DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT MONTREAL EXPOS
08/14/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 1447 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (55-65) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 0
Montreal Expos (78-43) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
5 Straight Wins for Orioles
Baltimore turned a good effort from starter Jose DeLeon into a win over the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium. The final score was 3-1. Roger McDowell notched his 16th save in 21 chances. Baltimore is now riding a 5-game win streak.

Baltimore third baseman Kelly Gruber delivered a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth. Overall, he went 4 for 4, including 1 home run, 2 singles, and 1 double. He scored 1 run and batted in 2.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Baltimore manager Daniel Ward.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Spiers 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .279 8 46
L. Mouton RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .226 15 46
K. Lofton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .249 8 50
M. Franco 1B 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .227 6 48
K. Gruber 3B 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .251 21 60
M. Nokes C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228 24 59
T. O'Leary LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .186 3 12
A. Espinoza SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 3 34
E. Sprague Jr. DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .154 17 39
Totals 31 3 6 3 2 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Gruber (19, 2nd Inning off P. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Mouton (15, 1st Inning off P. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) K. Gruber (21, 6th Inning off P. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Mouton 4 , M. Franco , K. Gruber 8
2-out RBI: K. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Espinoza , M. Franco , K. Lofton
GIDP: M. Nokes
Sac Bunt: B. Spiers
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Spiers (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Espinoza-Spiers-Franco)
OF assists: 1 (O'Leary (Williams at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Casey DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .179 0 0
G. Jefferies RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .274 14 42
M. Williams 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .269 35 95
J. Kent 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 23 66
L. Gomez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 19 42
R. Mondesi LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .225 20 68
J. Hernandez SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .221 22 55
M. Sweeney C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 16 42
M. Benard CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .248 1 10
Totals 29 1 4 1 2 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Benard (9, 3rd Inning off J. DeLeon, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: G. Jefferies (6, 1st Inning off J. DeLeon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Mondesi , M. Benard 2 , M. Williams , G. Jefferies 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Casey , G. Jefferies
GIDP: J. Kent
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Correa-Kent-Williams)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. DeLeon W (5-13) 8.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 100 62 4.62   
R. McDowell SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. DeLeon 74
Batters Faced: J. DeLeon 28, R. McDowell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. DeLeon 7-9, R. McDowell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. DeLeon 100-62, R. McDowell 11-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Martinez L (13-7) 7.0 5 3 3 1 9 2 108 73 2.57   
E. Correa 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 33 21 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Martinez 63
Batters Faced: P. Martinez 27, E. Correa 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Martinez 5-7, E. Correa 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Martinez 108-73, E. Correa 33-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose DeLeon
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 32399
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