DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MILWAUKEE CREAMS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
09/02/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MILWAUKEE CREAMS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 3009 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Creams (79-60) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1
Charlotte Knights (72-66) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 X 4 12 1
Knights Solve Creams, 4-2
Getting an impressive start from Erik Hanson, Charlotte beat Milwaukee by the score of 4-2. Hanson got the win, improving to 12-7. He allowed 7 hits and walked 1 over 8 innings. Hanson allowed 1 earned run. With the win, the Knights have a record of 72-66.

A crucial at-bat came with a runner on 1st and no one out in the bottom of the sixth inning. That's when right fielder Orlando Merced, who finished 2nd in the FL in on-base percentage with .391 in 1995, hit a single. The Knights went on to win.

"I really like what we did out there today," Merced said after the game.
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 8 43
M. Loretta 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 10 65
C. Jones 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .269 31 84
C. Delgado 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .271 45 118
K. Caminiti DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .282 45 120
S. Finley LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .305 10 38
J. Elway RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .224 38 87
R. Sanchez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .240 2 39
B. Ausmus C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .205 4 19
Totals 32 2 7 2 1 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Ausmus (8, 3rd Inning off E. Hanson, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Caminiti (30, 8th Inning off E. Hanson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Finley (10, 2nd Inning off E. Hanson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Elway , R. Sanchez , S. Finley 5 , B. Ausmus 2 , K. Caminiti 3
2-out RBI: S. Finley , K. Caminiti
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Delgado , R. Sanchez , T. Goodwin , S. Finley
Sac Bunt: T. Goodwin , S. Finley
Hit by Pitch: J. Elway
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Elway (7)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Delgado (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .256 9 55
J. Giambi 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .258 42 94
C. Everett CF, RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .236 32 78
   b-E. Marrero CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 5 17
N. Garciaparra SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 7 .260 22 78
S. Mack LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .306 13 57
O. Merced RF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .228 16 49
   a-R. Rivera RF, CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 1 1
M. Carreon DH 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .275 4 30
T. Zeile C 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .233 18 62
N. Perez 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .319 2 17
Totals 35 4 12 4 4 4 23      
a - R. Rivera substituted for O. Merced in the 8th
b - E. Marrero substituted for C. Everett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Everett (21, 5th Inning off W. Whitehurst, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Knoblauch (22, 3rd Inning off W. Whitehurst, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Carreon 3 , S. Mack , N. Garciaparra , C. Everett 2 , C. Knoblauch 3 , O. Merced 3 , T. Zeile
2-out RBI: M. Carreon , T. Zeile
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Mack , N. Garciaparra 3 , J. Giambi , T. Zeile
Sac Fly: N. Perez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Garciaparra (15)
CS: M. Carreon (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Knoblauch (8)
OF assists: 1 (Merced (Caminiti at home))
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Whitehurst L (6-8) 5.0 8 3 3 3 1 0 99 65 4.61   
M. Portugal 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 33 21 4.92   
R. Murphy 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 12 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Whitehurst 37
Batters Faced: W. Whitehurst 26, M. Portugal 9, R. Murphy 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Whitehurst 9-4, M. Portugal 3-1, R. Murphy 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Whitehurst 99-65, M. Portugal 33-21, R. Murphy 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Portugal 3-1
WP: M. Portugal , R. Murphy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Hanson W (12-7) 8.0 7 2 1 1 6 1 102 67 4.30   
T. Burke SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 1.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hanson 67
Batters Faced: E. Hanson 33, T. Burke 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hanson 10-7, T. Burke 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hanson 102-67, T. Burke 10-7
Hit Batsmen: E. Hanson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Erik Hanson
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Rain (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 16934
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