WHIRLED BASEBALL
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT INDIANAPOLIS ABCS
05/24/2000
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT INDIANAPOLIS ABCS
GAME ID: 531 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Gothams (27-25) 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 8 9 1
Indianapolis ABCs (23-29) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 16 0
Sheckard Stars in 8-6 Gothams Win
The New York Gothams trumped the Indianapolis ABCs, 8-6, at Crosley Park. New York left fielder Jimmy Sheckard was terrific. He was 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. With the win, New York pushed its record to 27-25.

New York relied on the hitting of Willie Mays to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Gothams on top, 6-2. For the game, Mays had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said New York manager Daniel Makonnen.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sheckard LF 4 3 3 3 1 0 1 .309 5 17
P. Higgins 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .330 4 34
B. Posey 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .345 9 33
W. Mays CF 4 2 2 3 1 0 2 .353 7 42
J. Callison RF 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 .262 8 35
J. Adcock DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .242 2 16
W. Westrum C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 3 7
E. Suárez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 3 15
   a-B. Crawford SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 2 7
C. Rojas 2B 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .307 0 20
Totals 33 8 9 8 7 6 13      
a - B. Crawford substituted for E. Suárez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Callison (16, 7th Inning off O. Dotel, 2 on, 2 outs) J. Sheckard (10, 5th Inning off D. Luque, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Sheckard (5, 3rd Inning off D. Luque, 1 on, 1 out) W. Mays (7, 5th Inning off D. Luque, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Rojas , J. Callison 2 , J. Sheckard 7 , P. Higgins , B. Posey , W. Mays 5
2-out RBI: J. Callison , W. Mays
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Westrum , J. Adcock , W. Mays
GIDP: J. Adcock , W. Mays
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sheckard 2 (17)
CS: P. Higgins (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Posey (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Sheckard-Rojas, Rojas-Crawford-Posey)
OF assists: 1 (Sheckard(Roush at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Roush CF 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .352 1 9
J. Morgan 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .273 0 6
O. Charleston RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .319 2 22
J. Bench C 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .294 10 30
D. Hoffman LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .248 8 24
J. Stenzel DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .295 5 28
E. Charles 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .247 1 12
H. Morris 1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .275 7 23
D. Concepción SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 2 14
   a-E. Lombardi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 4 16
   b-B. Larkin SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 41 6 16 5 0 3 15      
a - E. Lombardi pinch hit for D. Concepción in the 7th
b - B. Larkin substituted for E. Lombardi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Charleston (15, 1st Inning off G. Perry, 0 on, 2 outs) E. Roush (5, 8th Inning off P. Donohue, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bench 3 , O. Charleston 2 , D. Hoffman , J. Stenzel , J. Morgan 2 , H. Morris 3 , E. Roush 5 , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: , J. Bench 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hoffman , J. Stenzel
GIDP: O. Charleston
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Morgan (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Concepción-Morgan-Morris, Charles-Morgan-Morris)
PB: J. Bench
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Perry W (2-4) 6.2 8 2 2 0 2 0 102 3.56   
P. Donohue 2.0 7 4 4 0 0 0 48 18.00   
M. Norris SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Perry 52
Batters Faced: G. Perry 26, P. Donohue 13, M. Norris 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Perry 8-8, P. Donohue 4-1, M. Norris 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Perry 102-68, P. Donohue 48-33, M. Norris 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Donohue 1-0 , M. Norris 2-1
Balk: M. Norris
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Luque L (3-5) 6.0 5 6 6 5 4 2 105 4.83   
O. Dotel 1.2 2 2 2 2 2 0 36 4.91   
R. Murphy 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 5.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Luque 37
Batters Faced: D. Luque 27, O. Dotel 9, R. Murphy 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Luque 7-6, O. Dotel 1-2, R. Murphy 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Luque 105-63, O. Dotel 36-19, R. Murphy 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Murphy 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Sheckard
Ballpark: Crosley Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 9949
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