DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
05/31/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 653 - SATURDAY, MAY 31ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (30-26) 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 3 11 13 1
Cleveland Spiders (28-27) 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0
Multi-HR Day for Jordan as Devil Rays Overpower Spiders, 11-7
The Orlando Devil Rays defeated the Cleveland Spiders, 11-7, at League Park. Orlando center fielder Brian Jordan was named player of the game for his superb performance. He hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Orlando reliever Rich Garces picked up the win to move to 1-0. Willie Banks suffered the loss. Cleveland has now lost 4 in a row.

It could have been a different outcome for Orlando, had it not been for Paul O'Neill, the 11-year veteran . O'Neill contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning to put Orlando up, 8-7.

O'Neill said his wife shared good advice with him before the game. "She said, 'Don't allow this game to make you mad.' When I thought about it, I realized this is just a game. I was able to relax at the plate."
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 .277 8 25
B. Jordan CF 5 3 3 3 0 1 2 .308 13 43
J. Bagwell 1B 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .256 8 27
R. Gant LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .246 15 40
T. Salmon RF 4 2 1 2 1 2 0 .228 10 37
I. Rodriguez C 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 13 36
P. O'Neill DH 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .244 13 33
J. Valentin 3B 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .239 14 39
J. Oquendo SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .253 0 9
Totals 38 11 13 11 6 11 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Oquendo (9, 5th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Bagwell (6, 9th Inning off W. Banks, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Salmon (10, 9th Inning off S. Karsay, 1 on, 1 out) B. Jordan 2 (13, 3rd Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off W. Banks, 1 on, 1 out) C. Biggio (8, 3rd Inning off S. Hitchcock, 1 on, 1 out) R. Gant (15, 6th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Oquendo 3 , J. Valentin , T. Salmon 4 , B. Jordan 9 , I. Rodriguez , C. Biggio 5 , R. Gant 4 , J. Bagwell 2 , P. O'Neill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Oquendo , C. Biggio , J. Bagwell
Sac Fly: P. O'Neill
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Jordan (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentin (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .282 16 34
T. Perez 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .295 5 25
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .301 18 52
T. Hundley C 5 1 1 3 0 2 2 .230 22 36
R. Ibanez LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .225 7 22
H. Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .215 12 27
B. Gilkey RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .233 11 30
M. Grissom CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .237 6 22
   a-G. Anderson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 3 6
B. Ripken SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .240 1 15
Totals 35 7 7 7 6 10 12      
a - G. Anderson substituted for M. Grissom in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Hundley (22, 2nd Inning off A. Benes, 2 on, 2 outs) B. Gilkey (11, 2nd Inning off A. Benes, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez , T. Hundley 4 , B. Gilkey 4 , M. Grissom 2 , K. Mitchell , D. Strawberry
2-out RBI: T. Hundley , K. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hundley , M. Grissom , B. Ripken
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Johnson (4)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Benes 1.2 5 7 7 2 2 2 54 33 8.18   
S. Estes 3.2 2 0 0 2 6 0 74 47 5.20   
R. Garces W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 28 13 2.86   
X. Hernandez SV (5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 19 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Benes 11
Batters Faced: A. Benes 13, S. Estes 15, R. Garces 7, X. Hernandez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Benes 1-2, S. Estes 1-4, R. Garces 0-4, X. Hernandez 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Benes 54-33, S. Estes 74-47, R. Garces 28-13, X. Hernandez 27-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Hitchcock 6.1 7 6 6 3 6 3 105 60 6.52   
W. Banks L (4-2), BS (3) 2.0 5 4 4 1 4 1 47 28 3.42   
S. Karsay 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 1 25 13 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hitchcock 38
Batters Faced: S. Hitchcock 28, W. Banks 12, S. Karsay 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hitchcock 5-7, W. Banks 0-2, S. Karsay 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hitchcock 105-60, W. Banks 47-28, S. Karsay 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Banks 1-1 , S. Karsay 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Jordan
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 34890
Special Notes: CF Marquis Grissom was injured while throwing the ball.
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