HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLUMBUS CLIPPERS AT HARTFORD WHALERS
06/07/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLUMBUS CLIPPERS AT HARTFORD WHALERS
GAME ID: 1981 - SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus Clippers (30-32) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Hartford Whalers (45-17) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 10 0
Whalers Bridle Clippers, 4-2
Hartford Whalers starter Mike Thurman pitched a strong game against the Columbus Clippers at Wolves Ballpark, leading the Whalers to a 4-2 win. Cory Lidle recorded his 20th save for Hartford. The Whalers improved to a lofty 45-17.

Dave Hansen took Glendon Rusch deep in the bottom of the second. His 3-run home run put the Whalers in front, 3-0. For the game, Hansen was 2-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"The effort we put into this one paid off," Hansen said.
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Nomura SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .330 5 27
C. Garcia 2B 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .274 3 38
B. Trammell LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292 11 48
D. Lee 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .255 5 25
W. Magee CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .295 5 39
K. Orie 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .332 3 41
T. Brito DH 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 .259 3 31
M. Mejia RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .327 4 18
A. Castillo C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .222 1 12
Totals 36 2 9 2 1 11 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Garcia 2 (13, 3rd Inning off M. Thurman, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Thurman, 0 on, 1 out) T. Brito (6, 2nd Inning off M. Thurman, 0 on, 2 outs) W. Magee (11, 6th Inning off M. Thurman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Garcia 5 , D. Lee , T. Brito 3 , W. Magee 3 , A. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Trammell , D. Lee , K. Nomura , M. Mejia , A. Castillo
Hit by Pitch: K. Nomura
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lee (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Dunwoody CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .360 2 28
A. Ochoa RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .392 15 65
T. Walker 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .425 9 54
K. Abbott SS 2 1 0 1 1 2 4 .332 16 80
F. Crespo DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .308 1 8
K. Jordan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .312 2 36
D. Hansen 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .352 9 48
R. Myers LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .344 5 43
R. Machado C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .298 5 39
Totals 34 4 10 4 1 10 22      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Hansen (9, 2nd Inning off G. Rusch, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Dunwoody 2 , F. Crespo , R. Myers , A. Ochoa , K. Jordan , T. Walker 2 , D. Hansen 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Dunwoody , F. Crespo , K. Jordan
Sac Fly: K. Abbott
Team LOB: 8
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Rusch L (5-7) 6.0 8 4 3 1 7 1 109 70 5.96   
M. Wilkins 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 29 20 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rusch 48
Batters Faced: G. Rusch 28, M. Wilkins 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rusch 3-8, M. Wilkins 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rusch 109-70, M. Wilkins 29-20
WP: G. Rusch
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Thurman W (6-4) 8.0 9 2 2 1 11 0 106 73 6.01   
C. Lidle SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 1.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thurman 66
Batters Faced: M. Thurman 34, C. Lidle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thurman 4-9, C. Lidle 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thurman 106-73, C. Lidle 11-7
Hit Batsmen: C. Lidle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Thurman
Ballpark: Wolves Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 37972
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