HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
BUFFALO BISONS AT HARTFORD WHALERS
08/29/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
BUFFALO BISONS AT HARTFORD WHALERS
GAME ID: 3145 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bisons 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
Hartford Whalers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10 1
Whalers Hammered by Young, Drop Game 7 to Bisons
The Buffalo Bisons moved to within one game of the World Series today, downing the Hartford Whalers on the road at Wolves Ballpark by a score of 5-3. Bisons first baseman Kevin Young was named player of the game after he went 2 for 3 with 2 home runs, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. The win gives the Bisons a 4-3 advantage in the best-of-7 League Championship Series.

Young had an important at-bat with the bases empty in the top of the first, when he hit a solo home run. The Bisons went on to win.

"We don't have much margin for error now," Whalers manager said. "We need to figure out the problem and fix it, immediately."


BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cedeno LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .244 2 6
   a-D. Singleton LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Wilson SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .390 1 8
M. Stairs DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .275 2 7
K. Young 1B 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .372 5 11
E. Zambrano RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .162 2 4
M. Martinez CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 0 2
G. Zaun C 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .385 0 1
D. Howard 2B 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 .324 0 7
R. Eenhoorn 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .229 1 6
Totals 34 5 7 5 9 4 20      
a - D. Singleton substituted for R. Cedeno in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Zaun (2, 7th Inning off O. Henriquez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Wilson (1, 1st Inning off M. Thurman, 0 on, 1 out) K. Young 2 (5, 1st Inning off M. Thurman, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Thurman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Eenhoorn , E. Wilson 4 , M. Martinez , G. Zaun 2 , K. Young 8 , D. Howard
2-out RBI: , K. Young 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wilson , R. Cedeno 2 , E. Zambrano 2
Hit by Pitch: K. Young
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Wilson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Howard-Wilson-Young, Howard-Wilson-Young, Howard-Wilson-Young)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McDonald CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .250 1 5
R. Gutierrez 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .239 2 3
A. Ochoa RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .444 1 2
B. Bonilla DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .349 2 6
R. Myers LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .108 0 2
F. Crespo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .282 0 5
F. Santangelo SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .226 0 5
M. Matheny C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .410 2 8
K. Abbott 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .194 0 4
Totals 34 3 10 2 2 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Gutierrez (2, 8th Inning off A. Berumen, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gutierrez (2, 1st Inning off M. Suzuki, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bonilla 2 , R. Myers , F. Santangelo 2 , A. Ochoa 2 , M. Matheny , R. Gutierrez 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Crespo , R. Myers
GIDP: M. Matheny , K. Abbott 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gutierrez
OF assists: 1 (McDonald (Zaun at 3rd base))
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Suzuki W (1-0) 6.1 8 1 1 0 4 1 73 50 4.41   
A. Berumen 1.2 2 2 2 1 3 0 27 17 8.10   
T. Fortugno SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 6 7.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Suzuki 57
Batters Faced: M. Suzuki 25, A. Berumen 8, T. Fortugno 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Suzuki 5-8, A. Berumen 1-1, T. Fortugno 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Suzuki 73-50, A. Berumen 27-17, T. Fortugno 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Berumen 1-0
WP: A. Berumen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Thurman L (0-2) 3.2 5 5 5 5 1 3 89 52 4.82   
R. Batchelor 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 41 19 2.84   
O. Henriquez 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 26 13 0.00   
U. Urbina 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 37 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thurman 25
Batters Faced: M. Thurman 22, R. Batchelor 9, O. Henriquez 5, U. Urbina 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thurman 1-9, R. Batchelor 2-3, O. Henriquez 0-2, U. Urbina 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thurman 89-52, R. Batchelor 41-19, O. Henriquez 26-13, U. Urbina 37-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Batchelor 3-0 , O. Henriquez 1-0 , U. Urbina 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Thurman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Young
Ballpark: Wolves Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 60362
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