DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT WASHINGTON SENATORS
07/02/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT WASHINGTON SENATORS
GAME ID: 1012 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (36-48) 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 7 10 1
Washington Senators (53-32) 1 0 3 0 4 2 1 0 X 11 15 1
Multi-HR Day for Davis as Senators Overpower Orioles, 11-7
Eric Davis batted in 5 runs to lead Washington to a win over Baltimore. The final score was 11-7. Davis chipped in with 1 single and 2 home runs. At 53-32, the Senators find themselves in first place in the United League East Division.

The Senators took a 6-3 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. Facing Baltimore hurler David Wells with no outs, Davis hit a 2-run home run.

"Winning is contagious," said Davis. "We're looking forward to the next game."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .258 10 34
B. Spiers 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .283 5 26
K. Lofton CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .240 5 38
M. Franco 1B 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .206 5 37
K. Gruber 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .233 14 40
L. Mouton RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .228 7 31
J. Leyritz C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .203 3 11
A. Espinoza SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .214 2 22
E. Sprague Jr. DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .161 14 28
Totals 37 7 10 7 3 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Franco (8, 8th Inning off J. Neidlinger, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Damon (15, 4th Inning off J. Neidlinger, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Sprague Jr. (4, 5th Inning off J. Neidlinger, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Gruber (14, 8th Inning off J. Neidlinger, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza , L. Mouton , M. Franco 2 , J. Damon 3 , E. Sprague Jr. 2 , J. Leyritz , B. Spiers 2 , K. Gruber 4
2-out RBI: A. Espinoza , J. Damon , E. Sprague Jr. , J. Leyritz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Franco , E. Sprague Jr. , B. Spiers , K. Gruber
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Mathews (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rodriguez SS 4 3 2 0 1 0 2 .255 20 42
A. Belle DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .252 28 75
V. Guerrero RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .232 15 40
E. Davis CF 4 2 3 5 1 0 1 .262 20 58
M. Cordova 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .383 7 20
   a-J. Nunnally PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 10 26
   b-M. Tettleton 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .230 12 29
F. Garcia 3B 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .200 4 16
K. Sefcik 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 1 3
E. Young LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 5 14
J. Flaherty C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .240 5 11
Totals 37 11 15 11 3 4 9      
a - J. Nunnally pinch ran for M. Cordova in the 5th
b - M. Tettleton substituted for J. Nunnally in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Flaherty (5, 7th Inning off T. Mathews, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Garcia 2 (4, 5th Inning off C. Cary, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Cary, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Davis 2 (20, 5th Inning off D. Wells, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off C. Cary, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Belle , F. Garcia 8 , V. Guerrero 3 , K. Sefcik , E. Davis 9 , M. Cordova , A. Rodriguez 2 , J. Flaherty 3
2-out RBI: E. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rodriguez , M. Tettleton
Hit by Pitch: M. Cordova
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rodriguez (20)
CS: E. Davis (5)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Guerrero (8)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Wells L (5-11) 4.0 10 6 6 2 0 1 80 46 4.43   
H. Fajardo 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 3.44   
C. Cary 2.0 4 4 4 0 1 3 28 20 7.23   
T. Mathews 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 30 18 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wells 16
Batters Faced: D. Wells 22, H. Fajardo 1, C. Cary 10, T. Mathews 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wells 4-6, H. Fajardo 0-0, C. Cary 0-5, T. Mathews 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wells 80-46, H. Fajardo 2-1, C. Cary 28-20, T. Mathews 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cary 1-1
Hit Batsmen: H. Fajardo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Neidlinger W (12-4) 7.0 9 7 7 2 5 1 110 69 3.41   
J. Poole 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 15 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Neidlinger 34
Batters Faced: J. Neidlinger 32, J. Poole 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Neidlinger 9-7, J. Poole 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Neidlinger 110-69, J. Poole 23-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Davis
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 24446
Special Notes: Marty Cordova and Hector Fajardo were ejected in the 5th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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