DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
05/08/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 412 - THURSDAY, MAY 8TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (18-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 8 1
Charlotte Knights (17-19) 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 X 10 10 0
Garciaparra Helps Charlotte Cruise to 10-3 Win
Nomar Garciaparra batted in 3 runs to lead Charlotte to a win over Cleveland. The final score was 10-3. Garciaparra chipped in with 1 single and 2 home runs. Charlotte now has a 5-game win streak.

Tony Batista had a key at-bat with two out in the bottom of the fourth for Charlotte. With a runner on 1st and the Knights leading 2-0, he hit a 2-run home run.

"It's always a heck of a lot easier to get to sleep after a win," Batista told the Charlotte Daily News. "I know I'll rest easy tonight."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215 3 11
T. Perez SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .313 4 17
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .234 6 22
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .323 15 37
T. Hundley C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .234 14 22
R. Ibanez DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .262 5 14
H. Johnson 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .244 8 16
   a-M. Sweeney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
R. Pemberton LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .125 1 2
B. Ripken 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 1 8
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 6 12      
a - M. Sweeney pinch hit for H. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Johnson (8, 8th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Ibanez (5, 9th Inning off C. Bosio, 0 on, 1 out) K. Mitchell (15, 9th Inning off C. Bosio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 4 , R. Ibanez 4 , T. Perez , R. Pemberton , B. Gilkey 2 , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gilkey
GIDP: R. Ibanez , K. Mitchell
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gilkey (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Mitchell-Ripken-Johnson, Ripken-Perez-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .220 6 10
J. Giambi DH 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .267 6 15
S. Mack LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .277 6 25
N. Garciaparra SS 4 3 3 3 0 0 2 .221 7 26
D. Segui 1B 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 .214 1 6
C. Everett CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .264 8 18
C. Knoblauch 2B 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .331 2 19
T. Batista 3B 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .188 7 19
L. Webster C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 0 1
Totals 32 10 10 10 4 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Knoblauch (8, 8th Inning off N. Minchey, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Batista 2 (7, 4th Inning off J. Nieves, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off N. Minchey, 1 on, 1 out) N. Garciaparra 2 (7, 4th Inning off J. Nieves, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Nieves, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista 8 , N. Garciaparra 9 , J. Giambi 2 , C. Everett , C. Knoblauch 2 , O. Merced
2-out RBI: T. Batista , N. Garciaparra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Everett
GIDP: S. Mack 2
Sac Fly: D. Segui
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Garciaparra-Knoblauch-Segui, Garciaparra-Knoblauch-Segui)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nieves L (3-3) 7.1 8 8 7 4 7 3 110 64 4.64   
N. Minchey 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 15 10 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nieves 35
Batters Faced: J. Nieves 33, N. Minchey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nieves 8-5, N. Minchey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nieves 110-64, N. Minchey 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Minchey 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Mathews W (2-2) 8.0 6 1 1 2 5 1 100 64 6.35   
C. Bosio 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 2 19 14 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mathews 69
Batters Faced: G. Mathews 30, C. Bosio 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mathews 11-6, C. Bosio 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mathews 100-64, C. Bosio 19-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nomar Garciaparra
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 15823
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