flakes , C. Berry , E. Yates 5 , V. Roberts
2-out RBI: C. Chavez , J. Shuman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Keough , K. Stoeser , E. Yates
GIDP: C. Chavez
Sac Fly: C. Chavez , J. Shuman
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Isenbarger (31) , C. Chavez (25)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Keough (6) , J. Branam (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Shuman-Isenbarger-Robinson)
OF assists: 1 (Chavez(Harper at 2nd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger 6.1 5 5 3 5 1 1 109 1.75   
J. Clabaugh H (5) 2.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 42 1.73   
B. Smith BS (1) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 12 3.72   
P. Darch 1.0 4 4 4 0 0 0 24 2.76   
S. Cheatham L (2-3) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 43
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 30, J. Clabaugh 10, B. Smith 4, P. Darch 7, S. Cheatham 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 11-6, J. Clabaugh 2-2, B. Smith 1-0, P. Darch 1-2, S. Cheatham 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 109-58, J. Clabaugh 42-28, B. Smith 12-5, P. Darch 24-15, S. Cheatham 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Clabaugh 2-0 , B. Smith 1-1
WP: B. Smith
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fagan 5.2 9 5 5 3 3 0 119 4.53   
D. Joyce 0.2 3 3 3 0 2 1 22 5.06   
R. Williams 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.13   
G. Kleiss 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 3.23   
J. Branam 1.0 3 4 0 2 0 0 47 5.77   
J. Lonergan W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 11.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fagan 31
Batters Faced: J. Fagan 28, D. Joyce 5, R. Williams 2, G. Kleiss 8, J. Branam 9, J. Lonergan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fagan 10-3, D. Joyce 0-0, R. Williams 1-1, G. Kleiss 3-2, J. Branam 1-2, J. Lonergan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fagan 119-70, D. Joyce 22-13, R. Williams 3-3, G. Kleiss 28-19, J. Branam 47-30, J. Lonergan 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Joyce 1-0
WP: J. Branam
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Chavez
Ballpark: Allegheny Field
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 4:13
Attendance: 20563
Special Notes: Alan Romano ties the CLE regular season extra-inning game record for doubles with 3. Rob Isenbarger ties the PIT regular season extra-inning game record for runs with 4.
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