DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
03/28/1995
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 9 - TUESDAY, MARCH 28TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2
Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0) 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 X 7 12 0
Appier Lifts Pirates to Win
Fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates who packed the stands for the home opener were rewarded with a Pittsburgh win over the visiting Cleveland Spiders, 7-2. Kevin Appier started for the home team against Bret Saberhagen. Kevin Appier earned the coveted player of the game honors.

In his 110-pitch effort, Appier allowed 2 earned runs on 3 hits over 9 innings. He walked 0 and struck out 10.

Appier attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 1 1
B. Gilkey RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 0 1
D. Strawberry LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
H. Johnson DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Grissom CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
B. Ripken 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
M. Morandini 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Vizcaino SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Eusebio C 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .333 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2 0 10 2      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Eusebio (1, 9th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Mitchell (1, 6th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Eusebio 2 , K. Mitchell 4 , D. Strawberry
2-out RBI: K. Mitchell
Sac Fly: B. Gilkey
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Errors: M. Morandini (1) , J. Vizcaino (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Mitchell-Morandini-Ripken)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Gwynn RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .400 0 0
L. Blankenship 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
B. Bonilla 1B 4 2 1 3 0 0 2 .250 1 3
E. Taubensee DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .500 0 2
C. Johnson C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
R. Ventura 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
J. Cangelosi LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
D. Hosey CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
J. Oquendo SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7 2 3 16      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Gwynn (1, 1st Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Taubensee (1, 7th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Ventura (1, 4th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bonilla (1, 3rd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Gwynn 3 , D. Hosey 2 , C. Johnson , E. Taubensee 3 , R. Ventura 3 , B. Bonilla 4 , J. Oquendo 2
2-out RBI: C. Johnson , E. Taubensee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Taubensee , L. Blankenship , J. Cangelosi
GIDP: J. Oquendo
Sac Bunt: L. Blankenship
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Gwynn (1)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Saberhagen L (0-1) 6.2 11 7 4 2 1 1 120 74 5.40   
R. Pavlik 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 29
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 33, R. Pavlik 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 11-6, R. Pavlik 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 120-74, R. Pavlik 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pavlik 2-0
WP: R. Pavlik
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Appier W (1-0) 9.0 3 2 2 0 10 1 110 72 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 83
Batters Faced: K. Appier 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 8-9
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 110-72
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Appier
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 31892
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