DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
04/22/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 236 - TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (7-14) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 12 4
New York Yankees (5-15) 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 6 9 2
Yankees Solve Twins, 6-2
The New York Yankees handed the Minnesota Twins a loss at Yankee Stadium. The final score was 6-2. Mike Lieberthal was named player of the game for New York. In addition to his 1 single and 1 home run, he scored 1 run and drove in 2. Greg Hibbard was the winning pitcher. Over 7.1 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 9 hits, with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. The save went to Mike Henneman, his 2nd this season.

Lieberthal had a key at-bat for New York early in the game. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and gave New York an early 2-0 lead.

"Feels good to get the job done," Lieberthal said after the game.

The Yankees, with only their 5th win in 20 games, have not had much to write home about in 1997.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .333 4 12
K. Daniels DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .215 8 19
F. Thomas 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .213 4 11
L. Walker RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .320 5 10
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .225 4 5
M. Grudzielanek SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .263 1 14
B. Gates 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .274 1 7
E. Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .190 0 2
R. Ordonez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292 0 8
Totals 39 2 12 2 3 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Gates 2 (6, 2nd Inning off G. Hibbard, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off G. Hibbard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Akiyama (4, 8th Inning off G. Hibbard, 0 on, 1 out) L. Walker (5, 6th Inning off G. Hibbard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , E. Perez , M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez , B. Gates 5 , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama 4 , L. Walker 5 , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Perez 2 , M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez 2 , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad (5) , R. Ordonez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Perez (2) , M. Grudzielanek 2 (3) , R. Ordonez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Grudzielanek-Ordonez-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Cabrera SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .256 0 8
B. Abreu RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .192 4 6
M. Lieberthal C 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .273 3 7
K. Kiyohara 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .225 7 16
T. Fryman 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .240 1 4
P. Clark DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .211 4 14
R. Thompson CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .175 0 4
D. Lewis LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .161 1 6
A. Stankiewicz 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .164 0 4
Totals 31 6 9 5 2 4 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Lieberthal (3, 1st Inning off J. Guzman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Cabrera , B. Abreu 3 , M. Lieberthal 5 , A. Stankiewicz , T. Fryman 2
2-out RBI: B. Abreu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lieberthal , P. Clark , D. Lewis
GIDP: K. Kiyohara
Sac Bunt: K. Kiyohara , A. Stankiewicz
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Cabrera (2) , B. Abreu (5) , R. Thompson (2) , A. Stankiewicz (2) , P. Clark (1)
CS: B. Abreu (3) , T. Fryman (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Abreu (1) , D. Lewis (1)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman L (1-3) 6.0 7 5 3 0 4 1 84 58 4.50   
D. Piatt 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 19 10 10.00   
G. Walter 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 9 5.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 46
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 25, D. Piatt 4, G. Walter 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 8-4, D. Piatt 1-0, G. Walter 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 84-58, D. Piatt 19-10, G. Walter 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Piatt 1-1 , G. Walter 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Hibbard W (2-2) 7.1 9 2 2 2 4 2 116 78 4.40   
L. Smith 1.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 30 18 3.86   
M. Henneman SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Hibbard 54
Batters Faced: G. Hibbard 33, L. Smith 8, M. Henneman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Hibbard 10-8, L. Smith 3-1, M. Henneman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Hibbard 116-78, L. Smith 30-18, M. Henneman 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Smith 1-0 , M. Henneman 3-0
WP: G. Hibbard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Lieberthal
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Rain (49 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 32941
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