DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
09/12/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 3514 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York Yankees (35-111) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 10 0
Cleveland Spiders (66-80) 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 8 15 1
Spiders Walk Off with 8-7 Win
New York got a terrific performance from catcher Mike Lieberthal, but it wasn't enough to beat the Cleveland Spiders. Cleveland won the League Park contest, 8-7. Lieberthal was the player of the game despite being on the losing side. He was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Reliever Sterling Hitchcock picked up the win. His record improves to 7-4. Andy Ashby took the loss. The Spiders, now 66-80, have won 4 in a row.

Cleveland took a 8-7 lead on Billy Ripken's 120th hit of the season. The run-scoring single, which Ripken hit in the bottom of the tenth, left New York pitcher Andy Ashby shaking his head.

"We're stringing together some nice wins," said Cleveland manager Wilson Ogle.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. McCracken LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .269 2 11
B. Abreu RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .260 1 7
M. Lieberthal C 5 3 3 2 0 1 2 .232 22 55
D. Mattingly 1B 5 0 1 2 0 2 2 .279 18 59
R. Thompson DH 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .203 21 62
C. Sabo 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .228 11 43
D. Lewis CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .239 4 31
C. Garcia 2B 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .220 0 4
E. Caceres SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .187 1 6
   a-J. Walton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .178 0 3
   b-E. Giovanola SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
Totals 40 7 10 6 4 10 19      
a - J. Walton pinch hit for E. Caceres in the 10th
b - E. Giovanola substituted for J. Walton in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lieberthal (14, 9th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Thompson (19, 1st Inning off B. Sebra, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lieberthal (22, 5th Inning off B. Sebra, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Mattingly , B. Abreu , Q. McCracken , M. Lieberthal 7 , R. Thompson 3 , D. Lewis 2
2-out RBI: D. Mattingly , M. Lieberthal 2 , R. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Abreu , M. Lieberthal , D. Lewis , C. Sabo 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Thompson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lewis (39)
CS: R. Thompson (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McCracken-Sabo)
OF assists: 1 (McCracken (Strawberry at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .223 44 80
B. Gilkey RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .251 29 67
G. Anderson LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 28 85
K. Mitchell 3B 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .250 37 87
H. Johnson 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .242 39 101
T. Eusebio C 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .251 9 46
M. Morandini 2B 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .241 8 64
M. Grissom CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .259 19 59
B. Ripken SS 5 0 2 2 0 2 4 .236 4 50
Totals 41 8 15 8 3 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Johnson (16, 6th Inning off M. Clark, 1 on, 0 outs) T. Eusebio (23, 6th Inning off M. Clark, 2 on, 0 outs) M. Morandini (22, 4th Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 1 out) M. Grissom 2 (27, 8th Inning off D. Simons, 0 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off A. Ashby, 0 on, 1 out) D. Strawberry (10, 1st Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Morandini (4, 2nd Inning off M. Clark, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 3 , G. Anderson , T. Eusebio 3 , M. Morandini 5 , M. Grissom 5 , B. Ripken 2 , K. Mitchell 2 , D. Strawberry 2
2-out RBI: B. Ripken
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Eusebio , B. Gilkey 2 , B. Ripken
Sac Bunt: M. Grissom
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Anderson (5) , M. Grissom (37)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Mitchell (18)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Clark 5.0 10 6 6 0 5 0 75 52 4.20   
L. Smith 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 31 17 3.86   
D. Simons 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 16 12 3.89   
A. Ashby L (2-9) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 20 13 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 28
Batters Faced: M. Clark 24, L. Smith 8, D. Simons 7, A. Ashby 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 5-4, L. Smith 1-5, D. Simons 1-2, A. Ashby 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 75-52, L. Smith 31-17, D. Simons 16-12, A. Ashby 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Smith 1-0 , A. Ashby 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Sebra 6.1 6 4 3 2 7 1 101 62 5.03   
R. Hernandez H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 9 2.89   
M. Wohlers H (9) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 28 15 5.42   
S. Hitchcock W (7-4), BS (5) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 31 22 4.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sebra 52
Batters Faced: B. Sebra 27, R. Hernandez 2, M. Wohlers 6, S. Hitchcock 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sebra 8-3, R. Hernandez 1-0, M. Wohlers 3-0, S. Hitchcock 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sebra 101-62, R. Hernandez 10-9, M. Wohlers 28-15, S. Hitchcock 31-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hitchcock 1-1
WP: B. Sebra
Hit Batsmen: S. Hitchcock
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Lieberthal
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 35870
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