DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
05/07/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 401 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (18-15) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Charlotte Knights (16-19) 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 X 5 14 3
Spiders Lose to Knights, 5-2
Getting an impressive start from Ron Robinson, Charlotte beat Cleveland by the score of 5-2. The 5th-place Knights have won 4 consecutive games.

Carl Everett, who led the FL in batting average with .318 in 1994, contributed to the Charlotte win with a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 run batted in.

"I liked his command," said Charlotte manager Tyler Vuxta. "Ron was throwing strikes."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .265 10 21
T. Perez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .313 4 17
K. Mitchell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .325 14 36
T. Hundley C 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .241 14 22
R. Ibanez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .263 4 13
H. Johnson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .241 7 15
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .225 6 22
M. Grissom CF 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .222 3 11
B. Ripken SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .261 1 8
Totals 37 2 7 2 0 11 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Perez (12, 5th Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Strawberry (10, 1st Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson , T. Perez 3 , M. Grissom 2 , B. Ripken , D. Strawberry 4
2-out RBI: M. Grissom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hundley , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Johnson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Ripken (4)
OF assists: 1 (Gilkey (Everett at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .219 6 10
J. Giambi 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .258 6 15
   a-D. Segui 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 1 5
C. Everett CF, LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .265 8 18
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .206 5 23
S. Mack LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .286 6 25
   b-R. Rivera CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 1
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .331 2 17
M. Carreon DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .267 2 12
T. Batista 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .178 5 15
T. Zeile C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278 11 25
Totals 38 5 14 4 0 2 15      
a - D. Segui substituted for J. Giambi in the 8th
b - R. Rivera substituted for S. Mack in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Carreon (8, 8th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Giambi (6, 5th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 1 out) C. Everett (8, 5th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Batista , N. Garciaparra , M. Carreon 3 , J. Giambi 6 , C. Everett 5 , C. Knoblauch 2 , O. Merced , S. Mack 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Garciaparra , M. Carreon , O. Merced , T. Zeile , D. Segui
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Everett (1) , C. Knoblauch (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Robinson (1) , N. Garciaparra (4) , C. Knoblauch (3)
PB: T. Zeile
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Saberhagen L (1-4) 7.1 13 5 4 0 2 2 124 81 5.88   
C. Perez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 8 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 36
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 34, C. Perez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 10-9, C. Perez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 124-81, C. Perez 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Perez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Robinson W (1-1) 6.0 6 2 1 0 9 1 100 66 3.20   
E. Hillman H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 4.50   
T. Burke SV (4) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 18 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robinson 63
Batters Faced: R. Robinson 27, E. Hillman 1, T. Burke 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robinson 4-5, E. Hillman 0-1, T. Burke 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robinson 100-66, E. Hillman 6-4, T. Burke 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Hillman 1-0 , T. Burke 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Robinson
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 19 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 15672
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