DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CINCINNATI REDS
08/08/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1362 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (51-63) 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 8 14 0
Cincinnati Reds (66-48) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
Cincinnati Decked by Strawberry, Spiders
Benefiting from Darryl Strawberry's productive game, the Cleveland Spiders downed the Cincinnati Reds, 8-2. Strawberry hit 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Spiders. Ron Robinson picked up the win with 9 innings of work. He allowed 2 earned runs on 6 hits, while walking 4 and striking out 5. On the season, he is now 11-5. After today's action, Cleveland sits at 51-63, while Cincinnati falls to 66-48.

Early in the game, third baseman Kevin Mitchell had a solo home run for Cleveland. It was his 27th home run of the season and put the Spiders on top, 1-0.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Strawberry.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 2 2 4 1 0 0 .238 37 71
B. Gilkey RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .249 24 55
G. Anderson LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .269 23 68
K. Mitchell 3B 5 1 4 2 0 0 2 .246 27 63
H. Johnson 1B 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 .238 30 75
M. Morandini 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .238 7 47
T. Eusebio C 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .236 7 35
M. Grissom CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .266 15 49
B. Ripken SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .241 3 37
Totals 38 8 14 8 4 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grissom (22, 3rd Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Mitchell (20, 9th Inning off A. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Gilkey (24, 3rd Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Mitchell (27, 2nd Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Strawberry 2 (37, 5th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Henry, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Anderson 2 , T. Eusebio , M. Morandini 2 , B. Gilkey 4 , M. Grissom 3 , K. Mitchell 8 , D. Strawberry 8
2-out RBI: B. Gilkey , M. Grissom , D. Strawberry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Eusebio , M. Morandini , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell
Sac Bunt: M. Grissom
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Eusebio (1) , D. Strawberry (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Morandini-Ripken-Johnson, Morandini-Ripken-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Higginson LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .259 21 68
B. Williams RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .251 24 69
E. Davis CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242 30 74
M. Stairs DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .260 24 49
S. Rolen 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .295 25 85
J. Offerman 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .305 5 25
F. Vina 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .245 2 25
D. Nilsson C 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .263 9 32
O. Vizquel SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252 0 20
Totals 29 2 6 2 4 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Rolen (24, 6th Inning off R. Robinson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Higginson (21, 4th Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Davis , B. Higginson 4 , F. Vina , S. Rolen 2 , J. Offerman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Vina , B. Williams
GIDP: D. Nilsson 2
Sac Bunt: F. Vina
Sac Fly: J. Offerman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Nilsson (5) , J. Offerman (5)

FIELDING
PB: D. Nilsson
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Robinson W (11-5) 9.0 6 2 2 4 5 1 125 81 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robinson 68
Batters Faced: R. Robinson 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robinson 14-6
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robinson 125-81
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo L (10-6) 5.0 9 6 6 1 5 3 96 63 3.85   
D. Henry 2.2 2 1 1 3 3 1 49 27 5.12   
A. Anderson 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 23 16 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 29
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 25, D. Henry 12, A. Anderson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 5-5, D. Henry 3-1, A. Anderson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 96-63, D. Henry 49-27, A. Anderson 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Henry 1-1 , A. Anderson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darryl Strawberry
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 36559
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