MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/26/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 641 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 26TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (24-23) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
Cleveland Bobcats (30-16) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 1
Bobcats Drop Explorers, 4-3
Cleveland right-hander Bruce Cardenas pitched his team to victory over the St. Louis Explorers at Lakefront Stadium. The final score was 4-3. Cardenas picked up the win for Cleveland, going 7 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 4-2. Joe Clabaugh closed the door for Cleveland, picking up his 9th save of the year.

Third Baseman Keith MacPherson made an impact for Cleveland, when he swatted a 3-run home run off Jorge Gonzalez in the bottom of the first. For the contest, MacPherson went 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

Cleveland manager Daniel Mays said his team played a "no nonsense" game.

Cleveland is now 30-16, St. Louis 24-23.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 2 11
K. Campbell RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .405 0 16
R. Barnes LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 5 18
G. Parker CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237 1 18
C. Bartels C 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .239 5 23
F. Boone 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .208 3 13
A. Voeller 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 1 11
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 1 15
J. Gonzalez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .056 0 1
   a-T. Row PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 2 5
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3 1 2 6      
a - T. Row pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Bartels (5, 1st Inning off B. Cardenas, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Parker , C. Bartels 4 , F. Boone 2
2-out RBI: C. Bartels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bartels , J. Gonzalez
Sac Bunt: A. Voeller
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: F. Boone (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Olivas SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .290 1 22
B. Harper 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .283 6 27
P. Chirico LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .285 2 25
R. Galvan C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .305 1 20
K. MacPherson 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .315 3 17
M. Bassett 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 3 14
A. Romano RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 2 18
M. Sunseri CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .208 0 2
B. Cardenas P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150 0 2
   a-R. Gruber PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .410 2 12
   J. Clabaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4 1 2 9      
a - R. Gruber pinch hit for B. Cardenas in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Chirico (16, 1st Inning off J. Gonzalez, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Olivas (8, 2nd Inning off J. Gonzalez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. MacPherson (3, 1st Inning off J. Gonzalez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Olivas 3 , B. Harper 2 , P. Chirico 2 , R. Galvan , K. MacPherson 4 , M. Bassett , M. Sunseri
2-out RBI: B. Olivas , K. MacPherson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , K. MacPherson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Galvan (3)
CS: B. Olivas (9) , B. Harper (10)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Olivas (5)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzalez L (4-4) 6.0 7 4 4 1 0 1 86 3.56   
R. Birch 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzalez 41
Batters Faced: J. Gonzalez 26, R. Birch 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzalez 6-11, R. Birch 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzalez 86-53, R. Birch 24-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cardenas W (4-2) 7.0 4 3 3 1 1 1 75 3.68   
J. Clabaugh SV (9) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cardenas 57
Batters Faced: B. Cardenas 27, J. Clabaugh 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cardenas 8-12, J. Clabaugh 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cardenas 75-52, J. Clabaugh 11-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Cardenas
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:12
Attendance: 17269
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