WHIRLED BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
05/03/2002
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 282 - FRIDAY, MAY 3RD , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (9-17) 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 8 10 2
Detroit Wolverines (11-18) 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 0
Spiders Pick Up 8-7 Win Against Detroit
The Cleveland Spiders downed the Detroit Wolverines, 8-7. The hitting star was second baseman Sammy Strang. Strang was 2 for 2 with 2 singles and 3 walks, while scoring 2 for the Spiders. Cleveland reliever Whit Wyatt picked up the win to move to 2-0. Pete Conway suffered the loss. The loss makes the Wolverines 11-18.

Cleveland took control in the top of the sixth. With one out and runners on 1st and 2nd, Tris Speaker hit a run-scoring single to make it 8-7, Spiders.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Speaker.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Strang 2B 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 .286 2 3
A. Vaughan SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .247 1 5
T. Speaker CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .302 7 19
L. Berkman LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .312 4 16
R. Blomberg DH 5 2 2 3 0 2 3 .324 3 11
W. McCovey 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .228 4 7
E. Longoria 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .240 7 17
L. Doby RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .194 3 8
E. Bailey C 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .200 6 14
Totals 36 8 10 8 6 11 19      
BATTING
Home Runs: E. Longoria (7, 2nd Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Blomberg (3, 5th Inning off J. Verlander, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Bailey (6, 6th Inning off P. Conway, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Strang 2 , T. Speaker , L. Berkman , R. Blomberg 5 , W. McCovey 2 , E. Longoria 4 , E. Bailey 4
2-out RBI: L. Berkman , R. Blomberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. McCovey , L. Doby
GIDP: T. Speaker
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Vaughan (2) , E. Longoria (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Strang-Vaughan-McCovey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gehringer 2B 6 0 1 1 0 0 3 .287 6 16
T. Cobb RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .343 9 24
A. Kaline CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .311 7 21
H. Greenberg 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .260 3 12
J. Martinez DH 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 .312 6 11
E. Lombardi C 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .258 4 8
B. Bailey 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 5 .270 2 11
O. Gamble LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 .165 6 12
   b-C. Johnson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Wallace SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .176 0 6
   a-J. Beníquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 2 6
Totals 40 7 12 7 5 2 27      
a - J. Beníquez pinch hit for B. Wallace in the 9th
b - C. Johnson pinch ran for O. Gamble in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bailey (5, 2nd Inning off B. Steen, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Greenberg (4, 6th Inning off W. Wyatt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gehringer , T. Cobb 2 , H. Greenberg 4 , J. Martinez , E. Lombardi 2 , B. Bailey 3 , B. Wallace
2-out RBI: E. Lombardi , B. Bailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gehringer , A. Kaline , B. Bailey , O. Gamble 2 , B. Wallace
GIDP: J. Beníquez
Hit by Pitch: O. Gamble
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wallace-Gehringer-Greenberg)
PB: E. Lombardi
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Steen 3.1 9 7 7 3 1 0 23 80 7.20   
W. Wyatt W (2-0) 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 14 43 3.33   
S. Cliburn H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 20 0.75   
T. Adams SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 14 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Steen 10
Batters Faced: B. Steen 23, W. Wyatt 14, S. Cliburn 6, T. Adams 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Steen 5-4, W. Wyatt 4-4, S. Cliburn 2-3, T. Adams 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Steen 80-49, W. Wyatt 43-27, S. Cliburn 20-13, T. Adams 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Wyatt 2-1 , S. Cliburn 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Steen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Verlander 4.2 6 6 6 4 4 2 24 111 6.67   
P. Conway L (0-6) 0.2 3 2 2 2 1 1 7 32 9.82   
J. Frasor 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 22 7.62   
F. Vázquez 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 28
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 24, P. Conway 7, J. Frasor 5, F. Vázquez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 2-8, P. Conway 1-0, J. Frasor 1-0, F. Vázquez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 111-66, P. Conway 32-20, J. Frasor 22-15, F. Vázquez 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Conway 1-0 , J. Frasor 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sammy Strang
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 41747
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