MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
09/21/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 2204 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (69-89) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Cleveland Bobcats (80-78) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 X 4 10 2
Bobcats Curb Packers, 4-3
Cleveland Bobcats starter Bruce Elsner found his groove in his team's 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Packers. Elsner yielded 2 runs over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 2, and struck out 7. His record improves to 10-15. The third-place Bobcats go to 80-78.

Benito Olivas, who is a three-time All-Star, helped out the Cleveland cause in the bottom of the third inning with a run-scoring ground out. For the game, the second baseman was 1-4.

Elsner attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. St. Jean LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257 0 30
G. Bennett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .277 14 57
D. Salas 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .289 15 70
J. Anderson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .249 20 60
I. Avila CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .292 0 2
L. Beckman SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .221 3 23
M. Clarke 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .231 3 13
G. Poole C 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .205 1 7
S. Dubyak P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .221 2 5
   a-J. Murray PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 5 26
   C. Montgomery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
   b-J. Hembree PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 0 45
Totals 34 3 8 3 2 8 14      
a - J. Murray pinch hit for S. Dubyak in the 7th
b - J. Hembree pinch hit for C. Montgomery in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Salas (39, 1st Inning off B. Elsner, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. Avila (3, 4th Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Poole (1, 9th Inning off F. Rudin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. St. Jean , D. Salas 4 , I. Avila 3 , L. Beckman , G. Poole 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Avila , S. Dubyak 2
Sac Fly: M. Clarke
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Johnson C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .230 19 46
B. Olivas 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .316 8 45
B. Harper LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .268 26 79
P. Chirico CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .320 14 99
A. Romano RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .293 19 91
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .267 9 85
J. Baumann 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .265 8 45
M. Bassett 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .282 6 31
B. Elsner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .052 0 3
   a-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307 9 19
   F. Rudin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 10 4 2 4 13      
a - D. Pelletier pinch hit for B. Elsner in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bassett 2 (10, 3rd Inning off S. Dubyak, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off S. Dubyak, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Baumann (15, 4th Inning off S. Dubyak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Baumann (8, 6th Inning off S. Dubyak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Johnson , B. Olivas , B. Harper , P. Chirico , A. Romano 2 , J. Baumann 6 , M. Bassett 4
2-out RBI: P. Chirico
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Olivas , B. Harper , P. Chirico , E. Wilkins
Sac Bunt: B. Elsner 3
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: P. Chirico (11) , M. Bassett (6)
OF assists: 1 (Chirico(Poole at home))
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Dubyak L (12-19) 6.0 10 4 4 2 2 1 30 105 3.95   
C. Montgomery 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 25 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dubyak 36
Batters Faced: S. Dubyak 30, C. Montgomery 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dubyak 11-5, C. Montgomery 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dubyak 105-69, C. Montgomery 25-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Elsner W (10-15) 8.0 7 2 2 2 7 0 33 112 4.66   
F. Rudin SV (7) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 10 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Elsner 65
Batters Faced: B. Elsner 33, F. Rudin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Elsner 9-7, F. Rudin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Elsner 112-77, F. Rudin 10-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Elsner
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 16088
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