DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
07/12/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 1125 - SATURDAY, JULY 12TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (52-42) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 0
Baltimore Orioles (38-55) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 4 7 2
Walk-Off Victory for Orioles Takes Record to 38-55
The Baltimore Orioles got a rather unremarkable outing from starting pitcher Ben McDonald, but it was good enough for the club to take a 4-3 decision over the New York Mets. The 5th-place Orioles improved to 38-55.

Also pitching in was Baltimore designated hitter Ed Sprague Jr., who hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth. For the game, Sprague Jr. was 1-3 with a home run and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 times.

McDonald told a Baltimore Chronicle reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .310 24 54
T. Tarasco RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .240 10 32
G. Sheffield SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 22 54
S. Sosa CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .268 25 80
P. Nevin 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .241 21 75
O. Saenz DH 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .190 7 26
B. Boone 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .183 13 41
B. Surhoff C 4 0 1 0 0 2 7 .226 6 25
C. Fielder 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .211 7 12
Totals 32 3 5 3 6 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Tarasco (13, 9th Inning off J. Nelson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Floyd (24, 3rd Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Tarasco 3 , C. Floyd 5 , B. Surhoff
2-out RBI: C. Floyd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tarasco , C. Floyd , G. Sheffield , B. Surhoff 2
GIDP: G. Sheffield
Hit by Pitch: O. Saenz
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Sosa (30) , G. Sheffield (31) , B. Surhoff (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .257 10 35
B. Spiers 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .287 5 28
K. Lofton CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .238 6 40
M. Franco 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .216 5 38
K. Gruber 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .227 16 42
L. Mouton RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .218 8 32
M. Nokes C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215 21 45
A. Espinoza SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .207 2 23
   a-J. Leyritz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 3 11
E. Sprague Jr. DH 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 .152 16 33
Totals 32 4 7 4 2 9 15      
a - J. Leyritz pinch hit for A. Espinoza in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: B. Spiers (7, 5th Inning off T. Ishii, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Sprague Jr. (16, 9th Inning off M. Sirotka, 0 on, 1 out) K. Gruber (16, 6th Inning off T. Ishii, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Mouton , M. Franco , J. Damon 2 , E. Sprague Jr. 4 , B. Spiers 3 , K. Gruber 4
2-out RBI: B. Spiers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Mouton , K. Lofton
Hit by Pitch: J. Damon , E. Sprague Jr.
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Damon (17) , B. Spiers (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Nelson (1) , M. Nokes (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Gruber-Spiers-Franco)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Ishii 6.1 5 3 3 2 8 1 106 65 2.76   
M. Sirotka L (3-3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 25 16 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ishii 57
Batters Faced: T. Ishii 28, M. Sirotka 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ishii 4-7, M. Sirotka 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ishii 106-65, M. Sirotka 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sirotka 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Ishii 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McDonald 6.1 3 1 1 2 4 1 97 58 5.27   
J. Tavarez BS (4) 0.2 1 2 2 2 2 0 34 14 2.63   
J. Nelson W (4-2) 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 25 17 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 65
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 23, J. Tavarez 7, J. Nelson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 8-6, J. Tavarez 0-1, J. Nelson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 97-58, J. Tavarez 34-14, J. Nelson 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nelson 1-0
WP: J. Tavarez
Hit Batsmen: J. Tavarez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben McDonald
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 36104
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