DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
05/06/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 389 - TUESDAY, MAY 6TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (18-14) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 2
Charlotte Knights (15-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 6 0
Knights Win 3-2 Walk-Off
The Comiskey Park faithful were treated to a dramatic, walk-off win.

The Charlotte Knights faced a tough opponent in Cleveland pitcher Bob Sebra, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Comiskey Park by a final score of 3-2. Sebra went 8 innings and allowed no earned runs. The winner was Charlotte reliever Matt Mantei, now 2-0. The loser was Willie Banks.

With the bases empty in the bottom of the 12th, Ruben Rivera delivered the knockout blow when he hit a walk-off solo home run to win it for Charlotte. In the contest, Rivera was 1 for 1 with a home run.

"Good pitching, clutch hitting," said Charlotte skipper Tyler Vuxta. "I can't complain."

Charlotte has now won 3 in a row.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 5 0 0 0 1 5 6 .268 9 20
T. Perez 2B 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 .307 4 17
K. Mitchell 3B 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 .336 14 36
T. Hundley C 6 0 2 0 0 1 2 .250 14 22
R. Ibanez LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .272 4 13
   a-R. Petagine 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
H. Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .241 7 15
   b-M. Grissom CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 3 10
B. Gilkey RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .233 6 22
G. Anderson CF, LF 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 .326 3 5
B. Ripken SS 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .261 1 8
Totals 46 2 12 2 3 10 25      
a - R. Petagine substituted for R. Ibanez in the 8th
b - M. Grissom substituted for H. Johnson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hundley (2, 2nd Inning off S. Bankhead, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Ripken (7, 4th Inning off S. Bankhead, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Anderson (3, 4th Inning off S. Bankhead, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez , G. Anderson 5 , T. Hundley 3 , B. Gilkey , B. Ripken 4 , K. Mitchell 2 , M. Grissom
2-out RBI: G. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Perez , D. Strawberry 2 , G. Anderson , T. Hundley
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gilkey 2 (5) , M. Grissom (12)
CS: D. Strawberry (3)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Banks (1) , T. Perez (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .220 6 10
   b-R. Rivera PR, CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .231 1 1
J. Giambi 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .242 5 14
C. Everett CF, RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .258 7 17
N. Garciaparra SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .204 5 22
S. Mack LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .279 6 25
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .325 2 17
M. Carreon DH 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .256 2 11
   a-L. Dykstra DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 2
T. Batista 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .176 5 15
T. Zeile C 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .290 11 25
Totals 41 3 6 3 5 11 22      
a - L. Dykstra substituted for M. Carreon in the 9th
b - R. Rivera pinch ran for O. Merced in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Carreon (7, 9th Inning off S. Karsay, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Rivera (1, 12th Inning off W. Banks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra 2 , M. Carreon 3 , T. Zeile , R. Rivera 4
2-out RBI: M. Carreon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Mack , J. Giambi , C. Everett , O. Merced , T. Zeile
Team LOB: 10
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Sebra 8.0 2 0 0 3 5 0 125 76 4.28   
S. Karsay BS (3) 1.0 2 2 0 1 2 0 29 14 3.75   
W. Banks L (3-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 51 33 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sebra 80
Batters Faced: B. Sebra 29, S. Karsay 7, W. Banks 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sebra 9-10, S. Karsay 0-1, W. Banks 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sebra 125-76, S. Karsay 29-14, W. Banks 51-33
WP: B. Sebra
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Bankhead 7.0 9 2 2 2 4 1 103 66 3.52   
T. Worrell 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 38 26 3.77   
M. Mantei W (2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 26 14 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bankhead 53
Batters Faced: S. Bankhead 30, T. Worrell 12, M. Mantei 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bankhead 7-8, T. Worrell 1-5, M. Mantei 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bankhead 103-66, T. Worrell 38-26, M. Mantei 26-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mantei 1-0
Balk: S. Bankhead
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Sebra
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 15975
Special Notes: Darryl Strawberry ties the FL regular season extra-inning game record for strikeouts with 5.
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