DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
09/11/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 3502 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (35-110) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Cleveland Spiders (65-80) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 8 0
Spiders Jolt Yankees with Late Rally
The Cleveland Spiders defeated the New York Yankees, 4-3, in Federal League action at League Park, with Cleveland pitcher Bret Saberhagen named player of the game. Cleveland reliever Mark Wohlers picked up the win to move to 5-12. Doug Simons suffered the loss. The Yankees, now 35-110, have lost 4 straight.

Darryl Strawberry provided some late-game heroics for Cleveland. In the bottom of the ninth inning, he hit a solo home run. It came on a 1-2 curveball from Doug Simons and propelled Cleveland to a 4-3 lead.

"We'll pop the top on a cold one and get back to work tomorrow," Saberhagen said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. McCracken LF 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .277 2 11
B. Abreu RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .267 1 7
M. Lieberthal C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .228 21 53
D. Mattingly 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .280 18 57
R. Thompson DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .201 21 60
C. Sabo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 11 43
D. Lewis CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .237 4 31
C. Garcia 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .237 0 4
E. Caceres SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .190 1 6
Totals 29 3 6 3 3 5 7      
BATTING
Doubles: Q. McCracken (4, 3rd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Caceres (2, 3rd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Thompson (21, 4th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Mattingly , Q. McCracken 2 , E. Caceres 3 , R. Thompson 4 , D. Lewis , C. Garcia
2-out RBI: Q. McCracken , R. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mattingly , B. Abreu
GIDP: M. Lieberthal
Sac Bunt: E. Caceres
Sac Fly: Q. McCracken
Hit by Pitch: B. Abreu
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Lewis (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .222 44 80
B. Gilkey RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .254 29 67
K. Mitchell 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .249 37 87
H. Johnson 1B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .240 39 101
   a-M. Sweeney PR, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 3 11
T. Eusebio C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .249 9 43
M. Morandini 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .239 8 62
M. Grissom CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .255 19 58
Y. Benitez LF 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 .296 9 21
B. Ripken SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235 4 48
Totals 32 4 8 4 5 8 14      
a - M. Sweeney pinch ran for H. Johnson in the 3rd

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Benitez (9, 6th Inning off A. Young, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Strawberry (44, 9th Inning off D. Simons, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson , T. Eusebio 2 , M. Morandini , Y. Benitez 4 , M. Grissom 2 , D. Strawberry 4
2-out RBI: M. Morandini , Y. Benitez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Morandini , M. Grissom , B. Ripken
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grissom (36)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mitchell-Morandini-Sweeney)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Young 6.1 5 3 3 5 6 1 100 61 6.11   
B. Eversgerd 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 4.05   
D. Simons L (2-2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 25 19 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Young 52
Batters Faced: A. Young 29, B. Eversgerd 2, D. Simons 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Young 7-6, B. Eversgerd 0-2, D. Simons 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Young 100-61, B. Eversgerd 6-3, D. Simons 25-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Eversgerd 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Saberhagen 7.0 5 3 3 3 4 1 106 64 5.09   
M. Wohlers W (5-12) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 12 5.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 56
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 28, M. Wohlers 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 3-13, M. Wohlers 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 106-64, M. Wohlers 20-12
Hit Batsmen: M. Wohlers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bret Saberhagen
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 35480
Special Notes: 1B Howard Johnson was injured while running the bases.
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