DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
07/12/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1118 - SATURDAY, JULY 12TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins (57-37) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Cleveland Spiders (47-47) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 9 0
Spiders Score Late to Upend Marlins, 6-5
The home team gave the League Park fans plenty to cheer about, with a thrilling walk-off win.

Despite a fine performance by catcher Charles Johnson, the Florida Marlins suffered a 6-5 loss to the Cleveland Spiders. Johnson hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. Cleveland reliever Willie Banks picked up the win to move to 6-6. Paul Shuey suffered the loss.

Garret Anderson was vital part of the Cleveland win. He was 2 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times. In the bottom of the ninth with one out, Anderson hit a walk-off solo home run. It made the score 6-5, in favor of the Spiders.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Florida manager Stephen Ginter. "The effort was great."

The Marlins, now 57-37, have lost 5 straight.
FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Barron CF 5 2 3 0 0 2 3 .231 8 27
C. Johnson C 3 2 2 5 1 1 0 .297 30 65
R. Sexson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .219 35 71
R. White RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .251 18 46
L. Castillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .226 0 25
T. Walker DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .289 5 12
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 12 45
A. Cole LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .286 0 0
C. Counsell SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .290 8 34
Totals 33 5 8 5 4 14 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Johnson 2 (30, 1st Inning off J. Nieves, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off S. Cooke, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Barron 3 , C. Counsell 2 , C. Johnson 8 , E. Alfonzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sexson , T. Barron
GIDP: L. Castillo , E. Alfonzo
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 9 31
H. Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 19 44
B. Gilkey RF 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .254 16 43
K. Mitchell 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .276 27 66
T. Hundley C 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .206 28 56
R. Pemberton DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .169 2 4
G. Anderson LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .262 5 18
T. Perez SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .260 5 34
B. Ripken 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .221 3 27
Totals 33 6 9 6 1 12 6      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Gilkey (17, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Anderson (5, 9th Inning off P. Shuey, 0 on, 1 out) T. Hundley (28, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 2 on, 2 outs) B. Gilkey (16, 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Perez , G. Anderson 5 , T. Hundley 4 , B. Gilkey 8 , B. Ripken
2-out RBI: T. Hundley
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Anderson (2)
CS: B. Gilkey (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mitchell-Ripken-Johnson, Perez-Ripken-Johnson)
PB: T. Hundley
FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Leiter 7.0 8 5 5 1 10 2 121 77 3.69   
P. Shuey L (4-2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 9 2.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 50
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 30, P. Shuey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 5-6, P. Shuey 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 121-77, P. Shuey 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Shuey 1-0
Balk: A. Leiter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nieves 2.0 2 2 2 1 3 1 28 17 4.76   
S. Cooke 4.0 4 3 3 2 5 1 71 45 6.83   
W. Banks W (6-6) 3.0 2 0 0 1 6 0 45 28 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nieves 42
Batters Faced: J. Nieves 8, S. Cooke 17, W. Banks 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nieves 2-0, S. Cooke 3-3, W. Banks 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nieves 28-17, S. Cooke 71-45, W. Banks 45-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charles Johnson
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (93 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 35085
Special Notes: SP Juan Nieves was injured while pitching.
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