MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/17/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 540 - TUESDAY, MAY 17TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (22-17) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 7 1
Cleveland Bobcats (23-15) 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 X 9 8 1
Cleveland Wins, Trumping New York, 9-6
Fred Johnson led Cleveland to a win over New York. The final score was 9-6. The catcher had a huge performance. He whacked 2 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 1 double. With the victory, the Bobcats upped their record to 23-15.

With Cleveland trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Johnson hit a changeup from Chris Hull for a grand slam home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Bobcats ahead, 6-4.

Johnson told the Cleveland Daily News: "I don't know which I enjoy more -- being a ballplayer or the perks that come with being a ballplayer."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .243 1 8
S. Wright 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .296 7 25
B. Underwood RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .341 7 27
T. Schlener CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .261 3 17
R. Hotz C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .281 6 16
S. Wells 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .325 5 17
D. Lester 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .336 6 22
P. Villamil SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .346 1 10
C. Hull P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .387 4 11
   J. Bigelow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-J. Madsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326 3 8
   B. Orrick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 6 0 9 3      
a - J. Madsen pinch hit for J. Bigelow in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lester (8, 5th Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Underwood (2, 1st Inning off M. Baird, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Villamil (1, 5th Inning off M. Baird, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Schlener (3, 9th Inning off F. Rudin, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Hotz (6, 9th Inning off F. Rudin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Wright 2 , B. Underwood 3 , T. Schlener 4 , R. Hotz 4 , D. Lester 2 , P. Villamil 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hull
Sac Fly: T. Schlener
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: S. Wells (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Johnson C 5 2 2 4 0 0 1 .282 9 18
B. Olivas 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .346 3 14
B. Harper LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .227 1 7
P. Chirico CF 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 .372 4 40
A. Romano RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .293 8 34
E. Wilkins SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 6 30
K. MacPherson 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .290 8 24
J. Baumann 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .281 3 16
M. Baird P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238 0 1
   a-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 3 5
   F. Rudin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 9 8 9 3 1 12      
a - D. Pelletier pinch hit for M. Baird in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Olivas (8, 1st Inning off C. Hull, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Johnson (7, 1st Inning off C. Hull, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Romano (7, 5th Inning off J. Bigelow, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Johnson (9, 5th Inning off C. Hull, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Johnson 6 , B. Olivas 3 , B. Harper , A. Romano 2 , J. Baumann , M. Baird
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Chirico , E. Wilkins , J. Baumann
Sac Bunt: P. Chirico , M. Baird
Sac Fly: P. Chirico , E. Wilkins
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: K. MacPherson (5)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Hull L (5-1) 4.0 5 6 5 1 1 1 19 66 2.53   
J. Bigelow 2.0 3 3 3 2 0 0 12 47 5.89   
B. Orrick 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 20 1.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hull 30
Batters Faced: C. Hull 19, J. Bigelow 12, B. Orrick 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hull 6-6, J. Bigelow 2-5, B. Orrick 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hull 66-44, J. Bigelow 47-26, B. Orrick 20-13
WP: C. Hull
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Baird W (2-3) 8.0 5 4 4 0 9 1 30 112 4.41   
F. Rudin 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 2 5 16 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 65
Batters Faced: M. Baird 30, F. Rudin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 8-7, F. Rudin 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 112-74, F. Rudin 16-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fred Johnson
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Rain (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 18758
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