MLB
CLEVELAND BOBCATS @ LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
03/16/1977
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Bruce Shone
Pitching: RHP Bruce Shone
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 82 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 108 MPH)
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 89 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Bruce Elsner
Pitching: RHP Bruce Elsner
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 94 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 86 MPH)
Bill May to second
Bill May to third
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 103 MPH)
Bill May scores
Dave Taranto to second
Batting: RHB Bill Jimenez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 97 MPH)
Dave Taranto to third
Jim Brookins to second
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Champ Arkle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 90 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Oubre 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 99 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Cleveland 0 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Bruce Shone
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 102 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Gruber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Ball
3-1: Bunt missed!
3-2: Base on Balls
Phil Chirico to third
Rick Gruber to second
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 93 MPH)
Phil Chirico scores
Rick Gruber scores
Mark Bassett to third
Batting: RHB Jim Baumann 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 89 MPH)
Mark Bassett scores
Ruben Galvan to third
Batting: RHB Bruce Elsner 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to 5S! F5
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 81 MPH)
Ruben Galvan scores
Jim Baumann to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 109 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cleveland 4 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Bruce Elsner
Batting: RHB Ernie Schendel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bruce Shone 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 50 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 4 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Bruce Shone
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 107 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Phil Chirico to second
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Phil Chirico to third
Rick Gruber to second
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Grounds into double play, 5-2-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 103 MPH)
Rick Gruber to third
Mark Bassett to second
Batting: RHB Jim Baumann 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 83 MPH)
Rick Gruber scores
Mark Bassett to third
Batting: RHB Bruce Elsner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cleveland 5 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Bruce Elsner
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 5S, EV 76 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 108 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Jimenez 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 80 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 5 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Bruce Shone
Pitching: RHP Dave Alexander
Pinch Hitting: LHB Art Spruill 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 90 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Lamar Snyder 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 84 MPH)
Art Spruill to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Lamar Snyder to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 93 MPH)
Art Spruill scores
Lamar Snyder to third
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
Bill Harper steals 2nd base
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 70 MPH)
Lamar Snyder scores
Bill Harper to third
Pinch Hitting: SHB Billy Booth 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 55 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 7 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Bruce Elsner
Now at 2B: Bill Harper
Now at 3B: Keith MacPherson
Now at SS: Art Spruill
Now in LF: Don Pelletier
Now in RF: Billy Booth
Batting: RHB Champ Arkle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 81 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Oubre 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 93 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Schendel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 57 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 7 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dave Alexander
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Now in LF: Cliff Fowler
Now in RF: Bill Jimenez
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 15S, EV 63 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Baumann 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 88 MPH)
Ruben Galvan to second
Batting: RHB Bruce Elsner 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Ruben Galvan to third
Jim Baumann to second
Batting: LHB Art Spruill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 80 MPH)
Ruben Galvan scores
Batting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 71 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Bruce Elsner
Batting: RHB Cliff Fowler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 87 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 82 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 54 MPH)
Bill May to second
Batting: RHB Tom Benson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 51 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tom Benson
Pitching: LHP Bob Jensen
Now at 3B: Ray Gardner
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Billy Booth 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 95 MPH)
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 111 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Bruce Elsner
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 84 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Ed Laub to second
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 109 MPH), Distance : 398 ft
Batting: RHB Steve Oubre 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 97 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 56 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Bob Jensen
Pitching: RHP Ben Kaiser
Now at 1B: Harvey Katzen
Now in CF: Ed Laub
Now in RF: Bobby Capps
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 82 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Baumann 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5S, EV 97 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bruce Elsner 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Jim Baumann to second
Batting: LHB Art Spruill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 6S, EV 50 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Bruce Elsner
Pitching: RHP Frank Rudin
Batting: RHB Cliff Fowler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 87 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rob Norton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wayne Baker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Cliff Fowler to second
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 104 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ben Kaiser
Pitching: RHP David Rodriquez
Now at 2B: Rob Norton
Now at SS: Tom Hester
Batting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 56 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Billy Booth 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 101 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Frank Rudin
Batting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 67 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 90 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Oubre 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP David Rodriquez
Pitching: RHP Paul Carter
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Johnson 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 91 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Baumann 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Frank Rudin
Now at C: Fred Johnson
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 79 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 79 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 76 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Rob Norton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Los Angeles 3
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