DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
09/22/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 3629 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (92-64) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 7 11 1
Cleveland Spiders (78-78) 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 X 8 9 2
Spiders Score Late to Upend Reds, 8-7
Fans who came to League Park watched the Cleveland Spiders and the Cincinnati Reds fight to the finish.

The Cleveland Spiders defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 8-7, in Federal League action at League Park, with Cleveland third baseman Kevin Mitchell named player of the game. Cleveland reliever Carlos Perez picked up the win, upping his record to 5-6. Doug Henry took the loss. Steve Karsay, credited with the save, is now 35 for 48 in save opportunities.

Mitchell had a big at-bat with the bases empty in the bottom of the eighth inning, when he hit a solo home run. The Spiders went on to win.

"Nothing is scripted in this game," said Mitchell.

The Spiders, at 78-78, sit in 4th place in the Federal League East Division.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .282 8 63
S. Rolen 3B 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .234 31 106
B. Williams RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .266 22 96
B. Higginson LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .265 32 102
J. Lopez C 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .278 36 96
F. McGriff DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .254 20 62
J. Offerman 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .202 1 14
O. Vizquel SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .248 1 49
D. Hosey CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 .216 5 47
Totals 36 7 11 7 2 8 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: F. McGriff (20, 8th Inning off C. Perez, 0 on, 1 out) S. Rolen (31, 9th Inning off C. Perez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. McGriff 5 , D. Hosey 2 , F. Vina , S. Rolen 4 , B. Williams 2 , J. Offerman , O. Vizquel 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Higginson , F. Vina , S. Rolen
GIDP: F. Vina
Sac Bunt: D. Hosey
Hit by Pitch: F. Vina
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Vina (7)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Vina (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .254 42 83
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 28 67
K. Mitchell 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .281 55 119
T. Hundley C 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .241 51 107
R. Ibanez LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .276 37 103
   a-G. Anderson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 9 29
H. Johnson 1B 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 .203 35 76
   b-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 2 7
T. Perez SS 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .256 11 70
M. Grissom CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .226 16 53
B. Ripken 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .189 4 34
Totals 32 8 9 8 2 7 8      
a - G. Anderson substituted for R. Ibanez in the 9th
b - R. Petagine substituted for H. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gilkey (25, 3rd Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Perez (6, 2nd Inning off M. Mussina, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Perez (11, 8th Inning off D. Henry, 1 on, 1 out) T. Hundley (51, 8th Inning off D. Henry, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Mitchell 2 (55, 6th Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Henry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez , T. Perez 7 , T. Hundley 4 , B. Gilkey 2 , M. Grissom , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Hundley 2 , B. Ripken
Sac Bunt: T. Perez
Sac Fly: D. Strawberry
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: T. Perez (20) , M. Grissom (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Ripken-Perez-Johnson)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Mussina 7.0 5 4 4 2 7 1 123 83 3.28   
D. Henry L (10-11), BS (14) 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 3 17 12 6.25   
J. Suppan 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 56
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 29, D. Henry 5, J. Suppan 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 6-8, D. Henry 0-1, J. Suppan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 123-83, D. Henry 17-12, J. Suppan 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Sebra 5.1 8 4 4 2 4 0 104 67 4.95   
C. Perez W (5-6) 3.0 3 3 3 0 3 2 46 34 4.48   
S. Karsay SV (35) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sebra 38
Batters Faced: B. Sebra 26, C. Perez 12, S. Karsay 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sebra 4-6, C. Perez 2-4, S. Karsay 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sebra 104-67, C. Perez 46-34, S. Karsay 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Perez 2-0
WP: C. Perez
Hit Batsmen: B. Sebra
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Mitchell
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 36160
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