MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
04/30/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 332 - SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (12-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0
Cleveland Bobcats (13-11) 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 X 14 20 1
Cleveland Sledgehammers Los Angeles, 14-2
The home crowd had a good time watching the Los Angeles Blockbusters and Cleveland Bobcats get after it.

The Cleveland Bobcats scored a convincing win at Lakefront Stadium, defeating the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 14-2. One of the hitting stars was Jim Baumann, the 8th overall pick in the 1971 draft, who hit 2 home runs, while scoring 4 times and driving in 6. The loss has the Blockbusters at 12-13.

Keith MacPherson, who is tied for 9th in the NBL with a .595 slugging percentage, chipped in a 3-run home run for Cleveland in the bottom of the first. For the game, the third baseman had 3 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 2 runs scored, and 3 runs batted in.

Los Angeles manager John Trausch called the blowout loss "ugly."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Bohley C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .267 3 10
E. Hernandez CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .158 1 1
J. Brookins RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .370 7 13
C. Panetta LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 3 11
B. May 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .297 1 9
T. Hester SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .290 1 7
D. Taranto 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .269 1 8
C. Arkle 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .268 1 10
K. Morrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 4
   G. Forgette P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   P. Carter P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2 5 3 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Hester (1, 9th Inning off F. Rudin, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , C. Panetta , B. May 2 , T. Hester 5 , D. Taranto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Arkle
GIDP: E. Hernandez , C. Panetta , T. Hester , C. Arkle
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Hernandez (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Panetta(Spruill at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .298 4 17
   a-A. Spruill PR, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
B. Olivas 2B, SS 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .302 0 5
   b-M. Bassett PH, SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .357 2 3
B. Harper LF, 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .218 1 4
P. Chirico CF 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .347 3 26
A. Romano RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .319 7 17
K. MacPherson 3B 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .311 5 16
   c-B. Booth PH, LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1 3
R. Galvan C 5 4 4 0 0 0 1 .565 0 3
J. Baumann 1B 5 4 4 6 0 1 1 .284 3 11
R. Norton P 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
   F. Rudin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 42 14 20 14 2 4 21      
a - A. Spruill pinch ran for E. Wilkins in the 5th
b - M. Bassett pinch hit for B. Olivas in the 7th
c - B. Booth pinch hit for K. MacPherson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Wilkins (6, 5th Inning off P. Carter, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Baumann (3, 7th Inning off P. Carter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. MacPherson (5, 1st Inning off K. Morrison, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Baumann 2 (3, 1st Inning off K. Morrison, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off P. Carter, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 4 , B. Olivas , M. Bassett , B. Harper , P. Chirico 3 , K. MacPherson 6 , R. Galvan 4 , J. Baumann 11
2-out RBI: E. Wilkins , B. Olivas , M. Bassett , K. MacPherson , J. Baumann 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , A. Romano , K. MacPherson , R. Norton
Sac Bunt: B. Olivas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Chirico (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Baumann (2)
Double Plays: 4 (Wilkins-Olivas-Baumann, Baumann-Olivas-Norton, Spruill-Olivas-Baumann, MacPherson-Spruill-Baumann)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Morrison L (2-4) 1.0 7 6 6 0 1 2 10 26 7.04   
G. Forgette 3.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 14 52 1.20   
P. Carter 3.2 11 7 7 0 1 1 21 57 8.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Morrison 10
Batters Faced: K. Morrison 10, G. Forgette 14, P. Carter 21
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Morrison 2-0, G. Forgette 2-6, P. Carter 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Morrison 26-19, G. Forgette 52-30, P. Carter 57-41
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Forgette 1-0 , P. Carter 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Norton W (2-1) 8.1 6 1 1 5 3 0 32 118 2.16   
F. Rudin 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 15 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Norton 65
Batters Faced: R. Norton 32, F. Rudin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Norton 8-9, F. Rudin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Norton 118-70, F. Rudin 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Rudin 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Baumann
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 19924
Special Notes: SS Ernie Wilkins was injured while running the bases.
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