DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
04/19/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 201 - SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (9-10) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Orlando Devil Rays (12-6) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 7 0
Devil Rays Win Thriller, 5-3
Well, that's how to end a game in style.

The Charlotte Knights got a superb performance from pitcher Scott Bankhead. Still, it wasn't enough to beat Orlando. The Devil Rays won the game, 5-3. In spite of the loss, Bankhead was named the player of the game. He threw 7 innings of 6-hit ball. The Devil Rays, now 12-6, have played some good baseball in the early going.

Tim Salmon, who finished 2nd in the UL in OPS with .963 in 1994, chipped in for Orlando with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the ninth. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"Winning in the last at-bat, there's nothing else like it," said Salmon.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .174 2 4
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .239 3 9
C. Everett CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .270 4 9
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 3 16
S. Mack LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .275 5 17
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .338 2 13
M. Carreon DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 2 8
T. Batista 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .171 2 4
T. Zeile C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .333 5 11
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Batista 2 (6, 2nd Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Giambi (3, 1st Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 1 out) C. Everett (4, 1st Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 1 out) T. Zeile (5, 4th Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista 4 , N. Garciaparra , J. Giambi 4 , C. Everett 5 , T. Zeile 4
2-out RBI: T. Zeile
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Giambi , T. Zeile
GIDP: C. Knoblauch
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Zeile (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Knoblauch-Garciaparra-Giambi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .342 3 10
B. Jordan CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .343 6 23
P. O'Neill DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .258 3 5
R. Gant LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .310 8 20
J. Kruk 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .300 0 0
T. Salmon RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .226 4 12
J. Valentin 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .231 5 14
I. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323 5 12
J. Oquendo SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .304 0 2
Totals 29 5 7 5 1 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Biggio (10, 1st Inning off S. Bankhead, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Kruk (1, 7th Inning off S. Bankhead, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Salmon (4, 9th Inning off T. Worrell, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Gant (8, 1st Inning off S. Bankhead, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Oquendo , T. Salmon 5 , C. Biggio 3 , R. Gant 4 , J. Kruk 3
2-out RBI: R. Gant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Biggio , R. Gant
GIDP: B. Jordan
Sac Fly: J. Valentin
Hit by Pitch: J. Oquendo , P. O'Neill
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Oquendo (8) , C. Biggio (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Oquendo-Biggio-Kruk)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Bankhead 7.2 6 3 3 0 9 1 103 74 3.67   
E. Hillman 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 27.00   
T. Worrell L (0-2) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 10 5 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bankhead 64
Batters Faced: S. Bankhead 29, E. Hillman 1, T. Worrell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bankhead 7-6, E. Hillman 0-0, T. Worrell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bankhead 103-74, E. Hillman 3-2, T. Worrell 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Hillman 1-0 , T. Worrell 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Bankhead , E. Hillman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Benes 7.0 7 3 3 3 6 3 105 66 6.75   
D. Nied W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Benes 54
Batters Faced: A. Benes 30, D. Nied 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Benes 9-5, D. Nied 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Benes 105-66, D. Nied 26-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Bankhead
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 30797
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