MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/21/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 596 - SATURDAY, MAY 21ST , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (18-24) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 9 0
Cleveland Bobcats (25-17) 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 9 1
Bobcats Spill Eagles, 6-4
The Cleveland Bobcats beat the Washington Eagles, 6-4, at Lakefront Stadium. The Bobcats got a fine performance from left fielder Bill Harper, who was 1-1 with a home run and 3 walks. He scored 2 runs. Ray Norton picked up the win, improving his season record to 3-3. He struck out 3 in 8.2 innings. Cleveland leads the National Baseball League Eastern Division by 2 games.

In the bottom of the first, Cleveland right fielder Alan Romano had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Romano stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 1-0, Cleveland. For the game, he was 1-4.

Cleveland manager Daniel Mays was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys played hard, they played all the way through," he said.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brosnahan CF 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 .219 9 22
J. Stites RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .289 6 14
L. Wools 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 1 10
M. Calhoun 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .200 1 11
G. Long SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248 5 25
D. Guest 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .239 8 23
D. Avina LF 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .240 2 2
D. Horton C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .219 1 11
L. Andrade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-J. Ybarra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 0 1
   D. Salazar P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   b-R. Wagstaff PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 4
   S. Vercher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Perry PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
Totals 36 4 9 4 2 3 12      
a - J. Ybarra pinch hit for L. Andrade in the 3rd
b - R. Wagstaff pinch hit for D. Salazar in the 7th
c - L. Perry pinch hit for S. Vercher in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Calhoun 2 (7, 2nd Inning off R. Norton, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off R. Norton, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Guest (8, 9th Inning off R. Norton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Stites , L. Wools , M. Calhoun 4 , D. Guest 4 , D. Avina , D. Horton , D. Salazar , L. Perry
2-out RBI: B. Brosnahan , D. Guest
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Stites 2 , D. Guest , D. Avina
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Stites (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Wools-Long-Guest, Calhoun-Wools-Guest, Guest-Horton-Guest)
PB: D. Horton
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Olivas 2B, SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .355 3 15
E. Wilkins SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .323 6 30
   a-A. Spruill PR, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133 0 1
B. Harper LF 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 .239 3 12
P. Chirico CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .354 4 40
A. Romano RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .280 8 35
K. MacPherson 3B 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .304 9 28
R. Galvan C 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .389 0 4
J. Baumann 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .281 4 17
   F. Rudin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Norton P 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .053 0 0
   b-R. Gruber 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 3
Totals 29 6 9 6 6 5 13      
a - A. Spruill pinch ran for E. Wilkins in the 5th
b - R. Gruber substituted for R. Norton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. MacPherson (9, 1st Inning off L. Andrade, 3 on, 1 out) , E. Wilkins (13, 5th Inning off D. Salazar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Harper (3, 2nd Inning off L. Andrade, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Olivas 2 , E. Wilkins 2 , B. Harper 4 , A. Romano , K. MacPherson 2 , J. Baumann 2 , R. Norton
2-out RBI: B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Romano , J. Baumann
GIDP: B. Olivas , P. Chirico 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Baumann (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Baumann (4)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Andrade L (0-3) 2.0 5 6 6 2 3 1 13 58 4.53   
D. Salazar 4.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 13 48 2.30   
S. Vercher 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 9 32 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Andrade 19
Batters Faced: L. Andrade 13, D. Salazar 13, S. Vercher 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Andrade 2-1, D. Salazar 4-4, S. Vercher 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Andrade 58-37, D. Salazar 48-26, S. Vercher 32-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Norton W (3-3) 8.2 9 4 3 2 3 1 37 122 2.78   
F. Rudin SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Norton 53
Batters Faced: R. Norton 37, F. Rudin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Norton 9-13, F. Rudin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Norton 122-80, F. Rudin 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Rudin 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Harper
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 23567
Special Notes: SS Ernie Wilkins was injured while running the bases.
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