DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
05/20/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 541 - TUESDAY, MAY 20TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (14-32) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Charlotte Knights (24-24) 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 X 9 12 1
Giambi Hits 2 home runs in Knights Win
The Charlotte Knights defeated the New York Yankees, 9-1, at Comiskey Park today. Leading the charge for Charlotte was first baseman Jason Giambi. He was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Chris Bosio earned the save, his 2nd. The 5th-place Yankees have lost 4 consecutive games.

Giambi had a key at-bat for Charlotte early in the game. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and gave Charlotte an early 2-0 lead.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Tyler Vuxta said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Cabrera SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259 1 15
B. Abreu RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .210 8 18
M. Lieberthal C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .284 8 22
K. Kiyohara 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .201 11 29
   a-A. Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Fryman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .215 4 16
R. Thompson DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .192 3 12
M. Gallego 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .187 1 5
Q. McCracken LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 1 2
D. Lewis CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 1 6
Totals 33 1 5 1 0 9 14      
a - A. Hernandez pinch hit for K. Kiyohara in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Abreu (3, 6th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Lieberthal (10, 4th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Cabrera , B. Abreu 2 , M. Lieberthal 3 , R. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Cabrera , R. Thompson
Hit by Pitch: T. Fryman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lewis (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cabrera-Gallego-Kiyohara)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .231 7 13
   a-L. Dykstra PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 2
J. Giambi 1B 3 2 2 3 2 1 0 .263 11 23
C. Everett CF, RF 3 1 0 0 2 3 1 .243 9 21
S. Mack LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .283 7 30
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 3 .318 3 27
T. Batista 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 6 .200 10 30
M. Carreon DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .243 2 15
L. Webster C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .179 1 3
N. Perez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323 0 4
Totals 35 9 12 9 5 7 17      
a - L. Dykstra pinch hit for O. Merced in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Knoblauch (10, 1st Inning off M. Clark, 1 on, 1 out) O. Merced (4, 1st Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Webster (2, 1st Inning off M. Clark, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Giambi 2 (11, 1st Inning off M. Clark, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs) O. Merced (7, 2nd Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Webster (1, 6th Inning off A. Ashby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista , J. Giambi 8 , C. Knoblauch 4 , O. Merced 7 , L. Webster 6 , S. Mack
2-out RBI: L. Webster
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Batista , N. Perez , S. Mack , M. Carreon
GIDP: M. Carreon
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Batista (1) , C. Everett (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Giambi (1)
PB: L. Webster
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Clark L (0-5) 4.0 8 7 7 1 3 3 67 42 4.91   
A. Ashby 1.1 4 2 2 0 3 1 21 18 7.31   
D. Simons 2.0 0 0 0 4 0 0 38 13 1.82   
B. Eversgerd 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 20
Batters Faced: M. Clark 20, A. Ashby 8, D. Simons 10, B. Eversgerd 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 2-6, A. Ashby 1-0, D. Simons 3-3, B. Eversgerd 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 67-42, A. Ashby 21-18, D. Simons 38-13, B. Eversgerd 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Simons 1-1 , B. Eversgerd 1-0
Balk: B. Eversgerd
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani W (6-4) 5.2 4 1 1 0 6 0 101 76 4.45   
C. Bosio SV (2) 3.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 33 25 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 63
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 23, C. Bosio 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 4-7, C. Bosio 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 101-76, C. Bosio 33-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bosio 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Tapani
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Giambi
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 15918
Special Notes: RP Andy Ashby was injured while pitching.
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