MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/28/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 668 - FRIDAY, MAY 28TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (25-23) 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 16 2
Cleveland Bobcats (30-18) 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 8 13 0
Knickerbockers Edge Bobcats, 9-8
Cleveland second baseman Mark Bassett had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 9-8, to New York at Lakefront Stadium. Bassett was 4-5 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Wayne Houston earned the save for New York, his 8th. The 5th-place Knickerbockers have won 4 consecutive games.

New York relied on the hitting of Bob Underwood to pick up the win. The right fielder ripped a run-scoring triple in the top of the eighth inning to put the Knickerbockers on top, 9-7. For the game, Underwood had 1 triple and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"It was a solid team effort," Underwood said. "That's usually what it takes to win."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 5 3 3 1 0 1 1 .286 3 9
D. Lester SS, 2B 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 .253 5 23
B. Underwood RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .217 1 15
S. Wright 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .262 4 25
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Wells 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .196 2 10
F. Chavez 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .310 4 28
   b-G. Fenton SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .388 0 6
B. Marston CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 8 .274 3 19
R. Hotz C 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 .215 3 9
J. Forbes P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .111 0 0
   B. Brion P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. White PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 5 10
Totals 41 9 16 9 2 5 23      
a - B. White pinch hit for B. Brion in the 8th
b - G. Fenton substituted for F. Chavez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Guerra 2 (10, 1st Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Lester (5, 3rd Inning off R. Scherf, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Underwood (2, 8th Inning off B. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Guerra 5 , D. Lester 2 , B. Underwood 4 , S. Wright 2 , S. Wells 3 , F. Chavez 2 , G. Fenton , R. Hotz , J. Forbes
2-out RBI: J. Guerra , D. Lester , B. Underwood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Underwood 2 , S. Wright , R. Hotz 2
GIDP: R. Hotz
Sac Fly: B. Marston
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Underwood (12) , S. Wright (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lester (11) , F. Chavez (3)
OF assists: 1 (Underwood(Bassett at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .273 2 25
B. Harper LF 5 0 2 3 0 1 0 .290 6 30
B. Olivas SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .286 1 22
A. Romano RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .280 2 18
R. Gruber 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .400 2 12
F. Bohley C 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .227 1 15
M. Bassett 2B 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .311 4 16
K. MacPherson 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .315 3 18
   b-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262 2 8
R. Tomlinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 4
   R. Scherf P 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .222 0 1
   a-A. Spruill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 2 9
   B. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 8 3 5 17      
a - A. Spruill pinch hit for R. Scherf in the 7th
b - D. Pelletier pinch hit for K. MacPherson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Romano (6, 3rd Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Bassett 2 (9, 6th Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off W. Houston, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Harper (11, 6th Inning off B. Brion, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Bassett (4, 7th Inning off B. Brion, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Harper 3 , B. Olivas , A. Romano 3 , R. Gruber , M. Bassett 9 , K. MacPherson , D. Pelletier , R. Scherf
2-out RBI: B. Harper , D. Pelletier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Chirico , B. Olivas , A. Romano , R. Gruber , F. Bohley
Sac Bunt: R. Tomlinson
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (MacPherson-Bassett-Gruber)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes W (2-5) 5.1 8 4 3 1 4 0 90 4.53   
B. Brion 1.2 2 3 3 2 1 1 36 7.42   
W. Houston SV (8) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 27 6.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 41
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 27, B. Brion 9, W. Houston 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 4-8, B. Brion 2-2, W. Houston 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 90-59, B. Brion 36-16, W. Houston 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Brion 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tomlinson L (6-3) 2.2 10 8 8 1 2 0 67 3.15   
R. Scherf 4.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 64 3.68   
B. Smith 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 27 5.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlinson 3
Batters Faced: R. Tomlinson 19, R. Scherf 16, B. Smith 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlinson 4-2, R. Scherf 5-5, B. Smith 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlinson 67-44, R. Scherf 64-41, B. Smith 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Scherf 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Bassett
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Rain (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 18237
Special Notes: 2B Mark Bassett was injured in a collision at home plate.
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