WHIRLED BASEBALL
PORTLAND SEA DOGS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
08/14/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
PORTLAND SEA DOGS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1186 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Sea Dogs (55-66) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 6 0
Cleveland Spiders (69-48) 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 5 X 13 14 1
Spiders RF Doby goes 3-for-3 in Win
With right fielder Larry Doby leading the charge, the Cleveland Spiders defeated the Portland Sea Dogs, 13-4, at League Park. Doby went 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 4. The triumph puts Cleveland at 69-48 for the season.

Chuck Knoblauch had a big 2-run triple for the Spiders in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Cleveland leading 2-1 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a changeup from Bert Blyleven, who is tied for 7th in the AL in complete games with 1, and swatted a triple to center. It was his 1st triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Spiders ahead, 4-1.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Cleveland manager Daniel Makonnen.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Molitor SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 6 37
J. Mauer C 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .281 14 49
K. Hrbek 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .287 27 74
K. Griffey Jr CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .263 24 53
B. Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .260 18 53
G. Hodges DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .201 30 69
K. Cuyler RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .238 6 26
H. Hooper LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .216 4 22
   a-J. Burroughs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 14 23
W. Randolph 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 0 1
Totals 32 4 6 4 3 10 7      
a - J. Burroughs pinch hit for H. Hooper in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Hrbek 2 (27, 1st Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off H. Gastright, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Griffey Jr (24, 6th Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Molitor , K. Hrbek 8 , K. Griffey Jr 4 , B. Bell , H. Hooper
2-out RBI: K. Hrbek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Molitor , J. Mauer , K. Hrbek , H. Hooper
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Molitor (33) , K. Cuyler (19) , H. Hooper (30)
CS: B. Bell (3) , G. Hodges (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Randolph-Molitor-Hrbek)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bates LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .280 12 43
A. Vaughan SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .302 12 61
T. Speaker CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .330 27 77
L. Berkman 1B 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .279 41 103
E. Bailey C 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 .241 12 22
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .290 25 70
L. Doby RF 3 4 3 1 1 0 0 .234 24 55
W. McCovey DH 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .667 3 5
   a-S. Sax DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 10
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .224 11 41
Totals 37 13 14 13 3 8 10      
a - S. Sax inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Knoblauch (13, 2nd Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Speaker (4, 1st Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Knoblauch (1, 4th Inning off B. Blyleven, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Doby (24, 2nd Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Bailey 2 (12, 4th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 1 out) , W. McCovey (3, 5th Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Berkman (41, 8th Inning off M. Melancon, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Vaughan , T. Speaker 4 , L. Berkman 5 , E. Bailey 8 , L. Doby 6 , W. McCovey 5 , C. Knoblauch 5
2-out RBI: A. Vaughan , L. Berkman , W. McCovey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bates , A. Vaughan , E. Bailey
GIDP: T. Speaker
Hit by Pitch: A. Vaughan
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Vaughan (21) , S. Sax (6)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Bailey (2)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven L (9-8) 4.2 10 8 8 2 6 4 85 4.92   
J. Wetteland 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 6.52   
M. Melancon 1.0 4 5 5 1 1 1 36 5.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 16
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 26, J. Wetteland 7, M. Melancon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 6-1, J. Wetteland 3-3, M. Melancon 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 85-54, J. Wetteland 28-19, M. Melancon 36-19
Hit Batsmen: B. Blyleven
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Young W (12-6) 6.0 5 2 2 2 7 2 101 5.09   
H. Gastright 2.0 1 2 2 1 2 1 34 6.88   
T. Adams 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Young 59
Batters Faced: C. Young 24, H. Gastright 8, T. Adams 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Young 3-6, H. Gastright 2-2, T. Adams 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Young 101-63, H. Gastright 34-22, T. Adams 10-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Doby
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 22453
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