DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT BOSTON RED SOX
07/31/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1286 - THURSDAY, JULY 31ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (53-55) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 1
Boston Red Sox (41-67) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
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Cleveland Spiders starter John Thomson was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Boston Red Sox, 4-1. The win puts the Spiders at 53-55, while the Red Sox drop to 41-67.

Thomson allowed 1 run over 8 innings. He also racked up 7 strikeouts.

In postgame comments, Thomson said he was glad to contribute to an exciting win.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 6 1 2 3 0 1 6 .260 29 59
T. Perez 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .273 6 38
K. Mitchell 3B 5 1 1 1 1 1 4 .271 31 74
T. Hundley C 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 .222 31 70
R. Ibanez LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .261 23 64
B. Gilkey RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .252 19 51
G. Anderson CF 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .256 5 18
R. Petagine 1B 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .200 1 4
B. Ripken SS 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 .218 4 30
Totals 35 4 5 4 12 8 27      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Mitchell (31, 1st Inning off P. Harnisch, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Strawberry (29, 10th Inning off T. Miller, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez , T. Perez , K. Mitchell 4 , D. Strawberry 5
2-out RBI: K. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hundley , B. Gilkey 2 , B. Ripken , D. Strawberry 2
GIDP: K. Mitchell
Hit by Pitch: T. Perez , B. Ripken
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Perez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Petagine (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Anderson-Hundley, Ripken-Perez-Petagine)
OF assists: 1 (Anderson (Stevens at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .282 4 19
A. Eto 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .211 14 47
B. Bonds LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .275 27 61
M. Blowers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .151 1 6
D. Ortiz DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .241 12 58
M. Cameron CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .184 19 48
L. Stevens 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .215 7 18
R. Greer RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .201 2 12
T. Greene C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 15 33
Totals 33 1 4 1 3 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Stevens (11, 2nd Inning off J. Thomson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Cameron 2 , E. Renteria , L. Stevens 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Eto , M. Blowers 2
GIDP: D. Ortiz
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Renteria 2 (35)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Miller (1) , L. Stevens (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Renteria-Blowers-Stevens)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Thomson 8.0 3 1 1 3 7 0 109 70 4.30   
W. Banks W (7-6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 13 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thomson 76
Batters Faced: J. Thomson 30, W. Banks 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thomson 7-9, W. Banks 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thomson 109-70, W. Banks 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Banks 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Harnisch 6.0 3 1 1 8 4 1 109 53 4.57   
P. Assenmacher 2.1 1 0 0 3 4 0 40 20 2.89   
J. Borowski L (4-4) 1.0 0 2 2 1 0 0 23 13 2.63   
T. Miller 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 14 7 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Harnisch 58
Batters Faced: P. Harnisch 28, P. Assenmacher 11, J. Borowski 6, T. Miller 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Harnisch 7-6, P. Assenmacher 0-2, J. Borowski 2-1, T. Miller 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Harnisch 109-53, P. Assenmacher 40-20, J. Borowski 23-13, T. Miller 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Assenmacher 1-0 , J. Borowski 1-0 , T. Miller 2-2
Hit Batsmen: P. Assenmacher , J. Borowski
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Thomson
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 11595
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