MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
08/05/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1570 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (57-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 1
Cleveland Bobcats (76-37) 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 X 7 8 0
Cardenas Leads Cleveland Past New York
The Cleveland Bobcats picked up a win at Lakefront Stadium, dropping the New York Knickerbockers, 7-2. Bruce Cardenas, who finished 2nd in the NBL in ERA with 2.37 in 1971, was the difference-maker. The first-place Bobcats, at 76-37, lead the National Baseball League Eastern Division by 9½ games.

Cardenas went the distance for Cleveland. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 2.

"Bruce is pitching with a lot of determination and a lot of fire," said Cleveland manager Daniel Mays.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Madsen LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 8 31
S. Wells 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .215 7 39
B. Underwood RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254 13 49
S. Wright 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .289 12 65
R. Hotz C 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 .255 8 29
B. Marston CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .251 7 48
F. Chavez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .246 7 44
G. Fenton SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .249 0 13
S. Shafer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 3
   a-D. Baker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 0 1
   B. James P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 6 16
   J. Forbes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 1 4
Totals 30 2 5 2 2 8 8      
a - D. Baker pinch hit for S. Shafer in the 6th
b - B. White pinch hit for B. James in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Marston (18, 2nd Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Fenton (5, 8th Inning off B. Cardenas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Underwood (9, 9th Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 3 , S. Wright , B. Marston 2 , G. Fenton 2 , D. Baker
2-out RBI: S. Wright , G. Fenton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Chavez , B. White
GIDP: J. Madsen , S. Wright
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: B. Underwood (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Olivas 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .288 5 51
B. Harper 1B 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 .280 15 60
P. Chirico LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .304 5 54
R. Galvan C 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .288 2 30
K. MacPherson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 12 49
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .285 5 23
A. Romano RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .276 9 55
M. Sunseri CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .187 1 9
B. Cardenas P 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .240 0 3
Totals 31 7 8 7 5 1 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Galvan (11, 7th Inning off B. James, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: P. Chirico (9, 5th Inning off S. Shafer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 3 , R. Galvan 3 , K. MacPherson , E. Wilkins , M. Sunseri , B. Cardenas 2
2-out RBI: P. Chirico , R. Galvan , E. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Olivas , R. Galvan , K. MacPherson , A. Romano 2
Sac Bunt: B. Cardenas
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (46) , E. Wilkins (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Olivas-Wilkins-Harper, Wilkins-Olivas-Harper)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Shafer L (3-6) 5.0 5 4 4 2 0 0 77 3.24   
B. James 2.0 2 3 3 2 1 0 27 4.82   
J. Forbes 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 5.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Shafer 39
Batters Faced: S. Shafer 22, B. James 10, J. Forbes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Shafer 10-5, B. James 2-3, J. Forbes 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Shafer 77-47, B. James 27-15, J. Forbes 18-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cardenas W (12-3) 9.0 5 2 2 2 8 0 108 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cardenas 75
Batters Faced: B. Cardenas 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cardenas 8-9
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cardenas 108-68
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Cardenas
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:24
Attendance: 23944
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