DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT CINCINNATI REDS
06/16/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 835 - MONDAY, JUNE 16TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (22-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cincinnati Reds (39-32) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 X 5 6 0
Mussina Holds Boston Scoreless
Mike Mussina of the Cincinnati Reds humiliated the Boston Red Sox at Riverfront Stadium today, spinning a complete game shutout and holding the visitors to 5 hits.

"He stayed aggressive and his ball was really moving," said Boston manager Brett Williams, after the game.

Mussina whiffed 9 and walked 1 in the 5-0 win.

"If I make good pitches, I'm going to get some outs," Mussina said. "I was making good pitches the entire game."

In pitching stats this season Mussina has rung up 5 wins and 3 losses in 15 games. He has an ERA of 3.56 and has fanned 111 batters in 116.1 innings.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .275 2 9
S. Fletcher SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 3 20
A. Eto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 9 29
B. Bonds LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .285 21 47
D. Ortiz DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .236 6 28
T. Hollandsworth RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .195 4 17
D. Tartabull 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .165 8 32
M. Cameron CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .169 11 32
T. Greene C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 6 17
Totals 31 0 5 0 1 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bonds (9, 2nd Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hollandsworth , E. Renteria 2 , B. Bonds 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Tartabull
GIDP: T. Greene
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bonds (22)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .305 3 33
S. Rolen 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .204 13 43
B. Williams RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .239 9 46
B. Higginson LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .300 15 43
J. Lopez C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .305 18 50
F. McGriff DH 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .262 10 32
S. Spiezio 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .278 11 43
O. Vizquel SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .220 1 23
D. Hosey CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 1 19
Totals 29 5 6 5 5 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Spiezio 2 (15, 6th Inning off E. Plunk, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Williams (9, 6th Inning off E. Plunk, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Spiezio 5 , J. Lopez , B. Williams 4 , F. Vina
2-out RBI: S. Spiezio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hosey , O. Vizquel 2
Sac Fly: F. McGriff
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rolen-Vina-Spiezio)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Plunk L (2-6) 6.0 5 5 5 4 4 1 104 61 6.39   
R. Rodriguez 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 21 6.35   
P. Borbon 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 6.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plunk 42
Batters Faced: E. Plunk 27, R. Rodriguez 7, P. Borbon 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plunk 5-9, R. Rodriguez 1-2, P. Borbon 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plunk 104-61, R. Rodriguez 30-21, P. Borbon 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Borbon 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Mussina W (5-3) 9.0 5 0 0 1 9 0 121 78 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 85
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 7-10
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 121-78
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Mussina
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 35997
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