DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
08/31/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 2997 - MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (41-97) 0 7 1 4 0 3 0 0 1 16 15 0
Cleveland Spiders (45-91) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 7 8 0
Multi-HR Day for Gilbert as Red Sox Overpower Spiders, 16-7
The Boston Red Sox stopped the Cleveland Spiders, 16-7, at League Park. The Red Sox got a big game from Shawn Gilbert, who belted 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 7. Boston is now 41-97, Cleveland 45-91.

The Red Sox got a big at-bat from third baseman Kevin Morgan. For the game, Morgan was 3-5 with 2 doubles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. In the top of the second, with the bases loaded, he stroked a 2-run double. His 5th double of the season gave Boston a 3-2 lead.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Gilbert said. "We did a good job of that today."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gilbert DH 4 3 3 7 1 1 3 .184 9 34
P. Clark 1B 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 .236 10 45
K. Polcovich 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .201 0 7
   a-T. Bogar PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 5
R. Casanova C 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 .267 11 41
M. Mejia RF 5 2 2 1 0 2 5 .161 3 30
   b-K. Shiotani PH, RF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .105 0 7
M. Kawai SS 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 .188 2 5
D. James LF 3 3 2 1 3 0 0 .223 1 12
K. Morgan 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 3 .158 3 13
T. Jones CF 3 1 0 1 2 1 4 .176 1 8
Totals 39 16 15 15 11 9 23      
a - T. Bogar pinch hit for K. Polcovich in the 8th
b - K. Shiotani pinch hit for M. Mejia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Morgan 2 (5, 2nd Inning off M. Saito, 3 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off R. Coppinger, 1 on, 1 out) M. Kawai (4, 2nd Inning off M. Saito, 1 on, 0 outs) P. Clark (24, 4th Inning off E. Stull, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Casanova (3, 9th Inning off J. Stoops, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. James (1, 3rd Inning off E. Stull, 0 on, 1 out) S. Gilbert 2 (9, 2nd Inning off M. Saito, 3 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off R. Coppinger, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Casanova (11, 2nd Inning off M. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. James 5 , K. Morgan 5 , S. Gilbert 9 , M. Kawai 2 , R. Casanova 7 , M. Mejia 2 , P. Clark 3
2-out RBI: S. Gilbert , T. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Morgan , S. Gilbert , T. Jones , M. Mejia
GIDP: T. Jones , P. Clark , T. Bogar
Sac Fly: K. Shiotani
Hit by Pitch: S. Gilbert
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Gilbert (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Mitchell 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .238 37 90
M. Tettleton C 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .133 1 4
   a-G. Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 1 12
B. Huskey RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .222 9 23
R. Ibanez DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .229 35 89
B. McMillon LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .159 0 0
D. Hollins CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .324 4 10
L. Whitaker 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .232 2 4
C. Stynes SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 4 33
C. Fielder 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .273 2 6
Totals 35 7 8 7 3 2 10      
a - G. Bennett pinch hit for M. Tettleton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. McMillon (4, 4th Inning off M. Bystrom, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Huskey (7, 8th Inning off M. Bystrom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Mitchell (1, 5th Inning off M. Bystrom, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Hollins 2 (4, 6th Inning off M. Bystrom, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Serafini, 0 on, 1 out) R. Ibanez (35, 8th Inning off M. Bystrom, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Huskey (9, 1st Inning off M. Bystrom, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Hollins 8 , R. Ibanez 4 , B. McMillon 2 , B. Huskey 6 , C. Fielder , K. Mitchell 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ibanez , C. Stynes
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Stynes-Whitaker-Fielder, Whitaker-Stynes-Fielder, Stynes-Whitaker-Fielder)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Bystrom W (1-5) 7.0 7 6 6 3 1 3 104 58 7.41   
D. Serafini 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 28 18 4.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bystrom 37
Batters Faced: M. Bystrom 31, D. Serafini 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bystrom 10-10, D. Serafini 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bystrom 104-58, D. Serafini 28-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Saito L (0-4) 1.0 6 7 7 2 0 2 29 15 10.31   
E. Stull 2.2 4 5 5 4 3 1 65 35 12.15   
R. Coppinger 2.0 3 3 3 4 4 1 65 34 8.57   
J. Stoops 3.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 49 28 12.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Saito 5
Batters Faced: M. Saito 10, E. Stull 17, R. Coppinger 13, J. Stoops 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Saito 2-0, E. Stull 4-1, R. Coppinger 1-1, J. Stoops 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Saito 29-15, E. Stull 65-35, R. Coppinger 65-34, J. Stoops 49-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Coppinger 3-0 , J. Stoops 3-0
WP: E. Stull , J. Stoops
Hit Batsmen: E. Stull
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shawn Gilbert
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 33161
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