DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
08/13/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 1430 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (43-76) 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 7 0
Charlotte Knights (63-58) 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 X 7 11 0
Great Effort by Thompson Wasted in 7-5 Yankees Loss
New York center fielder Ryan Thompson was sensational. He slugged 2 home runs, but it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Charlotte beat the Yankees, 7-5. Thompson was named the player of the game despite the loss. The third-place Knights have won 6 consecutive games.

Tony Batista had a big 3-run home run for the Knights in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Charlotte trailing 3-2 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a slider from Mark Langston and stroked the home run to left-center. It was his 19th home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Knights ahead, 5-3.

"I like our mindset right now," said Charlotte manager Tyler Vuxta.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .193 1 25
   a-B. Abreu PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .227 13 40
O. Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 9 52
D. Lee 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .205 3 10
P. Clark DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .252 11 48
B. Trammell LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .217 1 2
K. Orie 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .216 3 11
R. Thompson RF, CF 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .190 6 18
M. Gallego 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .178 4 17
   b-Q. McCracken PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 4 16
J. Grotewold C 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 .142 4 14
Totals 30 5 7 4 5 5 12      
a - B. Abreu pinch hit for D. Lewis in the 7th
b - Q. McCracken pinch hit for M. Gallego in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Grotewold (5, 3rd Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Thompson 2 (6, 3rd Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out) P. Clark (11, 6th Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gallego , B. Trammell , R. Thompson 9 , J. Grotewold 2 , P. Clark 4
2-out RBI: P. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lewis , B. Abreu
GIDP: K. Orie
Sac Fly: J. Grotewold
Hit by Pitch: J. Grotewold
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Trammell (1) , B. Abreu (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 3 3 1 0 2 1 1 .282 8 52
J. Giambi DH 3 0 0 1 1 3 2 .266 39 89
N. Garciaparra SS 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .268 20 70
D. Segui 1B 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 .239 3 24
T. Batista 3B 4 1 2 3 0 2 2 .219 19 60
   b-N. Perez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 2 14
O. Merced RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .218 16 46
T. Zeile C 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .227 17 49
M. Carreon LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .251 4 26
E. Marrero CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .234 3 9
   a-R. Rivera CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113 1 1
Totals 33 7 11 7 5 8 19      
a - R. Rivera substituted for E. Marrero in the 8th
b - N. Perez substituted for T. Batista in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Marrero (5, 7th Inning off G. Hibbard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Knoblauch (5, 3rd Inning off M. Langston, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Batista (19, 5th Inning off M. Langston, 2 on, 2 outs) T. Zeile (17, 5th Inning off M. Langston, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Marrero 2 , T. Batista 5 , N. Garciaparra 3 , C. Knoblauch 3 , O. Merced 2 , T. Zeile 5
2-out RBI: T. Batista , T. Zeile
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Knoblauch , O. Merced
Sac Fly: J. Giambi , D. Segui
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Batista-Knoblauch-Segui)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Langston L (1-2) 4.2 8 7 7 3 5 2 97 60 4.01   
G. Hibbard 2.0 3 0 0 2 2 0 50 29 5.14   
J. Mesa 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.68   
M. Henneman 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Langston 22
Batters Faced: M. Langston 25, G. Hibbard 11, J. Mesa 1, M. Henneman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Langston 2-7, G. Hibbard 1-3, J. Mesa 1-0, M. Henneman 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Langston 97-60, G. Hibbard 50-29, J. Mesa 2-2, M. Henneman 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mesa 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Robinson W (9-5) 6.1 7 5 5 2 3 3 94 59 3.38   
G. Mathews 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 5.44   
M. Mantei H (8) 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 35 19 3.45   
M. Hartley SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robinson 40
Batters Faced: R. Robinson 26, G. Mathews 1, M. Mantei 7, M. Hartley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robinson 9-5, G. Mathews 0-0, M. Mantei 3-0, M. Hartley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robinson 94-59, G. Mathews 7-3, M. Mantei 35-19, M. Hartley 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Mathews 1-0 , M. Mantei 2-0 , M. Hartley 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Hartley
Balk: R. Robinson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Thompson
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 16528
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