DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
09/23/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 3641 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (93-64) 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 7 14 0
Cleveland Spiders (78-79) 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 6 9 0
Cleveland Loses, 7-6, Despite Grissom Performance
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Cleveland Spiders, 7-6. Earning player of the game honors was center fielder Marquis Grissom, who hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Doug Henry got the save, his 17th in 31 chances. Cincinnati leads the Federal League East Division by 3 games.

Bobby Higginson contributed a productive at-bat in the top of the third. With runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a 2-run double. It was one at-bat that propelled Cincinnati to the win.

"I'm just happy to help the team win," Higginson told the Cincinnati News.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .284 8 64
S. Rolen 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .236 32 107
B. Williams RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .267 22 96
B. Higginson LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .266 32 104
M. Lawton DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .235 9 31
S. Spiezio 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266 23 82
D. Nilsson C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .219 5 13
O. Vizquel SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .250 2 50
D. Hosey CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .216 5 47
Totals 40 7 14 7 1 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Hosey (27, 3rd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 1 out) B. Higginson (31, 3rd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 2 on, 2 outs) F. Vina (28, 9th Inning off S. Cooke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Rolen (32, 5th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 1 out) D. Nilsson (5, 8th Inning off S. Cooke, 0 on, 2 outs) O. Vizquel (2, 6th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lawton 2 , D. Hosey 2 , B. Higginson 3 , F. Vina 3 , S. Rolen 5 , D. Nilsson 4 , B. Williams 2 , O. Vizquel 5
2-out RBI: M. Lawton , B. Higginson , D. Nilsson , O. Vizquel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lawton , D. Nilsson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Lawton (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 .252 42 83
B. Gilkey RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .239 29 68
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .281 56 120
R. Ibanez LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .275 37 104
H. Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .201 35 76
T. Perez SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .254 11 70
G. Williams C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 7 18
M. Grissom CF 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 .232 18 56
B. Ripken 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .188 4 34
Totals 35 6 9 6 4 11 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Gilkey (29, 7th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Grissom 2 (18, 4th Inning off J. Rijo, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 1 out) K. Mitchell (56, 9th Inning off D. Henry, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez , G. Williams , B. Gilkey 5 , M. Grissom 10 , K. Mitchell 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Johnson , B. Ripken , D. Strawberry
Sac Bunt: G. Williams
Hit by Pitch: H. Johnson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grissom 2 (35)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo W (14-6) 7.1 8 5 5 4 7 3 129 83 2.86   
D. Henry SV (17) 1.2 1 1 1 0 4 1 25 19 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 45
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 35, D. Henry 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 11-4, D. Henry 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 129-83, D. Henry 25-19
WP: J. Rijo
Hit Batsmen: J. Rijo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Saberhagen L (9-18) 6.0 9 6 6 0 4 2 87 59 6.54   
S. Cooke 2.0 5 1 1 1 0 1 41 26 5.43   
W. Banks 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 10 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 34
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 27, S. Cooke 11, W. Banks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 9-5, S. Cooke 1-4, W. Banks 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 87-59, S. Cooke 41-26, W. Banks 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Banks 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marquis Grissom
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 35687
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