WHIRLED BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES
04/12/2002
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES
GAME ID: 102 - FRIDAY, APRIL 12TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (3-8) 3 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 11 1
New York Black Yankees (5-6) 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 4 X 11 14 0
Gehrig Slugs Black Yankees to 11-9 Win
The New York Black Yankees bested the Cleveland Spiders by a score of 11-9, with designated hitter Lou Gehrig getting the main credit. On the day, Gehrig hit 3 home runs, while adding 8 RBI and scoring three times for the Black Yankees. The win has New York at 5-6.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Black Yankees grabbed the lead when Gehrig hit his 6th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Chuck Porter made it 11-8, New York.

"See ball, hit ball. When I think too much, that's when I get in trouble," Gehrig told the New York Daily.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bates CF, LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .211 0 2
A. Vaughan SS 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .176 0 2
L. Berkman LF, 1B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .350 2 9
L. Doby RF, CF 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 .222 1 4
J. Ellis DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .294 1 2
E. Bailey C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .212 2 7
W. McCovey 1B 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 .150 1 2
   a-R. Blomberg RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 2 7
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .138 0 0
S. Strang 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .231 0 0
Totals 38 9 11 7 3 12 10      
a - R. Blomberg substituted for W. McCovey in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Berkman 2 (4, 3rd Inning off A. Pettitte, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off G. Gossage, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Vaughan (1, 7th Inning off T. Mullane, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Blomberg (2, 8th Inning off P. Shuey, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. McCovey (1, 3rd Inning off A. Pettitte, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ellis (1, 3rd Inning off A. Pettitte, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Vaughan 3 , L. Berkman 5 , L. Doby 2 , J. Ellis 4 , E. Bailey , W. McCovey 4 , R. Blomberg 2
2-out RBI: L. Doby , J. Ellis , W. McCovey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Ellis 2 , W. McCovey , S. Strang
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: W. McCovey (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Vaughan-McCovey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .263 2 6
M. Mantle CF 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .200 1 5
B. Ruth RF 4 2 1 2 1 2 3 .219 3 5
L. Gehrig DH 5 3 4 8 0 0 0 .286 6 13
D. Mattingly 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 3 9
T. Munson C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .152 0 1
E. Charles 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .357 0 1
R. Thompson 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .375 2 3
J. Sewell SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .385 0 1
Totals 38 11 14 11 3 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Gehrig (2, 2nd Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Thompson 2 (2, 4th Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off C. Gearrin, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Charles (1, 6th Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Sewell (1, 8th Inning off C. Gearrin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Gehrig 3 (6, 3rd Inning off C. Young, 3 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off C. Porter, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Ruth (3, 7th Inning off C. Young, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Davis , M. Mantle , B. Ruth 4 , L. Gehrig 14 , D. Mattingly , T. Munson , E. Charles 2 , R. Thompson 4 , J. Sewell 3
2-out RBI: B. Ruth , L. Gehrig 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Davis , E. Charles 2 , R. Thompson
GIDP: B. Ruth
Hit by Pitch: D. Mattingly
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
PB: T. Munson
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Young 6.2 9 7 7 2 3 3 31 96 4.70   
C. Gearrin L (0-2), BS (1) 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 0 7 25 9.82   
C. Porter 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 12 11.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Young 29
Batters Faced: C. Young 31, C. Gearrin 7, C. Porter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Young 6-10, C. Gearrin 0-1, C. Porter 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Young 96-63, C. Gearrin 25-15, C. Porter 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Porter 2-2
Hit Batsmen: C. Gearrin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Pettitte 2.2 7 7 6 1 4 2 16 65 7.42   
T. Mullane 4.0 1 1 1 1 4 0 14 50 3.00   
P. Shuey W (1-0) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 30 0.00   
G. Gossage 0.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 4 19 12.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pettitte 17
Batters Faced: A. Pettitte 16, T. Mullane 14, P. Shuey 7, G. Gossage 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pettitte 2-2, T. Mullane 4-4, P. Shuey 2-1, G. Gossage 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pettitte 65-41, T. Mullane 50-34, P. Shuey 30-20, G. Gossage 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Shuey 2-1
WP: A. Pettitte
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lou Gehrig
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 36952
Special Notes: Rain delay of 16 minutes in the 3rd inning. Lou Gehrig ties the NYY regular season game record for home runs with 3. Lou Gehrig sets the NYY regular season game record for RBI with 8.
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