MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
08/21/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1785 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Dairymen (45-84) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 0
Cleveland Bobcats (84-45) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 X 5 8 1
Chirico hits 2 home runs, Bobcats Move to 84-45
Riding the 3-hit performance of the 1972 Rookie of the Year Award winner Phil Chirico, the Cleveland Bobcats defeated the Milwaukee Dairymen, 5-2. Bill Smith recorded his 10th save for Cleveland. Milwaukee's current losing streak has reached 6 games.

Early in the game, Chirico had a 2-run home run for Cleveland. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Bobcats on top, 2-0.

"Swagger," said Chirico. "That's what this team has right now."
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bell SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .191 4 33
R. Bryce 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .282 2 33
D. Adams RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .288 3 47
L. Morford LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 9 59
G. Branan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .207 3 23
A. Gutierrez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .213 5 26
B. Malstrom CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .203 4 32
A. Lima C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 2 8
J. Williams P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .228 0 2
   G. Ortega P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-C. Bragg PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 1 18
   A. Cuadra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 1 2 4 12      
a - C. Bragg pinch hit for G. Ortega in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Williams (2, 3rd Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Bryce 2 , L. Morford , A. Gutierrez , J. Williams 3 , C. Bragg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Morford
GIDP: R. Bryce , D. Adams , B. Malstrom
Sac Fly: D. Adams
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Morford (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico CF 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .299 10 67
B. Harper LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 15 65
B. Olivas 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .284 6 56
A. Romano RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .266 10 61
R. Gruber 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .336 7 46
F. Bohley C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .260 7 36
K. MacPherson 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .273 15 57
E. Wilkins SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .290 6 32
L. Messenger P 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .227 0 0
   a-M. Bassett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .319 8 33
   B. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5 5 4 12      
a - M. Bassett pinch hit for L. Messenger in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (22, 5th Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Chirico 2 (10, 3rd Inning off J. Williams, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Olivas (6, 8th Inning off A. Cuadra, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 9 , B. Harper 2 , B. Olivas 4 , R. Gruber 2 , F. Bohley
2-out RBI: P. Chirico
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , B. Olivas , M. Bassett
Sac Fly: K. MacPherson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (52) , E. Wilkins (8)
CS: R. Gruber (4)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wilkins (20)
Double Plays: 3 (Wilkins-Olivas-Gruber, Wilkins-Olivas-Gruber, Wilkins-Olivas-Gruber)
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Williams L (5-12) 6.2 5 3 3 3 3 2 119 3.46   
G. Ortega 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.59   
A. Cuadra 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 1 27 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Williams 52
Batters Faced: J. Williams 27, G. Ortega 2, A. Cuadra 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Williams 5-11, G. Ortega 0-0, A. Cuadra 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Williams 119-72, G. Ortega 6-4, A. Cuadra 27-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Ortega 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger W (4-2) 8.0 6 2 1 2 3 0 97 2.36   
B. Smith SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 65
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 30, B. Smith 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 6-12, B. Smith 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 97-63, B. Smith 10-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Chirico
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 24822
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