DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
05/25/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 594 - SUNDAY, MAY 25TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (20-31) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 5 0
Cleveland Spiders (27-23) 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 X 7 10 0
Twins Lose to Spiders, 7-4
The Cleveland Spiders downed the Minnesota Twins, 7-4, at League Park. The Spiders were led by Todd Hundley, who captured player of the game honors. He was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Steve Karsay was called on to finish, recording his 12th save. With the victory, the Spiders record now stands at 27-23.

Having an impact for Cleveland was Tomas Perez. In the bottom of the first inning, the 23-year old second baseman had a run-scoring triple to make the score 1-0, Spiders.

"We'll enjoy this win," said Perez. "But there's more we hope to accomplish."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .318 9 26
K. Daniels DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 17 40
F. Thomas 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .216 16 37
L. Walker RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .266 13 28
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .205 7 9
B. Fordyce C 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .258 4 17
B. Gates 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .257 2 15
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .253 1 28
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 1 15
Totals 32 4 5 4 2 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Gates (13, 7th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 2 on, 2 outs) K. Akiyama (8, 7th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Thomas 2 (16, 4th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gates 2 , F. Thomas 8 , K. Akiyama 2 , L. Walker
2-out RBI: B. Gates , F. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Grudzielanek 2
Hit by Pitch: L. Walker
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .296 15 33
T. Perez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .312 5 24
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .309 18 50
T. Hundley C 4 2 2 3 0 2 1 .242 21 33
R. Ibanez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .223 7 21
   a-G. Anderson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 3 6
H. Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .223 10 23
   b-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 1 3
B. Gilkey RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .223 9 27
M. Grissom CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .225 5 20
B. Ripken SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 1 15
Totals 33 7 10 7 2 11 8      
a - G. Anderson substituted for R. Ibanez in the 9th
b - R. Petagine substituted for H. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Mitchell (10, 1st Inning off H. Nomo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Perez (1, 1st Inning off H. Nomo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Strawberry (15, 3rd Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Hundley 2 (21, 6th Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off T. Hoffman, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Grissom (5, 7th Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez , T. Perez 3 , D. Strawberry 5 , T. Hundley 8 , M. Grissom 5 , K. Mitchell 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Johnson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Grissom (2)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Nomo L (2-4) 6.0 8 5 5 1 8 3 90 62 4.87   
B. Ayrault 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17 10 6.75   
T. Hoffman 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 19 9 9.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Nomo 43
Batters Faced: H. Nomo 26, B. Ayrault 4, T. Hoffman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Nomo 4-5, B. Ayrault 1-0, T. Hoffman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Nomo 90-62, B. Ayrault 17-10, T. Hoffman 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hoffman 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Hitchcock W (5-4) 8.0 5 4 4 1 8 2 118 74 6.34   
S. Karsay SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 10 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hitchcock 63
Batters Faced: S. Hitchcock 31, S. Karsay 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hitchcock 8-8, S. Karsay 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hitchcock 118-74, S. Karsay 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Karsay 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Hitchcock
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Todd Hundley
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 34624
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