DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
08/21/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1517 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins (77-50) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Cleveland Spiders (61-66) 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 X 10 7 0
Ibanez Hits 2 home runs in Spiders Win
The Cleveland Spiders stopped the Florida Marlins, 10-4, at League Park. The Spiders got a big game from Raul Ibanez, who belted 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Sterling Hitchcock got the win, improving to 11-11. He pitched 8 innings, giving up 9 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 7 and walking 1. Cleveland is now 61-66, Florida 77-50.

Kevin Mitchell struck a blow for the Spiders in the bottom of the fifth when he hit a grand slam home run. It put his team ahead, 7-4. For the game, Mitchell hit 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice.

"The boys came out and just played their butts off," said Cleveland manager Wilson Ogle.
FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Grebeck 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .207 2 4
C. Johnson C 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .300 36 79
R. Sexson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .205 41 89
R. White RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .247 21 57
J. Encarnacion LF 4 0 0 1 0 3 3 .231 26 64
T. Fryman SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239 4 9
T. Barron CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .241 9 29
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 17 66
T. Walker DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .264 10 29
Totals 35 4 9 4 2 7 13      
BATTING
Triples: R. White (5, 5th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 1 out) E. Alfonzo (4, 4th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Barron (9, 2nd Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 1 out) C. Johnson (36, 5th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Fryman (4, 4th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Barron 5 , C. Johnson 6 , R. White 3 , T. Walker , E. Alfonzo 3 , T. Fryman 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Encarnacion 2 , C. Grebeck
GIDP: C. Grebeck
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .229 12 40
H. Johnson 1B 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 .193 26 59
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .241 21 54
K. Mitchell 3B 4 2 2 5 0 1 0 .278 44 101
T. Hundley C 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .221 37 83
G. Anderson LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .257 7 24
R. Ibanez DH 3 2 2 4 1 1 0 .268 28 78
T. Perez SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .263 9 50
B. Ripken 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .201 4 30
Totals 30 10 7 10 6 12 9      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Anderson (12, 5th Inning off T. Wade, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ibanez 2 (28, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off T. Wade, 2 on, 2 outs) M. Grissom (12, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Mitchell 2 (44, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez 8 , G. Anderson 2 , M. Grissom 4 , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell 8
2-out RBI: R. Ibanez , K. Mitchell 2
Hit by Pitch: H. Johnson
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Ripken (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Minchey-Ripken-Johnson)
FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Leiter L (10-10) 4.2 5 7 7 3 10 4 110 71 4.19   
T. Wade 2.2 2 3 3 3 2 1 52 29 4.89   
D. Simons 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 33
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 22, T. Wade 13, D. Simons 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 0-3, T. Wade 3-3, D. Simons 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 110-71, T. Wade 52-29, D. Simons 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Simons 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Leiter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Hitchcock W (11-11) 8.0 9 4 4 1 7 3 130 84 6.31   
N. Minchey 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 9 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hitchcock 54
Batters Faced: S. Hitchcock 34, N. Minchey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hitchcock 9-8, N. Minchey 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hitchcock 130-84, N. Minchey 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Minchey 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Raul Ibanez
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 36128
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