MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/30/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1492 - FRIDAY, JULY 30TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (53-54) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2
Cleveland Bobcats (71-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 10 0
Bluebirds Fall Short at Cleveland, 4-3
The Bobcats grabbed a win, 4-3, at Lakefront Stadium, overcoming a fine effort from Brooklyn pitcher Dave Teckenbrock. Teckenbrock went 7 innings and allowed 1 run. Cleveland improves to 71-36 with the win. They lead their division by 9 games.

Benito Olivas was the walk-off hero for Cleveland. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Bobcats second baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"We were the better team," crowed Olivas.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .283 3 34
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 1 5
   c-B. Anderson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 0 5
B. Turley CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .329 2 18
   b-G. Landrum PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 10 63
J. Cooper RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .266 13 58
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .303 13 41
R. Freeman LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .226 13 38
W. Fields 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .291 7 43
T. Pena SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .220 5 28
R. Pace C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .268 2 17
D. Teckenbrock P 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .231 0 4
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3 3 2 24      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for E. White in the 9th
b - G. Landrum pinch hit for B. Turley in the 9th
c - B. Anderson substituted for M. Bennett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Fields (13, 6th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Turley (2, 3rd Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Bennett , B. Turley 4 , J. Cooper 2 , R. Freeman , W. Fields 2 , T. Pena , R. Pace , D. Teckenbrock 2
2-out RBI: D. Teckenbrock
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. White 2 , R. Freeman , W. Fields
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cooper (18) , R. Freeman (13)
CS: J. Cooper (11)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Gonzalez (5) , R. Pace (5)
PB: R. Pace
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .304 5 46
B. Harper LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .281 15 59
B. Olivas 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 .298 5 50
A. Romano RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .278 8 51
F. Bohley C 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .261 4 32
E. Wilkins SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .266 4 19
M. Bassett 1B, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .317 7 24
K. MacPherson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269 12 46
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Messenger P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   F. Rudin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Pelletier PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .254 6 24
Totals 34 4 10 4 3 2 20      
a - D. Pelletier pinch hit for F. Rudin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Romano (18, 4th Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Bohley (13, 8th Inning off D. Norman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 2 , B. Harper 2 , B. Olivas , A. Romano 2 , F. Bohley 2 , E. Wilkins , L. Messenger , D. Pelletier
2-out RBI: F. Bohley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , B. Olivas , M. Bassett , K. MacPherson
Sac Bunt: L. Messenger
Sac Fly: A. Romano
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Chirico (25)
CS: E. Wilkins (6)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Teckenbrock 7.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 97 4.72   
D. Norman BS (7) 0.2 3 2 2 2 0 0 37 5.19   
B. Hill L (4-6) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 18 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Teckenbrock 66
Batters Faced: D. Teckenbrock 27, D. Norman 7, B. Hill 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Teckenbrock 15-5, D. Norman 1-1, B. Hill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Teckenbrock 97-60, D. Norman 37-24, B. Hill 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Norman 1-1 , B. Hill 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger 7.0 9 3 3 3 2 1 108 2.02   
F. Rudin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.50   
J. Clabaugh W (10-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 46
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 33, F. Rudin 3, J. Clabaugh 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 2-17, F. Rudin 3-0, J. Clabaugh 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 108-62, F. Rudin 5-4, J. Clabaugh 6-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Teckenbrock
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 4 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 23147
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