DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT WASHINGTON SENATORS
06/30/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT WASHINGTON SENATORS
GAME ID: 989 - MONDAY, JUNE 30TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (35-47) 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 2 9 9 0
Washington Senators (52-31) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
Orioles Bang Out 9-1 Win Versus Washington
Baltimore third baseman Kelly Gruber had a 5-RBI performance, which helped his team grab a 9-1 win over the Washington Senators. Steve Avery, credited with the win, is now 7-4. He allowed 1 run on 7 hits in 8.2 innings. The Orioles saw their win-loss record go to 35-47. At the same time, the Senators fell to 52-31.

Gruber had a game-changing home run in the top of the sixth. On a 0-1 fastball from Livan Hernandez, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Orioles a 4-1 lead. It was the 13th home run of the year for Gruber.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Baltimore manager Daniel Ward.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .255 10 33
B. Spiers 2B, 3B 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 .273 5 26
K. Lofton CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .241 5 37
M. Franco 1B 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 .205 5 35
K. Gruber 3B 4 1 2 5 0 0 0 .233 13 36
   a-P. Meares PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
L. Mouton RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .223 7 29
M. Nokes C 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .214 18 39
A. Espinoza SS, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .210 2 21
E. Sprague Jr. DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .162 14 26
Totals 34 9 9 8 7 7 10      
a - P. Meares pinch hit for K. Gruber in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Gruber (12, 7th Inning off M. Hill, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Franco (5, 9th Inning off M. Hill, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Nokes (18, 6th Inning off L. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Gruber (13, 6th Inning off L. Hernandez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza 2 , L. Mouton , M. Franco 4 , K. Lofton , M. Nokes 5 , K. Gruber 6
2-out RBI: M. Franco , M. Nokes , K. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Mouton
GIDP: A. Espinoza
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Damon (16)
CS: B. Spiers (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .252 20 40
A. Belle DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .257 28 75
V. Guerrero RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .226 15 38
E. Davis CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .249 17 50
M. Cordova 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .376 6 18
M. Tettleton C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .237 12 29
F. Garcia 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .184 2 13
E. Young LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .185 5 14
R. Durham 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .223 3 18
Totals 33 1 7 1 3 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Garcia (4, 6th Inning off S. Avery, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Guerrero (15, 4th Inning off S. Avery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Garcia 2 , V. Guerrero 4 , M. Cordova , A. Rodriguez , E. Davis 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Durham 2 , M. Cordova 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Durham
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Rodriguez (7)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Guerrero (7) , M. Tettleton (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Durham-Cordova)
PB: M. Tettleton
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Avery W (7-4) 8.2 7 1 1 3 6 1 126 80 3.65   
H. Fajardo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Avery 69
Batters Faced: S. Avery 36, H. Fajardo 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Avery 7-12, H. Fajardo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Avery 126-80, H. Fajardo 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Fajardo 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Avery
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Hernandez L (8-6) 5.2 5 5 4 4 6 2 101 58 3.47   
M. Hill 3.1 4 4 4 3 1 1 55 32 5.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Hernandez 43
Batters Faced: L. Hernandez 26, M. Hill 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Hernandez 1-10, M. Hill 6-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Hernandez 101-58, M. Hill 55-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hill 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kelly Gruber
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 24671
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