DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CINCINNATI REDS
06/28/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 960 - SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (41-40) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 2
Cincinnati Reds (46-36) 2 0 0 0 5 2 2 1 X 12 17 1
Spiders Lose to Reds, 12-1
Cincinnati starter Joey Hamilton pitched effectively against the Cleveland Spiders at Riverfront Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a 12-1 win. Cleveland has now lost 5 straight.

Cincinnati left fielder Bobby Higginson made his contribution to the Reds cause with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first inning. For the day, Higginson was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3.

Said losing manager Wilson Ogle: "Give the Reds credit. They took advantage of our mistakes."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .266 23 47
H. Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .196 17 39
K. Mitchell 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .279 23 61
T. Hundley C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .217 25 47
R. Ibanez RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .270 16 43
   a-R. Pemberton PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 2 4
G. Anderson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .238 4 15
T. Perez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .275 5 32
M. Grissom CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 9 29
B. Ripken 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .225 3 24
Totals 34 1 8 1 2 8 19      
a - R. Pemberton pinch hit for R. Ibanez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Strawberry (23, 1st Inning off J. Hamilton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Perez , G. Anderson , T. Hundley , M. Grissom , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell 2 , D. Strawberry 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Johnson , T. Perez 2 , G. Anderson
GIDP: B. Ripken
Hit by Pitch: T. Hundley
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ibanez (4) , B. Ripken (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Ripken-Perez-Johnson, Johnson-Perez)
OF assists: 1 (Grissom (Hosey at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .301 5 39
S. Rolen 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .224 16 50
B. Williams RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .253 9 58
B. Higginson LF 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 .301 18 53
F. McGriff DH 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .270 10 36
D. Nilsson C 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .217 3 7
J. Offerman 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .178 0 6
   a-H. Rodriguez PH, 1B 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 .182 0 2
O. Vizquel SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .219 1 24
D. Hosey CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .219 2 24
Totals 39 12 17 12 4 3 14      
a - H. Rodriguez pinch hit for J. Offerman in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. McGriff (14, 5th Inning off J. Thomson, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Nilsson (4, 7th Inning off N. Minchey, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: O. Vizquel (7, 6th Inning off N. Minchey, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Higginson (18, 1st Inning off J. Thomson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. McGriff 3 , D. Hosey 2 , B. Higginson 6 , F. Vina 2 , S. Rolen 2 , D. Nilsson 2 , B. Williams 2 , O. Vizquel 4 , H. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: F. McGriff , B. Higginson 2 , B. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Nilsson , H. Rodriguez
GIDP: B. Higginson , O. Vizquel
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Nilsson (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Vizquel-Vina-Rodriguez)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Thomson L (6-6) 4.2 8 7 7 2 1 1 83 49 4.37   
N. Minchey 2.1 8 5 4 2 1 0 65 37 4.97   
S. Cooke 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 13 7.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thomson 19
Batters Faced: J. Thomson 23, N. Minchey 15, S. Cooke 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thomson 5-7, N. Minchey 3-1, S. Cooke 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thomson 83-49, N. Minchey 65-37, S. Cooke 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Minchey 1-0 , S. Cooke 1-1
WP: J. Thomson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hamilton W (9-6) 9.0 8 1 1 2 8 1 136 85 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hamilton 73
Batters Faced: J. Hamilton 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hamilton 11-7
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hamilton 136-85
Hit Batsmen: J. Hamilton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joey Hamilton
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 35870
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