DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLORADO ROCKIES AT DETROIT TIGERS
07/27/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLORADO ROCKIES AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1245 - SUNDAY, JULY 27TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Colorado Rockies (47-56) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 0
Detroit Tigers (33-71) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Rockies Need Extras to Top Tigers
The Colorado Rockies topped the Detroit Tigers, 4-2, in United League action at Tiger Stadium. The player of the game was Colorado pitcher and Cincinnati, Ohio native Bill Wegman. Joey Eischen was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 20 of 21 save opportunities. With the win, Colorado has a record of 47-56. Detroit falls to 33-71.

Colorado took a 4-2 lead on Todd Helton's 22nd home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Helton hit in the top of the 11th, left Detroit pitcher Elmer Dessens visibly frustrated.

"I like what I saw today," said Colorado manager , "and I can't wait to get back out there and do it again."
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Helton 1B 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 .272 22 52
J. Gonzalez LF 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 .272 33 76
B. Mueller 3B 5 0 2 0 1 2 2 .194 2 8
B. Hamelin DH 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 .218 16 46
D. Dellucci RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .127 1 3
D. Easley 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .197 17 45
S. Gibralter CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .223 13 44
C. Hale SS 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .218 5 29
B. Banks C 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .196 10 34
Totals 39 4 6 4 9 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Mueller (8, 5th Inning off K. Gross, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Helton (22, 11th Inning off E. Dessens, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Gibralter (13, 6th Inning off K. Gross, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Helton 4 , S. Gibralter 4 , B. Mueller 3 , D. Easley , J. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: T. Helton , S. Gibralter , B. Hamelin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dellucci , B. Hamelin
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Easley-Hale-Helton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 2 23
H. Battle 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .194 8 29
R. Johnson 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .217 3 27
T. Martinez 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .254 24 74
S. Stewart LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .291 4 25
B. Mayne C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .190 1 18
S. Halter SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .173 5 30
J. Barry RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .187 2 16
   a-B. Grieve PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 14 54
A. Arias DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .330 2 22
Totals 38 2 6 2 1 6 10      
a - B. Grieve pinch hit for J. Barry in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Barry (13, 6th Inning off B. Wegman, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Battle (18, 6th Inning off B. Wegman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Martinez (24, 7th Inning off B. Wegman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Johnson , S. Stewart 2 , J. Barry 2 , H. Battle 2 , T. Martinez 4
2-out RBI: H. Battle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Johnson , S. Halter , A. Arias
GIDP: T. Martinez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Stewart (11)
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Wegman 8.1 6 2 2 1 4 1 100 63 5.71   
M. Timlin W (3-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 11 3.22   
J. Eischen SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 1.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wegman 66
Batters Faced: B. Wegman 31, M. Timlin 5, J. Eischen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wegman 10-10, M. Timlin 2-1, J. Eischen 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wegman 100-63, M. Timlin 14-11, J. Eischen 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Gross 7.0 4 2 2 5 2 1 108 59 7.51   
R. Beltran 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 17 10 2.77   
D. Graves L (3-4) 2.0 0 1 1 2 4 0 40 24 5.46   
E. Dessens 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 12 4 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gross 58
Batters Faced: K. Gross 30, R. Beltran 6, D. Graves 8, E. Dessens 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gross 8-11, R. Beltran 0-2, D. Graves 0-2, E. Dessens 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gross 108-59, R. Beltran 17-10, D. Graves 40-24, E. Dessens 12-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Graves 1-0 , E. Dessens 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Wegman
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 21 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 32318
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