HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
BUFFALO BISONS AT HARTFORD WHALERS
07/09/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
BUFFALO BISONS AT HARTFORD WHALERS
GAME ID: 2158 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Buffalo Bisons (56-36) 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 12 0
Hartford Whalers (65-27) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 15 0
Bisons Need Extra Frames to Get Past Whalers
Buffalo shortstop David Howard had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Hartford Whalers, 8-6. The winner was Buffalo reliever Tim Fortugno, now 2-2. The loser was Cory Lidle. The Bisons bumped their record to 56-36 with this latest triumph.

Howard had a game-changing double in the top of the 11th. On a 3-1 fastball from Brad Cornett, he banged a run-scoring double to left, giving the Bisons a 5-4 lead. It was the 15th double of the year for Howard.

"Win or lose, we pick each other up in this clubhouse," Howard told the Buffalo Times.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mouton LF 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .345 2 14
E. Wilson SS, 3B 6 1 1 1 0 2 2 .284 9 56
M. Stairs DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .326 21 81
K. Young 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .319 21 83
E. Zambrano RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .279 19 67
M. Martinez CF 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .330 9 67
T. Spehr C 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .268 9 37
D. Howard 2B, SS 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 .287 1 44
R. Eenhoorn 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246 4 41
   a-R. Cedeno PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .360 3 43
   b-J. Canizaro 3B, 2B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 2 17
Totals 42 8 12 8 1 8 13      
a - R. Cedeno pinch hit for R. Eenhoorn in the 7th
b - J. Canizaro substituted for R. Cedeno in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Howard 2 (15, 7th Inning off M. Thurman, 2 on, 1 out; 11th Inning off B. Cornett, 2 on, 1 out) M. Martinez (16, 8th Inning off M. Petkovsek, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Mouton (4, 7th Inning off M. Thurman, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Spehr (11, 5th Inning off M. Thurman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Canizaro (2, 11th Inning off B. Cornett, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Wilson (9, 1st Inning off M. Thurman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Eenhoorn , E. Wilson 4 , D. Howard 4 , M. Martinez 4 , J. Mouton 2 , E. Zambrano 2 , T. Spehr 2 , J. Canizaro 3
2-out RBI: J. Mouton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wilson , J. Mouton , T. Spehr
GIDP: T. Spehr
Sac Bunt: T. Spehr
Sac Fly: J. Mouton
Hit by Pitch: M. Martinez , M. Stairs
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Martinez (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Young-Canizaro, Cook-Howard-Young)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McDonald CF 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 .301 2 16
D. Hansen 3B 6 1 4 1 0 1 1 .328 9 58
A. Ochoa RF 6 1 1 1 0 2 5 .393 17 83
B. Bonilla DH 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .279 2 11
R. Myers LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .323 9 62
K. Jordan 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .302 3 51
R. Gutierrez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .344 4 24
M. Matheny C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278 6 32
   a-F. Crespo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 1 11
   c-C. Haney SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 1 6
G. Disarcina SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 0 8
   b-T. Dunwoody PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321 3 41
   d-R. Machado C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297 5 40
Totals 46 6 15 6 2 10 18      
a - F. Crespo pinch hit for M. Matheny in the 9th
b - T. Dunwoody pinch hit for G. Disarcina in the 9th
c - C. Haney substituted for F. Crespo in the 10th
d - R. Machado substituted for T. Dunwoody in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McDonald 2 (12, 10th Inning off T. Fortugno, 0 on, 0 outs; 11th Inning off J. Doherty, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Hansen (19, 5th Inning off S. Boskie, 0 on, 1 out) K. Jordan (14, 6th Inning off A. Berumen, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Hansen (4, 4th Inning off S. Boskie, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Bonilla (2, 4th Inning off S. Boskie, 1 on, 1 out) R. Myers (9, 4th Inning off S. Boskie, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. McDonald 4 , D. Hansen 7 , G. Disarcina , B. Bonilla 4 , R. Myers 4 , A. Ochoa , K. Jordan 4 , R. Gutierrez , R. Machado
2-out RBI: J. McDonald , D. Hansen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Disarcina , B. Bonilla , R. Myers , A. Ochoa , M. Matheny
GIDP: K. Jordan
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thurman-Disarcina-Gutierrez)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Boskie 5.0 7 4 4 0 4 2 83 54 3.37   
A. Berumen 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 4.61   
C. Peters 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 19 12 3.63   
M. Cook 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 14 4.75   
T. Fortugno W (2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 13 3.00   
J. Doherty 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 34 20 4.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Boskie 41
Batters Faced: S. Boskie 22, A. Berumen 5, C. Peters 5, M. Cook 4, T. Fortugno 5, J. Doherty 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Boskie 4-7, A. Berumen 2-1, C. Peters 1-0, M. Cook 1-1, T. Fortugno 0-2, J. Doherty 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Boskie 83-54, A. Berumen 20-10, C. Peters 19-12, M. Cook 21-14, T. Fortugno 18-13, J. Doherty 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Peters 1-0 , M. Cook 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Thurman 7.0 7 4 4 0 5 1 109 65 5.82   
M. Petkovsek 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 22 3.35   
C. Lidle L (2-4) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 25 15 2.04   
B. Cornett 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 11 6 5.13   
R. Batchelor 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 5.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thurman 52
Batters Faced: M. Thurman 29, M. Petkovsek 8, C. Lidle 5, B. Cornett 3, R. Batchelor 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thurman 7-8, M. Petkovsek 2-2, C. Lidle 2-1, B. Cornett 0-0, R. Batchelor 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thurman 109-65, M. Petkovsek 26-22, C. Lidle 25-15, B. Cornett 11-6, R. Batchelor 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Cornett 1-1 , R. Batchelor 1-1
WP: B. Cornett
Hit Batsmen: M. Thurman 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Howard
Ballpark: Wolves Ballpark
Weather: Roof closed, 77 degrees
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 37695
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