DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/03/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1320 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 3RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (56-55) 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 12 15 0
Minnesota Twins (48-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Twins Suffer 12-0 Drubbing
Chuck Knoblauch led Charlotte to a triumph over Minnesota. The final score was 12-0. The second baseman went 3 for 5, falling a triple shy of the cycle. He scored 3 runs and added 4 RBI. Ron Robinson, the winner, improved to 7-5. He held Minnesota to no earned runs on 5 hits over 8 innings, while racking up 10 strikeouts. Charlotte, at 56-55, occupies third place in the Federal League Central Division.

Charlotte relied on the bat of Jason Giambi to get the win. The designated hitter ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Knights ahead, 5-0. For the game, Giambi had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"They took us to the woodshed," said Minnesota manager Darren Fischbach.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 5 3 3 4 0 0 1 .288 8 49
J. Giambi DH 4 1 2 4 1 0 1 .275 36 81
N. Garciaparra SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .261 18 63
D. Segui 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .232 3 21
C. Everett LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .240 27 59
O. Merced RF 5 3 3 2 0 0 1 .210 16 43
T. Zeile C 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .235 16 46
T. Batista 3B 5 3 3 1 0 1 1 .203 16 48
E. Marrero CF 5 0 0 0 0 4 6 .214 2 5
Totals 43 12 15 12 2 10 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Giambi (16, 6th Inning off J. Spradlin, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Knoblauch (16, 6th Inning off J. Spradlin, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Segui (6, 9th Inning off C. Almanzar, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Zeile 2 (7, 2nd Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off P. Spoljaric, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Giambi (36, 2nd Inning off D. Oliver, 2 on, 2 outs) C. Knoblauch (8, 8th Inning off C. Almanzar, 1 on, 2 outs) O. Merced (16, 2nd Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Batista 3 , J. Giambi 6 , C. Knoblauch 7 , D. Segui 2 , O. Merced 6 , T. Zeile 5
2-out RBI: , J. Giambi 2 , C. Knoblauch 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Marrero , N. Garciaparra , D. Segui
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Batista (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .300 19 55
K. Daniels DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .275 34 80
F. Thomas 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 28 78
   d-J. Stone PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 0 2
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .259 21 63
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 17 47
B. Fordyce C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .237 7 36
K. Seitzer 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 5
   a-J. Wehner PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 0 1
M. Grudzielanek 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 1 43
   b-W. Boggs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 0
   c-B. Gates 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 6 37
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .270 1 36
Totals 32 0 5 0 1 11 11      
a - J. Wehner pinch hit for K. Seitzer in the 7th
b - W. Boggs pinch hit for M. Grudzielanek in the 7th
c - B. Gates substituted for W. Boggs in the 8th
d - J. Stone pinch hit for F. Thomas in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Erstad , R. Ordonez 2 , B. Fordyce 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Daniels
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: F. Thomas (6)
OF assists: 1 (Erstad (Everett at home))
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Robinson W (7-5) 8.0 5 0 0 0 10 0 106 71 3.28   
M. Hartley 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 10 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robinson 82
Batters Faced: R. Robinson 29, M. Hartley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robinson 6-8, M. Hartley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robinson 106-71, M. Hartley 16-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver L (8-10) 1.2 5 5 5 0 1 2 55 35 7.66   
G. Walter 3.1 2 1 1 1 3 0 51 33 6.37   
J. Spradlin 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 0 30 21 3.08   
C. Almanzar 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 32 19 7.71   
P. Spoljaric 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 19 13 2.14   
T. Hoffman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 6.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 20
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 11, G. Walter 13, J. Spradlin 9, C. Almanzar 7, P. Spoljaric 4, T. Hoffman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 2-2, G. Walter 4-3, J. Spradlin 1-2, C. Almanzar 1-1, P. Spoljaric 1-0, T. Hoffman 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 55-35, G. Walter 51-33, J. Spradlin 30-21, C. Almanzar 32-19, P. Spoljaric 19-13, T. Hoffman 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 1-1 , P. Spoljaric 1-1 , T. Hoffman 1-0
WP: G. Walter , J. Spradlin , P. Spoljaric
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chuck Knoblauch
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 28501
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