DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT BOSTON RED SOX
05/15/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 487 - THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (22-19) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 10 0
Boston Red Sox (10-31) 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 11 0
Spiders Get Close Win Over Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Spiders provided some drama at Fenway Park.

Cleveland rode a decent outing from starter John Thomson to victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The final score was 6-5. Willie Banks picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 4-1. Roberto Hernandez was tagged with the loss. Steve Karsay earned the save for Cleveland, his 9th.

Cleveland needed the clutch hitting of Bernard Gilkey to notch the win. The right fielder hammered a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Spiders on top, 6-5. For the game, Gilkey had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"For the most part, I made good pitches when I needed to," said Thomson.

The Spiders, at 22-19, have now won 4 straight.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 5 1 2 1 0 3 1 .278 13 29
T. Perez 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .320 4 19
K. Mitchell 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .314 17 46
R. Ibanez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 6 19
B. Gilkey RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .234 8 25
H. Johnson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .243 9 20
   a-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 1 3
M. Grissom CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .223 4 18
G. Williams C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .296 1 4
B. Ripken SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .236 1 10
Totals 36 6 10 6 2 10 12      
a - R. Petagine substituted for H. Johnson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Mitchell (8, 2nd Inning off P. Harnisch, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Gilkey (8, 8th Inning off R. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Williams , T. Perez 2 , B. Gilkey 5 , M. Grissom , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell 2 , D. Strawberry 2
2-out RBI: T. Perez , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell , D. Strawberry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Johnson , R. Ibanez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Strawberry (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260 0 7
T. Hollandsworth RF 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .200 3 13
B. Bonds LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .321 14 30
D. Ortiz DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .270 2 6
D. Tartabull 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .147 6 18
A. Eto 2B 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .232 5 14
M. Cameron CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .172 8 18
S. Fletcher SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 2 10
T. Greene C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .185 5 13
Totals 38 5 11 5 3 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Ortiz (3, 4th Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Bonds (4, 7th Inning off W. Banks, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Hollandsworth (3, 7th Inning off W. Banks, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Ortiz 2 , T. Hollandsworth 4 , M. Cameron , E. Renteria , A. Eto 2 , B. Bonds 4 , D. Tartabull 2
2-out RBI: A. Eto , D. Tartabull 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fletcher , D. Ortiz , T. Hollandsworth , M. Cameron
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Fletcher (2) , T. Hollandsworth (5) , B. Bonds 2 (17)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Thomson 6.1 7 3 3 2 4 0 116 68 5.10   
W. Banks W (4-1), BS (2) 1.2 3 2 2 1 3 1 31 20 2.75   
S. Karsay SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thomson 49
Batters Faced: J. Thomson 28, W. Banks 9, S. Karsay 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thomson 7-8, W. Banks 0-2, S. Karsay 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thomson 116-68, W. Banks 31-20, S. Karsay 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Banks 1-1
WP: J. Thomson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Harnisch 6.0 7 5 5 2 7 0 98 67 5.07   
R. Hernandez L (1-6) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 23 18 7.07   
P. Assenmacher 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 14 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Harnisch 43
Batters Faced: P. Harnisch 27, R. Hernandez 5, P. Assenmacher 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Harnisch 4-7, R. Hernandez 1-1, P. Assenmacher 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Harnisch 98-67, R. Hernandez 23-18, P. Assenmacher 21-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Thomson
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 9592
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