DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
09/20/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 3593 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (83-71) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Cleveland Spiders (70-83) 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 7 2
Spiders Throttle Devil Rays, 5-1
The Cleveland Spiders got a good effort from starter Bret Saberhagen in defeating the Orlando Devil Rays at League Park. The final score was 5-1. Saberhagen, now 10-14, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 4, walking 0, and allowing 1 earned run. Cleveland is now 70-83, while Orlando is 83-71.

Billy Ripken put Cleveland in front, 4-0, when he took Alan Benes downtown. His 3-run home run came with one out in the bottom of the second. It was his 5th home run of the season.

"Everything felt in sync," said Saberhagen.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 28 83
J. Elway LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 11 35
T. Salmon RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 16 42
P. Plantier DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217 31 63
B. Jordan CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .252 30 80
J. Bagwell 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .221 30 84
I. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .284 17 58
J. Valentin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .182 27 68
J. Oquendo SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 3 40
Totals 32 1 6 1 0 5 9      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Jordan (16, 7th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Salmon , B. Jordan 3 , P. Plantier , J. Bagwell , J. Oquendo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Salmon , I. Rodriguez
GIDP: P. Plantier
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Oquendo (47)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Elway (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Biggio-Oquendo-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .228 46 84
B. Gilkey RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250 30 71
G. Anderson LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .259 29 88
K. Mitchell 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .253 40 92
H. Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .238 39 101
T. Eusebio C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 9 47
M. Morandini 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .241 8 65
M. Grissom CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .261 20 61
B. Ripken SS 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .233 5 55
Totals 30 5 7 5 4 11 8      
BATTING
Triples: B. Gilkey (4, 1st Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Anderson (29, 6th Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Ripken (5, 2nd Inning off A. Benes, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Anderson 4 , T. Eusebio , B. Gilkey 3 , M. Grissom 2 , B. Ripken 4 , D. Strawberry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Morandini , B. Gilkey
GIDP: B. Ripken
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: H. Johnson (13) , B. Saberhagen (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Morandini-Ripken-Johnson)
OF assists: 1 (Anderson (Plantier at home))
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Benes L (4-1) 6.0 6 5 5 2 10 2 115 72 3.32   
W. Gardner 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 31 16 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Benes 48
Batters Faced: A. Benes 26, W. Gardner 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Benes 4-4, W. Gardner 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Benes 115-72, W. Gardner 31-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Gardner 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Saberhagen W (10-14) 8.0 6 1 1 0 4 0 116 81 5.02   
M. Wohlers 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6 5.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 70
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 30, M. Wohlers 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 7-12, M. Wohlers 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 116-81, M. Wohlers 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Wohlers 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bret Saberhagen
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 35504
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