DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
09/08/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 3480 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (64-79) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Charlotte Knights (74-69) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 1 3 1
Hanson Now 13-7 After Subduing Twins
The Charlotte Knights got a magnificent performance from pitcher Erik Hanson, who muffled the Minnesota offense en route to a tight 1-0 Knights win at Comiskey Park. Charlotte occupies third place in the Federal League Central Division at 74-69.

Hanson gave Charlotte a solid start. The right-hander allowed no runs on 4 hits over 7.1 innings.

"I had pretty good command out there," said Hanson.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .293 22 68
K. Daniels DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .256 44 98
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .266 39 106
L. Walker RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .250 28 81
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .217 24 63
M. Grudzielanek 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .254 2 50
K. Seitzer 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .255 3 15
E. Perez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 1 11
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 1 40
Totals 29 0 4 0 2 10 14      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Perez (9, 5th Inning off E. Hanson, 1 on, 1 out) K. Seitzer (11, 3rd Inning off E. Hanson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Perez 2 , M. Grudzielanek , K. Seitzer 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Erstad 2 , K. Daniels
GIDP: K. Seitzer
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Walker (31)
CS: L. Walker (12) , K. Daniels (18)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ordonez (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .248 9 56
J. Giambi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256 42 94
   c-D. Segui 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 3 26
C. Everett CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 33 80
   a-N. Garciaparra SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 22 78
L. Gonzalez DH 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .180 5 16
S. Mack LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .301 13 57
R. Rivera RF, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .115 1 1
T. Batista 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .223 20 67
   b-O. Merced RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 16 50
T. Zeile C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 18 62
N. Perez SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 2 17
Totals 28 1 3 1 4 8 13      
a - N. Garciaparra substituted for C. Everett in the 8th
b - O. Merced substituted for T. Batista in the 8th
c - D. Segui substituted for J. Giambi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Giambi (20, 1st Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Batista , J. Giambi 2 , L. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: T. Batista
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Batista , T. Zeile , S. Mack
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Gonzalez 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Perez (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Batista-Knoblauch-Giambi)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz L (10-12) 7.0 3 1 1 4 7 0 111 75 4.73   
P. Spoljaric 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 70
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 29, P. Spoljaric 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 6-8, P. Spoljaric 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 111-75, P. Spoljaric 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Hanson W (13-7) 7.1 4 0 0 2 9 0 101 63 4.12   
M. Mantei H (10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 3.47   
T. Burke SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hanson 77
Batters Faced: E. Hanson 26, M. Mantei 2, T. Burke 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hanson 5-5, M. Mantei 1-1, T. Burke 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hanson 101-63, M. Mantei 5-4, T. Burke 15-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Erik Hanson
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 16883
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