DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
09/16/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 3569 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (60-92) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Charlotte Knights (78-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Knights Lose to Red Sox, 3-0
Boston and Charlotte met in a late-season matchup at Comiskey Park.

Boston right-hander Mark Thompson pitched his team to a shutout win, 3-0, over the Charlotte Knights. Boston is now 60-92. Charlotte is 78-73.

Boston used the bat of Todd Greene to get the win. The catcher hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Red Sox ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it did its damage.

"Nice to put this one in the win column," said Thompson.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Jones CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .197 0 4
S. Fletcher SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257 6 43
B. Bonds LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 39 89
A. Eto 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .204 21 68
D. Ortiz DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .217 18 76
T. Greene C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .189 27 55
R. Greer RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .235 5 22
D. Tartabull 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .173 10 41
K. Polcovich 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .226 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3 3 9 8      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Greer (12, 5th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Greene (27, 2nd Inning off G. Mathews, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Polcovich , T. Greene 4 , T. Jones , R. Greer 2 , A. Eto , B. Bonds
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Eto
GIDP: D. Ortiz
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Bonds (10)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Polcovich (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Eto-Polcovich-Tartabull)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Gonzalez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .173 5 18
J. Giambi 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .258 45 99
C. Everett CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .226 33 80
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .260 22 78
S. Mack LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 13 60
O. Merced RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230 17 51
T. Batista 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .219 21 70
T. Zeile C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 18 62
N. Perez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 2 18
Totals 32 0 5 0 1 4 9      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Giambi (21, 8th Inning off R. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Everett (23, 1st Inning off M. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Giambi 3 , C. Everett 3 , O. Merced
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Garciaparra 2 , C. Everett , S. Mack
GIDP: T. Batista
Hit by Pitch: O. Merced
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Garciaparra-Giambi)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Thompson W (1-8) 5.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 69 47 6.23   
M. Fyhrie H (2) 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 21 7.71   
R. Hernandez SV (10) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 16 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thompson 62
Batters Faced: M. Thompson 19, M. Fyhrie 9, R. Hernandez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thompson 6-4, M. Fyhrie 4-4, R. Hernandez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thompson 69-47, M. Fyhrie 35-21, R. Hernandez 21-16
Hit Batsmen: R. Hernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Mathews L (3-6) 7.0 5 3 3 2 7 1 100 63 5.42   
M. Hartley 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 17 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mathews 60
Batters Faced: G. Mathews 26, M. Hartley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mathews 8-4, M. Hartley 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mathews 100-63, M. Hartley 25-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Thompson
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 16829
Special Notes: Rain delay of 57 minutes in the 4th inning.
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