DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
07/07/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1064 - MONDAY, JULY 7TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (29-60) 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 7 1
Cleveland Spiders (44-46) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Yankees Solve Spiders, 6-3
New York right-hander Brian Moehler pitched his team to victory over the Cleveland Spiders at League Park. The final score was 6-3. In 5.1 innings, Moehler surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 1. He allowed 3 runs. Mike Henneman notched his 8th save in 10 chances.

New York first baseman Kazuhiro Kiyohara went deep in the top of the fifth. His 3-run home run off Cleveland pitcher Sterling Hitchcock put the Yankees in front, 6-3. It was his 23rd home run of the season.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Moehler.

Cleveland has now lost 4 consecutive games.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Cabrera SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .245 4 28
B. Abreu RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .204 12 32
K. Kiyohara 1B 4 1 1 3 0 2 0 .226 23 58
T. Fryman 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .232 15 51
P. Clark DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .228 6 28
R. Thompson CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .182 4 16
E. Giovanola 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .162 0 1
J. Phillips LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .065 0 2
J. Grotewold C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .131 1 4
Totals 34 6 7 6 2 15 7      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Clark (15, 4th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Abreu (12, 3rd Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Kiyohara (23, 5th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Thompson (4, 2nd Inning off S. Hitchcock, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Cabrera , B. Abreu 5 , K. Kiyohara 4 , R. Thompson 4 , P. Clark 2 , T. Fryman
2-out RBI: B. Abreu , K. Kiyohara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Giovanola , J. Grotewold
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: B. Moehler (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .259 26 51
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .247 14 40
K. Mitchell 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .279 25 64
T. Hundley C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .211 27 53
R. Ibanez LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 4 .262 17 47
H. Johnson 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .206 19 44
T. Perez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 5 33
M. Grissom CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 9 29
B. Ripken 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .216 3 26
Totals 36 3 8 3 3 11 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: H. Johnson (19, 2nd Inning off B. Moehler, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Strawberry (26, 1st Inning off B. Moehler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 4 , R. Ibanez 2 , B. Gilkey , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell 2 , D. Strawberry 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Johnson , R. Ibanez , M. Grissom
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: K. Mitchell (5)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Moehler W (2-10) 5.1 6 3 3 1 6 2 92 56 6.27   
L. Smith H (5) 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 24 14 3.65   
J. Mesa H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 12 4.42   
M. Henneman SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 14 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Moehler 49
Batters Faced: B. Moehler 24, L. Smith 7, J. Mesa 4, M. Henneman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Moehler 5-5, L. Smith 0-4, J. Mesa 0-1, M. Henneman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Moehler 92-56, L. Smith 24-14, J. Mesa 12-12, M. Henneman 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Smith 2-0 , J. Mesa 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Hitchcock L (8-7) 5.1 7 6 6 2 10 3 107 65 5.95   
R. Pavlik 3.2 0 0 0 0 5 0 42 28 8.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hitchcock 38
Batters Faced: S. Hitchcock 25, R. Pavlik 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hitchcock 2-3, R. Pavlik 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hitchcock 107-65, R. Pavlik 42-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pavlik 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Moehler
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 35439
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