MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
05/26/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 660 - THURSDAY, MAY 26TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (28-19) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 3
St. Louis Explorers (29-19) 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 X 4 8 1
Cleveland Dealt 4-3 Defeat
In a tight contest at Corps of Discovery Stadium, the St. Louis Explorers edged the Cleveland Bobcats by the score of 4-3. St. Louis center fielder Ken Osterhage, who blasted 1 home run, was a key contributor. Alex Alonso, who finished 5th in the ABL in wins with 16 in 1972, earned the save for St. Louis. The setback makes Cleveland 28-19.

With St. Louis trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Osterhage hit a slider from Ray Norton for a 2-run home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Explorers ahead, 3-2.

"You come to the ballpark to do your job and that's what I did today," Osterhage told the St. Louis Observer.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .266 10 20
B. Olivas 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .368 3 16
B. Harper LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236 4 14
P. Chirico CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .356 4 43
A. Romano RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .291 9 38
E. Wilkins SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .331 6 30
K. MacPherson 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 10 31
   a-R. Gruber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 0 5
   F. Rudin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Galvan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381 0 4
J. Baumann 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .270 4 20
R. Norton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .048 0 0
   b-M. Bassett PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 4 11
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 5 10      
a - R. Gruber pinch hit for K. MacPherson in the 7th
b - M. Bassett pinch hit for R. Norton in the 7th
c - R. Galvan pinch hit for F. Rudin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Chirico (23, 6th Inning off R. Birch, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Olivas 2 , P. Chirico 2 , A. Romano 2 , E. Wilkins 2 , J. Baumann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Johnson
GIDP: K. MacPherson
Sac Bunt: K. MacPherson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wilkins (5) , R. Norton 2 (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Parker RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259 5 28
A. Voeller 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .327 4 13
F. Boone 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 1 15
C. Bartels C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .275 5 13
T. Guinn SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 2 18
K. Osterhage CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .287 7 20
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .232 3 11
B. Roberts LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .268 1 3
   A. Alonso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Birch P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   a-B. Raab PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .174 0 4
   R. Sandoval P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Heidlebaugh LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 4 2 2 10      
a - B. Raab pinch hit for R. Birch in the 6th
b - S. Heidlebaugh substituted for R. Sandoval in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Parker (12, 1st Inning off R. Norton, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Roberts (3, 5th Inning off R. Norton, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Osterhage (4, 8th Inning off F. Rudin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Roberts (1, 3rd Inning off R. Norton, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Osterhage (7, 4th Inning off R. Norton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Parker 2 , A. Voeller , C. Bartels , K. Osterhage 7 , B. Roberts 6
2-out RBI: K. Osterhage
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Voeller , B. Roberts , B. Raab
Sac Bunt: T. Guinn , R. Birch
Sac Fly: G. Parker
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Parker (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bieler (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Bieler-Guinn-Boone)
OF assists: 1 (Roberts(Chirico at home))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Norton L (3-4) 6.0 7 4 4 2 2 2 27 109 3.10   
F. Rudin 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 39 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Norton 42
Batters Faced: R. Norton 27, F. Rudin 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Norton 4-11, F. Rudin 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Norton 109-66, F. Rudin 39-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Birch W (4-4) 6.0 8 3 3 0 3 0 24 95 3.90   
R. Sandoval H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 34 1.82   
A. Alonso SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 1.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 47
Batters Faced: R. Birch 24, R. Sandoval 7, A. Alonso 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 10-3, R. Sandoval 4-0, A. Alonso 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 95-62, R. Sandoval 34-20, A. Alonso 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Osterhage
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 18168
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