WHIRLED BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
09/19/2000
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
GAME ID: 7740 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
New York Gothams 0 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 X 8 11 0
Gothams Dominate, Sweep Round 1
It was a sweet sweep for the New York Gothams as they eased past the Cleveland Spiders to advance to the Round 2.

New York won the final game by a 8-3 count and the series 4-0.

"We're just fortunate to get through it quickly and be able to rest up for the next series," said Willie Mays, who was named series MVP.

For the series, Mays hit .438 with a .438 on-base percentage. He had 0 home runs, drove in 2 RBI and scored 4 runs.

The New York Gothams will play against the Detroit Wolverines in the next round. Detroit won their series against the Birmingham Black Barons 4 games to 0. The Round 2 schedule will be announced after the Round 1 finishes.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .364 0 0
T. Speaker LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .214 1 3
R. Blomberg RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .062 0 0
J. Stahl DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .400 0 2
L. Berkman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 0 0
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .214 0 3
J. Ellis C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 0 0
A. Vaughan SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
S. Strang 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3 1 6 7      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Knoblauch (1, 1st Inning off R. Waddell, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Stahl (1, 3rd Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Lofton , J. Stahl 3 , L. Berkman , C. Knoblauch 2
2-out RBI: C. Knoblauch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Berkman , J. Ellis
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sheckard LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .286 0 1
P. Runnels 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .267 0 4
B. Posey C 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .375 0 1
W. Mays CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .438 0 2
B. Kauff DH 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .286 1 2
W. Clark 1B 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 .308 0 4
J. Callison RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .167 0 2
P. Higgins 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
E. Suárez SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .182 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 8 5 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Mays (2, 2nd Inning off S. Coveleski, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Kauff (1, 2nd Inning off S. Coveleski, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Clark (1, 5th Inning off R. Reed, 3 on, 1 out) , E. Suárez (1, 6th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Runnels (1, 6th Inning off H. Gastright, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Callison (1, 7th Inning off M. Harder, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Sheckard , P. Runnels 3 , B. Posey , W. Mays 3 , B. Kauff 2 , W. Clark 2 , J. Callison 2 , E. Suárez 3
2-out RBI: J. Sheckard , P. Runnels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Posey , P. Higgins , E. Suárez
Sac Bunt: J. Sheckard
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Sheckard (2)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Coveleski L (0-1) 4.1 6 5 5 4 1 0 85 10.38   
R. Reed 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 26 6.75   
H. Gastright 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 27.00   
M. Harder 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 32 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Coveleski 28
Batters Faced: S. Coveleski 22, R. Reed 5, H. Gastright 3, M. Harder 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Coveleski 6-5, R. Reed 1-0, H. Gastright 1-0, M. Harder 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Coveleski 85-46, R. Reed 26-15, H. Gastright 13-8, M. Harder 32-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Reed 2-2 , H. Gastright 1-1 , M. Harder 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Waddell W (1-0) 6.0 5 3 3 1 5 0 89 4.50   
S. Romo 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
C. Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Waddell 54
Batters Faced: R. Waddell 24, S. Romo 6, C. Smith 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 5-8, S. Romo 3-2, C. Smith 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 89-58, S. Romo 17-13, C. Smith 11-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rube Waddell
Ballpark: Polo Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 46573
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