DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
08/24/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 1548 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
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Florida Marlins (79-51) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Charlotte Knights (68-62) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 3
Knights Score Late, Upend Marlins, 3-2
Charlotte Knights starter Scott Bankhead was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Florida Marlins, 3-2. Charlotte now owns a record of 68-62.

Jason Giambi had the critical at-bat for Charlotte. With one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, he hit a walk-off solo home run. It gave Charlotte the 3-2 walk-off win.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Charlotte manager Tyler Vuxta.
FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Walker DH 4 1 3 2 0 0 2 .270 11 31
C. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .296 36 79
R. Sexson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .202 41 90
R. White RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .245 21 58
J. Encarnacion LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .233 26 66
T. Fryman SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .222 4 11
M. Kotsay CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 4 14
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 18 68
L. Castillo 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238 2 34
Totals 34 2 7 2 0 9 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Walker (11, 3rd Inning off S. Bankhead, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Encarnacion , L. Castillo , C. Johnson , R. White , T. Walker 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Encarnacion , C. Johnson , R. White , T. Walker
GIDP: R. Sexson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Castillo (55) , T. Walker (22)
CS: J. Encarnacion (9)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kotsay (Batista at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .271 8 54
J. Giambi 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .263 42 92
C. Everett LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .235 30 68
L. Gonzalez DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .179 5 16
O. Merced RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .217 16 48
T. Batista 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .218 19 62
T. Zeile C 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .236 17 56
E. Marrero CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .252 3 12
N. Perez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .330 2 16
Totals 34 3 11 3 3 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Knoblauch (21, 7th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs) O. Merced (17, 3rd Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Giambi 2 (42, 3rd Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Wagner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Marrero , J. Giambi 8 , N. Perez , C. Everett , C. Knoblauch 3 , O. Merced 3 , T. Zeile 2
2-out RBI: T. Zeile
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Perez 2 , C. Knoblauch , O. Merced , L. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: C. Knoblauch
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Marrero (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Bankhead (2) , T. Batista (9) , T. Zeile (17)
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Knoblauch-Giambi)
FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Appier 6.1 9 2 2 2 10 1 110 67 2.87   
B. Wagner L (3-4) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 27 18 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 55
Batters Faced: K. Appier 30, B. Wagner 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 3-5, B. Wagner 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 110-67, B. Wagner 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 2-0
WP: K. Appier
Hit Batsmen: K. Appier
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Bankhead 8.0 7 2 1 0 8 1 104 74 3.79   
T. Burke W (4-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bankhead 70
Batters Faced: S. Bankhead 32, T. Burke 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bankhead 8-6, T. Burke 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bankhead 104-74, T. Burke 5-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Bankhead
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 16 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 16259
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