DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/29/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1599 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (66-68) 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 11 12 0
Boston Red Sox (52-82) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 2
Red Sox Fall to Saberhagen and Spiders, 11-2
Cleveland Spiders starter Bret Saberhagen kept the Boston Red Sox hitters in check, leading his team to a comfortable 11-2 win. The Spiders, now 66-68, have won 4 in a row.

Saberhagen, who is a two-time All-Star, pitched a complete game for Cleveland. Saberhagen surrendered 3 hits over 9 innings and struck out 8. With the win, he moves to 8-14 on the season.

"I was determined to go the distance," said Saberhagen.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 .265 39 74
B. Gilkey RF 5 2 0 0 1 1 5 .234 22 55
K. Mitchell 3B 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .279 47 105
T. Hundley C 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .221 39 88
R. Ibanez LF 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .271 29 87
H. Johnson 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .197 28 62
   a-R. Pemberton PH, 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .200 3 10
T. Perez SS 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 .260 9 53
M. Grissom CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .225 12 41
B. Ripken 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .193 4 31
Totals 41 11 12 11 6 9 21      
a - R. Pemberton pinch hit for H. Johnson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ibanez 2 (22, 2nd Inning off P. Harnisch, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off M. Fyhrie, 1 on, 0 outs) T. Hundley (11, 2nd Inning off P. Harnisch, 3 on, 0 outs) M. Grissom (17, 5th Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Mitchell (47, 6th Inning off D. Bochtler, 0 on, 1 out) R. Pemberton (3, 7th Inning off D. Bochtler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez 4 , T. Perez , T. Hundley 3 , M. Grissom 2 , K. Mitchell 6 , D. Strawberry 2 , R. Pemberton 4
2-out RBI: H. Johnson , T. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gilkey , M. Grissom , B. Ripken , D. Strawberry
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Fletcher SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 6 31
A. Eto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .202 17 57
B. Bonds LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .282 34 78
D. Ortiz DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .222 14 71
L. Stevens 1B 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .214 11 31
   a-K. Polcovich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 0
   b-M. Stanley 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 1 2
B. Brown RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .118 0 1
M. Cameron CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .187 19 54
T. Greene C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .180 20 43
T. Bogar 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 2 14
Totals 30 2 3 2 1 8 4      
a - K. Polcovich pinch hit for L. Stevens in the 7th
b - M. Stanley substituted for K. Polcovich in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bonds (21, 7th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Stevens (11, 2nd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bonds 2 , D. Ortiz , L. Stevens 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Greene
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cameron (9)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Bogar (3) , A. Eto (8)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Saberhagen W (8-14) 9.0 3 2 2 1 8 1 118 84 6.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 80
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 8-11
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 118-84
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Harnisch L (7-10) 1.0 5 7 6 5 2 0 64 33 4.47   
E. Plunk 4.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 55 38 5.74   
D. Bochtler 3.0 3 3 3 0 4 2 46 30 4.81   
M. Fyhrie 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20 14 8.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Harnisch 8
Batters Faced: P. Harnisch 14, E. Plunk 14, D. Bochtler 12, M. Fyhrie 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Harnisch 0-1, E. Plunk 4-5, D. Bochtler 3-2, M. Fyhrie 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Harnisch 64-33, E. Plunk 55-38, D. Bochtler 46-30, M. Fyhrie 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Plunk 1-0 , M. Fyhrie 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bret Saberhagen
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 11669
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