DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CINCINNATI REDS
06/27/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 948 - FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (41-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 8 1
Cincinnati Reds (45-36) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 4 8 1
Mussina Lays Hammer Down in 4-3 Win
Cincinnati Reds starter Mike Mussina was locked-in. He led his team to a win over the Cleveland Spiders, 4-3. The Spiders, now 41-39, have lost 4 straight.

In his 128-pitch effort, Mussina allowed 2 earned runs on 6 hits over 8.1 innings. He walked 2 and struck out 14.

"I just tried to attack the bottom of the zone," Mussina said.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .267 22 46
B. Gilkey RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .252 14 37
K. Mitchell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .276 23 61
R. Ibanez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .271 16 43
H. Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .199 17 39
T. Perez SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .275 5 32
G. Williams C 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .288 4 13
M. Grissom CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 9 29
   a-T. Hundley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .215 25 47
B. Ripken 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .225 3 24
   b-G. Anderson PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .237 4 15
Totals 35 3 8 3 3 16 19      
a - T. Hundley pinch hit for M. Grissom in the 9th
b - G. Anderson pinch hit for B. Ripken in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Ripken (18, 3rd Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Anderson (8, 9th Inning off J. Suppan, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Williams (4, 8th Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez , G. Williams 5 , T. Perez , B. Gilkey , M. Grissom , B. Ripken 2 , G. Anderson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ibanez , T. Perez , D. Strawberry , B. Gilkey
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: H. Johnson (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Perez-Ripken-Johnson, Ripken-Perez-Johnson, Perez-Ripken-Johnson)
OF assists: 1 (Grissom (Hosey at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .299 5 39
B. Williams RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .250 9 56
J. Lopez C 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .285 20 55
F. McGriff DH 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .266 10 33
O. Vizquel 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .215 1 24
S. Spiezio 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .261 12 46
M. Lawton LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .302 6 22
M. Cairo SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .394 2 9
D. Hosey CF 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .215 2 22
Totals 26 4 8 4 4 3 20      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Spiezio (17, 5th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lopez (20, 7th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. McGriff , D. Hosey 2 , J. Lopez 4 , S. Spiezio 2 , B. Williams 2 , O. Vizquel
2-out RBI: J. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cairo
GIDP: S. Spiezio , B. Williams , O. Vizquel
Sac Bunt: M. Cairo , O. Vizquel
Hit by Pitch: F. Vina , J. Lopez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hosey (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lopez (4)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Hitchcock L (7-6) 8.0 8 4 4 4 3 1 106 64 6.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hitchcock 49
Batters Faced: S. Hitchcock 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hitchcock 12-5
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hitchcock 106-64
Hit Batsmen: S. Hitchcock 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Mussina W (7-3) 8.1 6 2 2 2 14 1 128 92 3.30   
J. Suppan SV (2) 0.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 18 12 7.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 75
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 33, J. Suppan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 7-4, J. Suppan 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 128-92, J. Suppan 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Suppan 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Mussina
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Rain (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 36116
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