MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
08/12/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1676 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (59-62) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
Cleveland Bobcats (64-56) 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 10 1
Bobcats Handle New York, Snag 8-2 Win
Behind an impressive start by Myron Baird, Cleveland beat New York, 8-2. In 6.2 innings, Baird surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 1. He allowed 2 runs. Cleveland raised its record to 64-56 with the win.

Early in the game, shortstop Ernie Wilkins had a grand slam home run for Cleveland. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Bobcats on top, 4-0.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Wilkins said. "We did a good job of that today."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .246 8 34
S. Wright 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .262 9 40
B. Underwood RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .321 19 63
T. Schlener CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .284 14 54
R. Hotz C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .302 20 54
S. Wells 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .316 14 55
D. Lester 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .301 15 56
P. Villamil SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .309 5 30
D. Fontanez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 1 3
   B. Orrick P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Madsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 7 21
   P. Bradford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 9 15      
a - J. Madsen pinch hit for B. Orrick in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: D. Lester (7, 7th Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Wright 2 , T. Schlener 2 , D. Lester 3 , P. Villamil
2-out RBI: S. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Villamil
Sac Fly: P. Villamil
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Wright (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Villamil-Lester-Wright)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Johnson C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .242 16 37
B. Olivas 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .327 5 33
P. Morrison LF 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .235 2 7
B. Harper 1B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .270 20 59
P. Chirico CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .317 10 75
A. Romano RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .284 15 71
E. Wilkins SS 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 .270 8 67
K. MacPherson 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .277 20 69
M. Baird P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 1
   P. Darch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
   a-M. Bassett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 5 21
   S. Cheatham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 8 10 8 3 5 8      
a - M. Bassett pinch hit for P. Darch in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Olivas (22, 2nd Inning off D. Fontanez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Wilkins (8, 2nd Inning off D. Fontanez, 3 on, 0 outs) , P. Morrison (2, 2nd Inning off D. Fontanez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Johnson , B. Olivas 2 , P. Morrison 4 , B. Harper 2 , P. Chirico , A. Romano , E. Wilkins 4 , K. MacPherson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morrison
GIDP: P. Chirico
Sac Bunt: M. Baird 2
Hit by Pitch: P. Chirico
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Harper (13)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Baird (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Wilkins)
OF assists: 1 (Chirico(Guerra at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Fontanez L (10-9) 1.1 8 8 8 0 0 2 13 35 5.20   
B. Orrick 4.2 2 0 0 2 4 0 17 65 3.35   
P. Bradford 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 23 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 0
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 13, B. Orrick 17, P. Bradford 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 1-3, B. Orrick 6-3, P. Bradford 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 35-24, B. Orrick 65-43, P. Bradford 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Orrick 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Fontanez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Baird W (11-8) 6.2 6 2 2 1 7 0 27 121 3.23   
P. Darch 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 17 3.99   
S. Cheatham 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 15 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 60
Batters Faced: M. Baird 27, P. Darch 4, S. Cheatham 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 4-8, P. Darch 1-2, S. Cheatham 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 121-76, P. Darch 17-11, S. Cheatham 15-9
WP: M. Baird
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Myron Baird
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 20862
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