DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
09/06/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 3454 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (75-68) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 7 2
Cincinnati Reds (84-57) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 8 0
Reds Turn Back Orlando, 4-3
The Cincinnati Reds topped the Orlando Devil Rays, 4-3, in Federal League action at Riverfront Stadium. The player of the game was Cincinnati pitcher Joey Hamilton. The 'W' lifts Cincinnati's record to 84-57.

Matt Lawton dealt the Devil Rays a blow in the bottom of the sixth. Batting with a runner on 1st and Cincinnati leading 2-1, Lawton hit a 2-2 fastball for a 2-run home run.

"Every win gets us closer to our ultimate goal," said Lawton.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 13 47
J. Bagwell 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .240 26 79
R. Gant LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 33 80
P. O'Neill DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .228 27 70
B. Jordan CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 18 61
I. Rodriguez C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .270 21 70
J. Valentin SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 .203 29 72
R. Jones RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .185 3 12
J. Reed 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .176 2 16
   a-J. Kruk PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 2 10
Totals 33 3 7 3 1 5 15      
a - J. Kruk pinch hit for J. Reed in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Valentin (29, 9th Inning off D. Henry, 0 on, 1 out) J. Bagwell (26, 4th Inning off J. Hamilton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentin 4 , I. Rodriguez , R. Jones 2 , J. Bagwell 5 , P. O'Neill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , B. Jordan
Sac Bunt: J. Valentin
Hit by Pitch: R. Gant
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gant (44)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentin (13) , J. Reed (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291 8 58
S. Rolen 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .229 29 94
B. Williams RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .272 21 88
F. McGriff DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .256 17 56
J. Lopez C 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .278 33 88
M. Lawton LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 6 .225 9 29
J. Offerman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .194 1 13
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .238 1 42
D. Hosey CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .207 5 42
Totals 33 4 8 4 2 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Hosey (22, 4th Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Rolen (39, 3rd Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) J. Offerman (5, 6th Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lawton (9, 6th Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. McGriff , M. Lawton 4 , D. Hosey 2 , S. Rolen 2 , J. Lopez , B. Williams , J. Offerman 2 , O. Vizquel
2-out RBI: O. Vizquel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Lawton 2 , D. Hosey , F. Vina 2
Sac Fly: F. McGriff
Team LOB: 8
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Johnson L (16-5) 7.0 8 4 3 2 4 1 116 75 3.66   
R. Garces 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 49
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 33, R. Garces 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 9-8, R. Garces 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 116-75, R. Garces 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hamilton W (16-9) 6.0 4 2 2 1 2 1 87 61 4.14   
A. Rhodes H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 5.32   
D. Henry SV (14) 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 34 24 5.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hamilton 57
Batters Faced: J. Hamilton 24, A. Rhodes 4, D. Henry 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hamilton 7-9, A. Rhodes 1-2, D. Henry 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hamilton 87-61, A. Rhodes 14-11, D. Henry 34-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rhodes 1-1
WP: D. Henry
Hit Batsmen: J. Hamilton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joey Hamilton
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 36557
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