DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
04/06/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 64 - SUNDAY, APRIL 6TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (2-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 12 1
Charlotte Knights (4-3) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 9 0
Knights Nip Spiders, 5-4
The Charlotte Knights defeated the Cleveland Spiders, 5-4. Earning player of the game honors was designated hitter Darryl Strawberry, who was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The loss drops Cleveland to 2-4.

Having an impact for Charlotte was Tony Batista. In the bottom of the first inning, the 23-year old third baseman had a run-scoring ground out to make the score 5-0, Knights.

"Enjoyed this one," Batista told the Charlotte Daily News. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 1 3 3 1 1 0 .318 2 5
T. Perez 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .480 0 2
K. Mitchell 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 2 6
T. Hundley C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .208 3 6
R. Ibanez LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .238 1 2
H. Johnson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .176 1 2
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 0 2
M. Grissom CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .261 0 1
B. Ripken SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .190 1 1
   a-G. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 4 2 9 11      
a - G. Anderson pinch hit for B. Ripken in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Johnson (1, 7th Inning off E. Hanson, 0 on, 1 out) R. Ibanez (1, 4th Inning off E. Hanson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Strawberry (2, 7th Inning off C. Bosio, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 2 , R. Ibanez 3 , T. Perez 2 , M. Grissom 3 , B. Ripken , D. Strawberry 6
2-out RBI: M. Grissom , D. Strawberry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Johnson 2 , T. Perez
GIDP: B. Ripken
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Strawberry (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Johnson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Mitchell-Perez-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .231 2 2
   b-L. Dykstra PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .292 0 1
   d-N. Perez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Everett CF, LF 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .172 1 4
N. Garciaparra SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .241 1 7
S. Mack LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .269 0 4
   a-R. Rivera CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
C. Knoblauch 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .360 1 5
M. Carreon DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .308 0 2
T. Batista 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .115 1 2
   c-D. Segui 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
T. Zeile C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .333 2 6
Totals 32 5 9 4 7 6 17      
a - R. Rivera substituted for S. Mack in the 8th
b - L. Dykstra pinch ran for O. Merced in the 8th
c - D. Segui substituted for T. Batista in the 9th
d - N. Perez substituted for J. Giambi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Giambi (3, 1st Inning off J. Thomson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Garciaparra (1, 1st Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Everett (1, 1st Inning off J. Thomson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra 4 , S. Mack , M. Carreon , J. Giambi 2 , C. Everett 5 , C. Knoblauch , O. Merced 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Batista , N. Garciaparra , J. Giambi , C. Everett , O. Merced
GIDP: T. Batista
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Mack (2)
CS: M. Carreon (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Batista-Knoblauch-Giambi)
OF assists: 1 (Everett (Strawberry at 3rd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Thomson L (1-1) 5.1 7 5 3 6 5 2 117 70 2.70   
N. Minchey 2.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 52 32 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thomson 37
Batters Faced: J. Thomson 28, N. Minchey 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thomson 8-1, N. Minchey 1-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thomson 117-70, N. Minchey 52-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Minchey 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Hanson W (2-0) 6.2 7 1 1 1 8 0 100 64 2.63   
C. Bosio 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 6 5 7.20   
M. Mantei H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 11 11.57   
T. Burke SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hanson 63
Batters Faced: E. Hanson 25, C. Bosio 3, M. Mantei 5, T. Burke 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hanson 2-7, C. Bosio 0-0, M. Mantei 1-3, T. Burke 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hanson 100-64, C. Bosio 6-5, M. Mantei 20-11, T. Burke 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bosio 1-1
WP: M. Mantei
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darryl Strawberry
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (39 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 15460
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