DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
04/28/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 297 - MONDAY, APRIL 28TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (9-16) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 1
Cleveland Spiders (15-10) 2 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 X 9 11 1
Mitchell Hits 2 home runs in Spiders Win
The Cleveland Spiders saddled the New York Yankees with a loss at League Park. The final score was 9-2. Kevin Mitchell, named player of the game, was 3 for 4, including 1 single and 2 home runs. The Cleveland third baseman scored 2 runs and drove in 5. Cleveland starter Sterling Hitchcock was credited with the win after throwing 129 pitches over 8.1 innings. His record now stands at 3-1. The Yankees fall to 9-16 and continue their lethargic start to the 1997 season.

With Cleveland leading 2-0 in the bottom of the third, Mitchell hit a curveball from Greg Hibbard for a 2-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Spiders ahead, 4-0.

"Winning is contagious," said Mitchell. "We're looking forward to the next game."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Cabrera SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 0 9
B. Abreu RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .189 5 11
   a-Q. McCracken PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Lieberthal C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .306 5 12
K. Kiyohara 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .239 8 20
   b-J. Grotewold PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-J. Phillips 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
T. Fryman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 2 5
P. Clark DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 5 16
R. Thompson CF 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .190 2 8
D. Lewis LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 1 6
M. Gallego 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 1 5
Totals 32 2 5 2 3 8 14      
a - Q. McCracken pinch hit for B. Abreu in the 8th
b - J. Grotewold pinch hit for K. Kiyohara in the 8th
c - J. Phillips substituted for J. Grotewold in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Cabrera (7, 1st Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Thompson 2 (2, 4th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Cabrera 3 , M. Lieberthal , R. Thompson 8
2-out RBI: R. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gallego , T. Fryman , K. Kiyohara
Hit by Pitch: P. Clark
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Lieberthal (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .191 2 7
T. Perez SS 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 .349 3 14
B. Gilkey RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .231 4 18
K. Mitchell 3B 4 2 3 5 0 0 2 .340 10 30
T. Hundley C 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 .220 9 17
G. Anderson LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 1 2
   a-M. Sweeney PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .500 0 0
R. Ibanez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .258 2 9
H. Johnson 1B 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .269 6 14
B. Ripken 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .205 1 5
Totals 33 9 11 9 8 5 21      
a - M. Sweeney pinch hit for G. Anderson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Johnson (7, 4th Inning off G. Hibbard, 0 on, 1 out) B. Gilkey 2 (6, 1st Inning off G. Hibbard, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off G. Hibbard, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Ripken (2, 6th Inning off A. Ashby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hundley 2 (9, 3rd Inning off G. Hibbard, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off G. Hibbard, 1 on, 1 out) K. Mitchell 2 (10, 3rd Inning off G. Hibbard, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off A. Ashby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 2 , T. Perez 2 , T. Hundley 8 , B. Gilkey 4 , B. Ripken 2 , K. Mitchell 9
2-out RBI: T. Hundley , K. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gilkey , M. Grissom 2 , B. Ripken , M. Sweeney
Sac Fly: K. Mitchell
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Johnson (2)
CS: B. Gilkey (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Hitchcock (1)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Hibbard L (2-3) 4.1 8 8 8 3 2 3 76 45 6.00   
A. Ashby 1.2 2 1 1 2 3 1 45 25 5.87   
D. Simons 2.0 1 0 0 3 0 0 31 15 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Hibbard 14
Batters Faced: G. Hibbard 23, A. Ashby 9, D. Simons 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Hibbard 3-7, A. Ashby 0-2, D. Simons 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Hibbard 76-45, A. Ashby 45-25, D. Simons 31-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Simons 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Hitchcock W (3-1) 8.1 5 2 2 2 7 2 129 84 5.25   
N. Minchey 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 6 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hitchcock 70
Batters Faced: S. Hitchcock 33, N. Minchey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hitchcock 6-12, N. Minchey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hitchcock 129-84, N. Minchey 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Minchey 1-0
WP: N. Minchey
Hit Batsmen: S. Hitchcock
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Mitchell
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 34814
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