DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT DETROIT TIGERS
04/01/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 14 - TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (1-0) 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 5 9 0
Detroit Tigers (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1
Gooden Now 1-0 After Subduing Tigers
Tiger Stadium was the site of the home opener for the Detroit Tigers. The contest featured a prime matchup between Dwight Gooden of the visiting Baltimore Orioles and Vaughn Eshelman of the Tigers. The final score was 5-1, the Orioles getting the win. Earning player of the game honors was Dwight Gooden.

Gooden, who was born in Tampa, Florida, threw 118 pitches over 9 innings, while allowing 1 earned run.

"Baseball is about momentum," said Gooden, "and we feel we've got it in our favor after that win."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Spiers 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
T. O'Leary RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .250 0 0
K. Lofton CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .333 0 0
M. Franco 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
J. Damon LF 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 .400 0 2
M. Nokes C 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .200 0 0
K. Gruber 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
A. Espinoza SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .500 0 2
E. Sprague Jr. DH 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 0 1
Totals 35 5 9 5 5 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Espinoza (1, 4th Inning off V. Eshelman, 2 on, 2 outs) J. Damon (1, 5th Inning off V. Eshelman, 2 on, 2 outs) T. O'Leary (1, 5th Inning off V. Eshelman, 0 on, 1 out) K. Gruber (1, 6th Inning off V. Eshelman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza 3 , J. Damon 3 , T. O'Leary 2 , K. Lofton , B. Spiers , M. Nokes , K. Gruber 2
2-out RBI: A. Espinoza , J. Damon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Franco , J. Damon , T. O'Leary , E. Sprague Jr. , K. Lofton , M. Nokes
GIDP: M. Nokes
Sac Fly: E. Sprague Jr.
Hit by Pitch: E. Sprague Jr.
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Lofton (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gruber-Spiers-Franco)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Herrera CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
T. Martinez 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 1 1
S. Stewart LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
B. Grieve DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
H. Battle 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
B. Mayne C 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .000 0 0
R. Johnson 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
A. Brown RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
S. Halter SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 12 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Grieve (1, 9th Inning off D. Gooden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Martinez (1, 6th Inning off D. Gooden, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Johnson 2 , B. Grieve 3 , S. Stewart , T. Martinez 4
2-out RBI: T. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Brown , R. Johnson
GIDP: S. Stewart
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Martinez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Halter-Battle-Martinez)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Gooden W (1-0) 9.0 6 1 1 2 12 1 118 80 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gooden 81
Batters Faced: D. Gooden 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gooden 5-9
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gooden 118-80
WP: D. Gooden
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
V. Eshelman L (0-1) 6.1 7 5 5 3 6 0 107 75 7.11   
D. Weathers 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 37 19 0.00   
S. Kline 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Eshelman 42
Batters Faced: V. Eshelman 30, D. Weathers 10, S. Kline 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Eshelman 7-6, D. Weathers 0-4, S. Kline 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Eshelman 107-75, D. Weathers 37-19, S. Kline 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Weathers 1-0 , S. Kline 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Weathers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dwight Gooden
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (39 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 32129
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