MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/27/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1457 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 27TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (57-47) 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 11 0
Cleveland Bobcats (57-48) 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 X 7 11 0
Harper, Bobcats Beat Bulls, 7-6
Bill Harper left his imprint on the 7-6 Cleveland win against the Kansas City Bulls. Harper, who finished 2nd in the NBL in on-base percentage with .419 in 1974, went 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Cleveland reliever Steve Cheatham picked up the win, raising his record to 5-3. Dave Fields was tagged with the loss. Rick Tomlinson closed out the game, earning his 8th save.

The game was all tied up in the bottom of the eighth, until Harper delivered big-time for Cleveland, stroking a dramatic run-scoring single off Dave Fields. The game-changing hit put the Bobcats on top, 7-6.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Cleveland manager Daniel Mays.

The winning streak has now reached 9 games for Cleveland.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .255 24 56
B. Shingleton SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 9 47
C. Taylor 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .327 26 67
R. Lewis C 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .258 8 42
B. Anderson CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268 3 39
H. Lahr RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .230 4 17
B. Madaras 3B 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .238 1 14
   b-K. Giese PR, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 1
D. Boggs 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .271 2 18
W. Hardaway P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 1 3
   a-E. Cortez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296 1 4
   G. Stalling P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Durick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 20 53
   D. Fields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6 2 5 10      
a - E. Cortez pinch hit for W. Hardaway in the 6th
b - K. Giese pinch ran for B. Madaras in the 6th
c - K. Durick pinch hit for G. Stalling in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Anderson (21, 2nd Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Lahr (6, 2nd Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Madaras (4, 6th Inning off B. Elsner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Lahr (3, 6th Inning off B. Elsner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. McLemore (24, 3rd Inning off B. Elsner, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Lewis (8, 3rd Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore 4 , C. Taylor , R. Lewis 6 , B. Anderson 2 , H. Lahr 6 , B. Madaras 2 , W. Hardaway
2-out RBI: R. Lewis , H. Lahr , B. Madaras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cortez , K. Durick
Sac Bunt: B. Anderson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Lahr 2 (17)
CS: B. Anderson (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Johnson C 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .246 15 34
   R. Tomlinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
B. Olivas 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .327 5 27
B. Harper LF 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 .263 14 48
P. Chirico CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .326 10 74
A. Romano RF 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 .281 13 64
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .270 6 50
K. MacPherson 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .293 17 62
J. Baumann 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .253 6 35
   c-R. Gruber 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 1 20
B. Elsner P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .073 0 3
   a-D. Pelletier PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .318 7 16
   S. Cheatham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Galvan PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 0 18
Totals 33 7 11 7 6 5 17      
a - D. Pelletier pinch hit for B. Elsner in the 6th
b - R. Galvan pinch hit for S. Cheatham in the 8th
c - R. Gruber substituted for J. Baumann in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Baumann (9, 6th Inning off G. Stalling, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Harper (14, 1st Inning off W. Hardaway, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Johnson 2 , B. Olivas 2 , B. Harper 5 , P. Chirico , E. Wilkins , K. MacPherson 2 , J. Baumann 2
2-out RBI: B. Harper , K. MacPherson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Chirico , A. Romano , K. MacPherson , J. Baumann
Sac Bunt: F. Johnson
Sac Fly: B. Olivas
Team LOB: 10
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
W. Hardaway 5.0 7 5 5 3 4 1 25 111 4.04   
G. Stalling BS (3) 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 9 32 3.53   
D. Fields L (3-5) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 27 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 34
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 25, G. Stalling 9, D. Fields 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 6-5, G. Stalling 4-1, D. Fields 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 111-65, G. Stalling 32-18, D. Fields 27-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Elsner 6.0 9 6 6 1 2 2 27 83 4.19   
S. Cheatham W (5-3) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 9 29 2.20   
R. Tomlinson SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 5.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Elsner 31
Batters Faced: B. Elsner 27, S. Cheatham 9, R. Tomlinson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Elsner 8-7, S. Cheatham 2-2, R. Tomlinson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Elsner 83-60, S. Cheatham 29-18, R. Tomlinson 10-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Harper
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 19097
Special Notes: C Fred Johnson was injured while running the bases.
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