DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
08/15/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1451 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins (73-49) 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 8 0
New York Yankees (43-78) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Yankees Drop Another One
The Florida Marlins topped the New York Yankees, 5-2, in Federal League action at Yankee Stadium. The player of the game was Florida pitcher Al Leiter. Leiter went 7.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 4 hits, walked 4, and struck out 7. His record improves to 10-9. Florida has a 3-game win streak, while New York has lost 5 in a row.

Mark Kotsay came through for Florida when he hit a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a first pitch curveball to right field, staking his team to a 3-1 lead.

"We played hard and won," said Leiter. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Walker DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .256 9 25
C. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .287 34 74
R. Sexson 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .206 40 85
R. White RF 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .252 21 57
J. Encarnacion LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .237 26 61
T. Fryman SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .226 0 1
M. Kotsay CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .230 3 12
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 16 60
L. Castillo 2B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .224 1 32
Totals 35 5 8 4 4 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Encarnacion (23, 8th Inning off M. Henneman, 0 on, 1 out) C. Johnson (20, 9th Inning off M. Henneman, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Walker (11, 7th Inning off R. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Kotsay (2, 2nd Inning off R. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Kotsay (3, 4th Inning off R. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs) L. Castillo (1, 9th Inning off M. Henneman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Kotsay 7 , J. Encarnacion 3 , L. Castillo 4 , C. Johnson 2 , R. White , T. Walker 2
2-out RBI: , M. Kotsay 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Sexson 2 , M. Kotsay , J. Encarnacion , E. Alfonzo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Encarnacion (16) , L. Castillo (52) , R. White (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Fryman-Sexson)
PB: C. Johnson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .224 13 40
O. Cabrera SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .263 9 52
D. Lee 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .240 3 10
P. Clark DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .249 11 49
B. Trammell LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .204 1 2
K. Orie 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 3 11
M. Gallego 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .178 4 17
D. Lewis CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .191 1 25
A. Castillo C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .059 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 1 4 9 9      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Clark (22, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lee , O. Cabrera , P. Clark 2 , D. Lewis
2-out RBI: P. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gallego , B. Trammell , A. Castillo
GIDP: P. Clark
Hit by Pitch: K. Orie
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lee (1) , O. Cabrera (12)

FIELDING
PB: A. Castillo
FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Leiter W (10-9) 7.1 4 2 2 4 7 0 130 70 3.94   
B. Harvey SV (34) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 14 1.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 65
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 30, B. Harvey 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 7-7, B. Harvey 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 130-70, B. Harvey 22-14
Hit Batsmen: A. Leiter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Martinez L (8-11) 6.1 5 4 4 4 9 1 100 60 4.32   
J. Mesa 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4.63   
M. Henneman 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 31 23 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Martinez 52
Batters Faced: R. Martinez 28, J. Mesa 2, M. Henneman 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Martinez 4-6, J. Mesa 2-0, M. Henneman 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Martinez 100-60, J. Mesa 7-5, M. Henneman 31-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mesa 1-0
WP: R. Martinez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Leiter
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 33206
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