DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/05/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 3449 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Washington Senators (83-57) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 6 0
Baltimore Orioles (61-79) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 1
Gruber Reaches 300 Mark
The Baltimore Orioles had something to celebrate today even though they dropped a 6-3 decision to Washington. The reason -- the splendid slugger Kelly Gruber hit his 300th career homer in today's contest at Memorial Stadium.

"I'm fortunate to be here," Gruber told the media after the game. "The Orioles have a classy organization and some great fans. Homer #300 was for them."

Looking at his career numbers, Gruber has played in 1852 games with a .246 batting average. Among his 1734 hits are 280 doubles, 47 triples and 300 home runs. He also has scored 942 runs and driven in 957 runs.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kendall C 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .202 2 16
V. Guerrero RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .237 33 73
A. Rodriguez SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .255 32 63
A. Belle LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .262 46 118
M. Greenwell DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .268 8 19
E. Davis CF 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 .234 28 82
W. Greene 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .240 22 71
K. Hrbek 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .235 4 15
K. Sefcik 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .202 1 4
Totals 35 6 6 5 7 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rodriguez (22, 10th Inning off R. McDowell, 0 on, 1 out) M. Greenwell (4, 6th Inning off J. DeLeon, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Guerrero (33, 5th Inning off J. DeLeon, 1 on, 2 outs) E. Davis (28, 10th Inning off R. McDowell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Guerrero 4 , J. Kendall , A. Rodriguez 3 , M. Greenwell 2 , E. Davis 4
2-out RBI: V. Guerrero , E. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Sefcik 2 , W. Greene
Hit by Pitch: J. Kendall
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kendall 2 (9)
CS: A. Rodriguez (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Spiers 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269 8 51
T. O'Leary RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .180 3 12
   b-M. Tejada PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 4 17
K. Lofton CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 9 57
M. Franco 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .227 8 55
L. Mouton LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .215 16 49
   a-J. Damon PH, LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .255 13 48
K. Gruber 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .268 26 70
J. Leyritz C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .219 3 16
A. Espinoza SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .220 3 38
E. Sprague Jr. DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .153 19 46
Totals 34 3 5 3 3 8 12      
a - J. Damon pinch hit for L. Mouton in the 9th
b - M. Tejada pinch hit for T. O'Leary in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Spiers (24, 1st Inning off A. Pettitte, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Gruber (26, 2nd Inning off A. Pettitte, 0 on, 1 out) J. Damon (13, 9th Inning off T. Percival, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Gruber 5 , J. Leyritz , B. Spiers 2 , J. Damon 4
2-out RBI: J. Damon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Franco , K. Lofton , M. Tejada
Sac Bunt: B. Spiers
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Leyritz (4)
PB: J. Leyritz
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Pettitte 7.0 3 1 1 1 4 1 99 65 3.86   
T. Percival W (2-2), BS (5) 2.0 1 2 2 1 3 1 31 21 2.52   
D. Plesac SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pettitte 70
Batters Faced: A. Pettitte 25, T. Percival 8, D. Plesac 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pettitte 9-8, T. Percival 2-1, D. Plesac 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pettitte 99-65, T. Percival 31-21, D. Plesac 17-10
WP: D. Plesac
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. DeLeon 6.2 4 3 2 5 8 1 115 68 4.50   
J. Tavarez 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 30 16 2.54   
R. McDowell L (5-10) 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 22 13 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. DeLeon 59
Batters Faced: J. DeLeon 30, J. Tavarez 7, R. McDowell 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. DeLeon 7-5, J. Tavarez 1-4, R. McDowell 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. DeLeon 115-68, J. Tavarez 30-16, R. McDowell 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tavarez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. DeLeon
Balk: J. DeLeon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Pettitte
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 35765
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