DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/31/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2983 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (67-69) 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 11 0
Boston Red Sox (53-83) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Spiders Win at Boston, 7-2
Cleveland beat Boston on the strength of starter Bob Sebra's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a 7-2 win. Cleveland is now 67-69.

Cleveland used the timely hitting of Bernard Gilkey to capture the win. The right fielder stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the third inning to put the Spiders on top, 2-1. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but he made it count.

"We take it day by day here," said Gilkey, "and today was a good one for us."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 .267 40 75
B. Gilkey RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .233 22 56
K. Mitchell 3B 4 2 1 1 1 2 4 .278 47 106
R. Ibanez LF 4 0 3 1 1 1 0 .273 29 88
H. Johnson 1B 3 0 1 1 2 1 4 .198 28 63
T. Perez SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 8 .258 9 54
G. Williams C 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .232 6 15
M. Grissom CF 5 1 1 0 0 4 4 .223 12 41
B. Ripken 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .192 4 32
Totals 35 7 11 7 9 12 27      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Ibanez (23, 1st Inning off T. Worrell, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Perez (31, 2nd Inning off T. Worrell, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Gilkey (22, 3rd Inning off T. Worrell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Strawberry (40, 1st Inning off T. Worrell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson , R. Ibanez 4 , T. Perez 2 , B. Gilkey 2 , M. Grissom , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell , D. Strawberry 5
2-out RBI: H. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Johnson , T. Perez 2 , M. Grissom , B. Ripken
GIDP: B. Ripken
Sac Fly: T. Perez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grissom (32)
CS: B. Gilkey (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Fletcher SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 6 33
A. Eto 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .203 18 58
B. Bonds LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 34 78
D. Ortiz DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .221 15 72
L. Stevens 1B 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .213 11 31
B. Brown RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .105 0 1
M. Cameron CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .187 19 54
T. Greene C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .179 20 43
T. Bogar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .186 2 14
Totals 32 2 5 2 4 7 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Ortiz (15, 2nd Inning off B. Sebra, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Eto (18, 6th Inning off B. Sebra, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Ortiz 4 , T. Greene , A. Eto 5 , L. Stevens
2-out RBI: A. Eto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Greene , T. Bogar , B. Bonds
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bogar-Eto-Stevens)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Sebra W (10-10) 6.1 2 2 2 2 5 2 92 57 4.66   
N. Minchey 2.2 3 0 0 2 2 0 49 31 4.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sebra 64
Batters Faced: B. Sebra 23, N. Minchey 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sebra 6-8, N. Minchey 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sebra 92-57, N. Minchey 49-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Minchey 1-0
WP: B. Sebra
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Worrell L (4-2) 4.0 7 5 5 7 6 1 118 65 4.02   
E. Plunk 2.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 40 25 5.78   
R. Rodriguez 2.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 46 30 5.70   
M. Fyhrie 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 8.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Worrell 27
Batters Faced: T. Worrell 25, E. Plunk 10, R. Rodriguez 9, M. Fyhrie 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Worrell 3-2, E. Plunk 2-2, R. Rodriguez 3-0, M. Fyhrie 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Worrell 118-65, E. Plunk 40-25, R. Rodriguez 46-30, M. Fyhrie 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Plunk 1-0 , R. Rodriguez 1-1
WP: T. Worrell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Sebra
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 11848
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