MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
08/09/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1624 - MONDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (76-41) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (58-58) 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 X 5 14 0
Bluebirds Solve Bobcats, 5-3
Cleveland catcher Frank Bohley was sensational. He went 2-2 with a home run and 2 walks. But it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Brooklyn beat the Bobcats, 5-3. The losing streak for Cleveland has now reached 4 games.

Brooklyn second baseman Ernie White helped the Bluebirds go up, 3-2, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, White hit a run-scoring single off Cleveland pitcher Scott Dubyak.

"We've got guys willing to do what it takes to win," White told the Brooklyn Gazette.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico CF 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 .295 5 55
B. Harper LF 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .274 15 60
B. Olivas 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 5 52
A. Romano RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 9 55
R. Gruber 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .330 5 40
F. Bohley C 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .268 6 35
K. MacPherson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .276 12 50
E. Wilkins SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .285 5 24
S. Dubyak P 3 0 1 0 0 2 5 .159 0 1
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 6 24
   B. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3 4 7 19      
a - D. Pelletier pinch hit for J. Clabaugh in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gruber (16, 4th Inning off A. Valerio, 0 on, 1 out) , K. MacPherson (17, 6th Inning off A. Valerio, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Bohley (6, 8th Inning off D. Norman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Romano , R. Gruber 2 , F. Bohley 5 , K. MacPherson 2 , E. Wilkins 2 , S. Dubyak
2-out RBI: E. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , B. Olivas , R. Gruber , S. Dubyak
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gruber)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. White 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 5 .275 3 37
M. Saenz 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 2
G. Landrum LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .298 11 68
O. Gonzalez RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .309 13 44
   b-B. Turley CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302 2 18
J. Cooper CF, RF 4 1 3 0 1 1 1 .268 15 64
J. Mara C 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 .206 3 20
M. Bennett 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .259 1 6
T. Pena SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .220 6 30
A. Valerio P 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .245 0 4
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-W. Fields PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .282 7 44
   D. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 36 5 14 5 4 3 31      
a - W. Fields pinch hit for B. Hill in the 7th
b - B. Turley substituted for O. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Saenz (1, 3rd Inning off S. Dubyak, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Landrum (32, 8th Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. White 3 , M. Saenz 2 , G. Landrum 2 , O. Gonzalez 2 , J. Cooper 3 , M. Bennett 2 , T. Pena 2
2-out RBI: E. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. White , M. Saenz , J. Mara , M. Bennett , A. Valerio
Sac Bunt: A. Valerio , B. Hill
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cooper (21)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Dubyak L (11-7) 6.0 9 4 4 3 2 0 103 2.53   
J. Clabaugh 1.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 23 2.25   
B. Smith 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dubyak 37
Batters Faced: S. Dubyak 30, J. Clabaugh 7, B. Smith 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dubyak 6-10, J. Clabaugh 3-0, B. Smith 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dubyak 103-61, J. Clabaugh 23-15, B. Smith 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Clabaugh 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Valerio 5.1 7 2 2 4 5 0 109 3.59   
B. Hill W (5-6) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 2.47   
D. Norman SV (5) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 27 4.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valerio 47
Batters Faced: A. Valerio 27, B. Hill 5, D. Norman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valerio 7-4, B. Hill 3-1, D. Norman 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valerio 109-62, B. Hill 22-14, D. Norman 27-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hill 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Bohley
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 16954
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