WHIRLED BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS
08/08/2000
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS
GAME ID: 1183 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (67-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Chicago American Giants (68-54) 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 X 7 11 2
Jackson Leads American Giants to 7-0 Win Over Spiders
The Chicago American Giants bested the Cleveland Spiders by a score of 7-0, with right fielder Shoeless Joe Jackson getting the main credit. On the day, Jackson was 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the American Giants. The win for the American Giants lifted their record to 68-54.

Jackson had a key at-bat for Chicago early in the game. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 25th home run of the season and gave Chicago an early 2-0 lead.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Jackson.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .286 2 23
   c-A. Vaughan SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 0 1
J. Ellis C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 20 61
R. Blomberg DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 32 91
J. Stahl 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 20 69
L. Berkman RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 8 26
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295 5 58
P. Lowrey LF 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .325 1 33
   d-S. Strang 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 2 27
J. Gantner 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219 1 7
   a-T. Speaker PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .412 1 3
B. Dahlen SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 4 21
   b-J. Bates PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 9 42
Totals 36 0 8 0 0 4 15      
a - T. Speaker pinch hit for J. Gantner in the 7th
b - J. Bates pinch hit for B. Dahlen in the 7th
c - A. Vaughan substituted for K. Lofton in the 7th
d - S. Strang substituted for P. Lowrey in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bates (19, 7th Inning off E. Walsh, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Lofton , L. Berkman , C. Knoblauch , P. Lowrey 3 , T. Speaker , J. Bates 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Lofton , J. Ellis , J. Bates
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: K. Lofton (3) , L. Berkman (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Dahlen-Knoblauch-Stahl)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fiore CF 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 .241 11 41
S. Jackson RF 4 2 3 3 1 0 1 .333 25 79
F. Thomas DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 6 .308 20 86
D. Lewis LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .288 23 74
   b-K. Mitchell LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .274 0 3
C. Fisk C 5 1 1 1 0 2 7 .271 10 36
F. Parent SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 6 29
J. Doyle 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .247 4 14
J. Abreu 1B 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 .228 0 7
J. Hayes 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .205 0 5
   a-E. Collins 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 17 56
Totals 33 7 11 6 7 7 27      
a - E. Collins substituted for J. Hayes in the 8th
b - K. Mitchell substituted for D. Lewis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Jackson (24, 3rd Inning off B. Steen, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Abreu (3, 4th Inning off B. Steen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Jackson (25, 1st Inning off B. Steen, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Fisk (10, 7th Inning off B. Feller, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Fiore 2 , S. Jackson 7 , F. Thomas , D. Lewis , C. Fisk 4 , J. Abreu 4
2-out RBI: M. Fiore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Thomas , C. Fisk , F. Parent 2 , J. Doyle
GIDP: J. Hayes
Sac Bunt: D. Lewis
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lewis (12)
CS: M. Fiore (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Fisk (10) , J. Doyle (7)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Steen L (8-3) 5.2 9 5 5 4 4 1 107 3.78   
B. Feller 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 21 4.07   
R. Reed 1.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 26 6.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Steen 31
Batters Faced: B. Steen 29, B. Feller 6, R. Reed 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Steen 4-7, B. Feller 1-1, R. Reed 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Steen 107-64, B. Feller 21-15, R. Reed 26-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Feller 2-0 , R. Reed 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Buehrle W (9-8) 6.2 5 0 0 0 2 0 106 4.28   
E. Walsh 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 38 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Buehrle 66
Batters Faced: M. Buehrle 26, E. Walsh 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Buehrle 11-7, E. Walsh 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Buehrle 106-63, E. Walsh 38-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Walsh 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shoeless Joe Jackson
Ballpark: South Side Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 38499
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