DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/01/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1294 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (54-55) 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 9 15 0
Boston Red Sox (41-68) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 6 9 1
Spiders Get Road Win, 9-6
1997 is shaping up to be a forgettable year for the Boston Red Sox.

The Cleveland Spiders topped the Boston Red Sox, 9-6, in Federal League action at Fenway Park. The player of the game was Cleveland pitcher and Ridgewood, New Jersey native Bob Sebra. In 6 innings, Sebra surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 4. He allowed 2 runs. Steve Karsay, credited with the save, is now 24 for 36 in save opportunities.

Howard Johnson, the Cleveland first baseman, contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to make the score 4-1, Spiders. For the game, Johnson was 1-4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Johnson.

With the win over Boston, the Spiders improved to 54-55.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .262 29 59
T. Perez 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .274 6 40
K. Mitchell 3B 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 .275 31 76
T. Hundley C 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .225 31 70
R. Ibanez LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .261 23 64
   a-G. Anderson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 5 18
H. Johnson 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 5 .196 22 49
   b-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 4
B. Gilkey RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .251 20 52
M. Grissom CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .228 10 36
B. Ripken SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .217 4 30
Totals 42 9 15 9 1 7 22      
a - G. Anderson substituted for R. Ibanez in the 9th
b - R. Petagine substituted for H. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Perez (28, 3rd Inning off W. Adams, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Strawberry (13, 3rd Inning off W. Adams, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Grissom (15, 9th Inning off M. Fyhrie, 2 on, 2 outs) B. Ripken (21, 6th Inning off T. Worrell, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Johnson (22, 4th Inning off W. Adams, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Gilkey (20, 6th Inning off W. Adams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 4 , R. Ibanez , T. Perez 3 , D. Strawberry 3 , T. Hundley 2 , B. Gilkey 4 , M. Grissom 3 , B. Ripken 2 , K. Mitchell 3
2-out RBI: , T. Perez 2 , M. Grissom 2 , K. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Ripken 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Ibanez , T. Hundley
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Ripken-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .281 4 19
A. Eto 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .208 14 47
B. Bonds LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .278 27 61
M. Blowers 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .158 1 7
D. Ortiz DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .239 12 58
M. Cameron CF 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 .186 19 50
L. Stevens 1B 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 .217 7 20
R. Greer RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .210 2 12
T. Greene C 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .168 16 34
Totals 31 6 9 6 7 9 6      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Cameron (16, 8th Inning off S. Cooke, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Greene (16, 3rd Inning off B. Sebra, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bonds 2 , T. Greene 4 , M. Cameron 2 , R. Greer 2 , E. Renteria , L. Stevens , M. Blowers
2-out RBI: T. Greene , M. Cameron , L. Stevens , M. Blowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Greene
GIDP: A. Eto
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bonds (41)
CS: B. Bonds (5) , M. Cameron (5) , E. Renteria (6)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Renteria (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Cameron-Greene)
OF assists: 1 (Cameron (Perez at home))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Sebra W (8-9) 6.0 5 2 2 4 7 1 99 56 5.33   
S. Cooke 1.2 3 4 4 3 1 0 44 19 6.38   
C. Perez H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 3.79   
S. Karsay SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 8 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sebra 57
Batters Faced: B. Sebra 24, S. Cooke 9, C. Perez 2, S. Karsay 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sebra 6-2, S. Cooke 1-1, C. Perez 0-1, S. Karsay 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sebra 99-56, S. Cooke 44-19, C. Perez 12-8, S. Karsay 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cooke 1-0 , C. Perez 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Adams L (6-10) 5.0 8 6 6 0 3 2 87 56 5.07   
T. Worrell 3.0 4 2 2 1 4 0 56 37 2.43   
M. Fyhrie 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 19 14 7.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Adams 30
Batters Faced: W. Adams 25, T. Worrell 14, M. Fyhrie 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Adams 6-5, T. Worrell 3-2, M. Fyhrie 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Adams 87-56, T. Worrell 56-37, M. Fyhrie 19-14
Hit Batsmen: W. Adams 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Sebra
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 11264
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