DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CINCINNATI REDS
06/26/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 940 - THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (41-38) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 12 2
Cincinnati Reds (44-36) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 12 1
Reds Top Spiders in Extras
The Cincinnati Reds picked up a win at Riverfront Stadium, knocking off the Cleveland Spiders, 6-5. On the mound for Cincinnati was left-hander Jim Abbott, who played a pivotal role in the win. Cincinnati reliever Felix Heredia picked up the win, upping his record to 3-1. Carlos Perez shouldered the loss. The Reds go to 44-36, putting them second in the Federal League East Division.

Cincinnati took a 6-5 lead on Scott Rolen's 16th home run of the season. The solo home run came off Cleveland pitcher Carlos Perez in the bottom of the 13th.

"This kind of game is tough on the heart," said winning manager Eric Deutsch.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 6 2 3 2 0 1 2 .238 9 29
H. Johnson 3B 6 0 2 2 0 3 2 .203 17 39
B. Gilkey RF 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253 14 37
G. Anderson LF 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 .231 4 13
R. Ibanez 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .272 16 43
   a-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 4
   b-T. Hundley PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .215 25 47
R. Pemberton DH 5 1 2 0 1 2 0 .200 2 4
T. Perez SS 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 .275 5 32
G. Williams C 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 3 12
B. Ripken 2B 5 1 1 0 1 4 4 .223 3 24
Totals 51 5 12 5 2 19 18      
a - R. Petagine substituted for R. Ibanez in the 9th
b - T. Hundley pinch hit for R. Petagine in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grissom (10, 1st Inning off J. Abbott, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Ripken (17, 5th Inning off J. Abbott, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Ibanez (16, 9th Inning off D. Henry, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Grissom (9, 12th Inning off A. Rhodes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 2 , R. Ibanez 5 , G. Williams , R. Pemberton 2 , M. Grissom 7 , B. Ripken 2 , T. Hundley
2-out RBI: H. Johnson , M. Grissom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Johnson , R. Ibanez , T. Perez , B. Gilkey , B. Ripken
Hit by Pitch: G. Williams
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: G. Williams (1) , T. Perez (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .302 5 38
B. Williams RF, CF 5 1 1 0 1 3 2 .247 9 56
J. Lopez C 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .285 19 53
B. Higginson LF 6 1 2 1 0 2 1 .296 17 50
O. Vizquel 3B, SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213 1 24
S. Spiezio 1B 6 2 3 1 0 1 2 .262 12 46
J. Offerman DH 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 .181 0 6
M. Cairo SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .406 2 9
   a-M. Lawton PH, RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .310 6 22
D. Hosey CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .209 2 21
   b-F. McGriff PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 10 33
   c-S. Rolen SS, 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .220 16 50
Totals 49 6 12 6 2 14 20      
a - M. Lawton pinch hit for M. Cairo in the 9th
b - F. McGriff pinch hit for D. Hosey in the 9th
c - S. Rolen substituted for F. McGriff in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lawton (8, 9th Inning off S. Karsay, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Higginson (17, 12th Inning off C. Perez, 0 on, 1 out) J. Lopez (19, 1st Inning off J. Nieves, 1 on, 1 out) S. Spiezio (12, 9th Inning off S. Karsay, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Rolen (16, 13th Inning off C. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Williams , M. Cairo , B. Higginson 5 , J. Lopez 4 , S. Spiezio 6 , J. Offerman 2 , M. Lawton 2 , S. Rolen 4
2-out RBI: M. Cairo , S. Rolen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Williams , D. Hosey 2 , F. Vina 2 , S. Spiezio
Sac Bunt: O. Vizquel
Hit by Pitch: F. Vina
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Offerman (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hosey (11)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nieves 7.1 6 3 3 2 7 1 111 74 4.50   
W. Banks 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 4.08   
S. Karsay BS (7) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 35 26 3.41   
C. Perez L (2-2) 2.2 3 2 2 0 4 2 46 31 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nieves 59
Batters Faced: J. Nieves 30, W. Banks 2, S. Karsay 10, C. Perez 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nieves 8-6, W. Banks 0-1, S. Karsay 2-2, C. Perez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nieves 111-74, W. Banks 8-5, S. Karsay 35-26, C. Perez 46-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Banks 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Perez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Abbott 7.0 6 2 2 1 8 0 112 68 3.84   
D. Henry BS (8) 2.0 3 2 2 1 3 1 42 27 7.65   
A. Rhodes 3.1 2 1 1 0 6 1 47 33 6.45   
F. Heredia W (3-1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 11 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Abbott 64
Batters Faced: J. Abbott 28, D. Henry 10, A. Rhodes 12, F. Heredia 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Abbott 3-10, D. Henry 2-1, A. Rhodes 2-2, F. Heredia 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Abbott 112-68, D. Henry 42-27, A. Rhodes 47-33, F. Heredia 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 1-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Heredia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Abbott
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 4:23
Attendance: 35890
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