DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLORADO ROCKIES AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
08/28/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLORADO ROCKIES AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
GAME ID: 1597 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Colorado Rockies (63-70) 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 13 2
Arizona Diamondbacks (67-67) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 12 1
Rockies Win in Extras
The Colorado Rockies did just enough to secure a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Bank One Ballpark. Nobody did more than first baseman Todd Helton, who captured player of the game honors. Colorado is now 63-70, while Arizona is 67-67.

The Rockies got a lift from second baseman Keith Lockhart who had a run-scoring ground out in the top of the 13th inning off Chuck Ricci. It was his 19th RBI of the season and put Colorado in front, 6-5.

"What a great win for our team," said a jubilant , the Colorado manager.
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Helton 1B 3 2 2 2 4 1 1 .260 28 66
J. Gonzalez LF 7 1 2 0 0 3 5 .279 42 93
B. Mueller 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .222 5 18
   a-D. Easley PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 21 61
   b-K. Lockhart 3B, 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .207 4 19
B. Hamelin DH 6 0 3 1 1 1 4 .207 20 54
D. Dellucci RF 6 1 2 1 0 1 6 .252 5 19
G. Davis 2B, 3B 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 .231 11 30
S. Gibralter CF 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 .234 20 63
C. Hale SS 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 .220 7 37
B. Banks C 6 1 1 1 0 2 2 .194 11 40
Totals 48 6 13 6 9 9 27      
a - D. Easley pinch ran for B. Mueller in the 9th
b - K. Lockhart substituted for D. Easley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Gibralter (23, 4th Inning off S. Sanders, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Gonzalez (2, 7th Inning off B. Rekar, 0 on, 1 out) B. Hamelin (1, 5th Inning off S. Sanders, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Helton 2 (28, 1st Inning off S. Sanders, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Rekar, 0 on, 1 out) D. Dellucci (5, 4th Inning off S. Sanders, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Helton 8 , D. Dellucci 5 , S. Gibralter 2 , B. Banks , B. Mueller , J. Gonzalez 4 , B. Hamelin 5 , K. Lockhart
2-out RBI: B. Banks , B. Hamelin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Davis , D. Dellucci 3
GIDP: B. Mueller , J. Gonzalez , C. Hale
Hit by Pitch: B. Mueller
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Gibralter (12)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Davis (3) , T. Helton (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Hale-Davis-Helton)
OF assists: 1 (Dellucci (Estalella at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. DeShields 2B 5 0 0 0 1 3 2 .259 6 35
T. Gwynn RF 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .308 6 56
M. Alou LF 6 1 3 1 0 1 1 .287 28 87
B. Estalella DH 5 0 0 0 1 3 2 .233 33 73
L. Blankenship CF 6 1 3 0 0 2 1 .232 6 42
M. Grace 1B 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 .263 6 44
R. Ventura 3B 6 0 0 0 0 2 4 .220 14 64
S. Alomar Jr. C 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 8 36
A. Ledesma SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .242 0 7
   a-S. Stahoviak PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 1 2
   b-M. Bordick SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 5 23
Totals 49 5 12 4 2 14 16      
a - S. Stahoviak pinch hit for A. Ledesma in the 11th
b - M. Bordick substituted for S. Stahoviak in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ledesma (3, 9th Inning off J. Eischen, 0 on, 1 out) M. Grace (14, 5th Inning off C. Schilling, 1 on, 0 outs) L. Blankenship (26, 10th Inning off J. Eischen, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Alou (5, 1st Inning off C. Schilling, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Gwynn (6, 6th Inning off C. Schilling, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Alou (28, 6th Inning off C. Schilling, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Gwynn 5 , A. Ledesma 3 , M. Grace 3 , L. Blankenship 4 , M. Alou 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Gwynn , B. Estalella , A. Ledesma , D. DeShields , R. Ventura 2 , M. Alou
GIDP: M. Grace
Sac Fly: T. Gwynn
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. DeShields (49)
CS: T. Gwynn (10)

FIELDING
Errors: D. DeShields (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Ventura-DeShields-Grace, DeShields-Ledesma-Grace, DeShields-Ledesma-Grace)
OF assists: 1 (Gwynn (Mueller at home))
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Schilling 6.2 8 4 3 1 7 2 104 72 3.47   
J. Christiansen H (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 3.93   
M. Timlin H (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 10 3.71   
J. Eischen BS (2) 1.1 2 1 0 1 0 0 30 15 0.73   
B. Gideon W (5-5) 3.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 39 29 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Schilling 50
Batters Faced: C. Schilling 28, J. Christiansen 2, M. Timlin 4, J. Eischen 7, B. Gideon 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Schilling 5-6, J. Christiansen 0-0, M. Timlin 1-0, J. Eischen 2-1, B. Gideon 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Schilling 104-72, J. Christiansen 5-4, M. Timlin 12-10, J. Eischen 30-15, B. Gideon 39-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Christiansen 2-0 , M. Timlin 1-0 , B. Gideon 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Sanders 5.0 8 3 3 3 4 2 97 57 4.59   
B. Rekar 3.0 3 2 2 2 2 1 44 26 2.68   
K. Escobar 2.0 0 0 0 3 2 0 41 20 3.61   
D. Patterson L (4-5) 2.0 2 1 0 1 0 0 27 14 2.88   
C. Ricci 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 9 5.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Sanders 40
Batters Faced: S. Sanders 24, B. Rekar 13, K. Escobar 9, D. Patterson 9, C. Ricci 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Sanders 4-5, B. Rekar 3-3, K. Escobar 1-2, D. Patterson 4-1, C. Ricci 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Sanders 97-57, B. Rekar 44-26, K. Escobar 41-20, D. Patterson 27-14, C. Ricci 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Rekar 1-0 , K. Escobar 1-0 , D. Patterson 1-0 , C. Ricci 2-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Escobar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Todd Helton
Ballpark: Bank One Ballpark
Weather: Roof closed, 83 degrees
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 4:37
Attendance: 32123
Special Notes: 3B Bill R Mueller was injured being hit by a pitch. Todd Helton ties the COL regular season extra-inning game record for bases on balls with 4.
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