Boxscore: SSL @ DIN

Date: 1997-08-02

BOXSCORE: 1997 Sterling Silver Sluggers At 1997 Denver Dingers       8/2/1997

  Silver Sluggers    AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dingers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Huskey RF         5  1  1  1 .254     E.Renteria SS       4  1  0  0 .286  
  K.Griffey Jr. CF    5  1  2  1 .290     C.Floyd CF          4  0  0  0 .250  
  A.Belle LF          5  0  0  0 .230     P.Spoljaric P       0  0  0  0 .200  
  C.Delgado 1B        5  0  1  0 .241   D-D.Clark PH          1  0  1  0 .247  
  S.Alomar C          3  1  1  1 .297     J.Wetteland P       0  0  0  0 ----  
F-D.Fletcher PH,C     2  1  1  0 .231     J.Dipoto P          0  0  0  0 .125  
  D.Strange 3B        3  1  0  0 .185   H-W.Newson PH         1  0  0  0 .213  
  J.Kent 2B           3  2  2  1 .196     M.Wilkins P         0  0  0  0 .143  
  J.Valentin SS       4  0  1  1 .255     G.Sheffield RF      3  2  1  1 .220  
  A.Benes* P          1  0  1  1 .290   E-B.Giles RF          1  1  1  0 .226  
A-W.Greene PH         0  0  0  0 .345     M.McGwire 1B        4  1  1  0 .278  
  D.Hermanson P       0  0  0  0 .143     E.Burks LF          5  1  3  3 .263  
G-J.Walton PH         1  0  0  0 .192     K.Orie 3B           3  1  1  0 .272  
  M.Timlin P          0  0  0  0 ----     C.Johnson C         3  1  1  3 .207  
                                          E.Young 2B          5  0  0  0 .235  
                                          T.Gordon P          2  0  2  1 .121  
                                        B-G.Vaughn PH         1  0  1  0 .276  
                                        C-A.Jones PR,CF       0  0  0  0 .252  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  7 10  6                 Totals      37  8 12  8

A-Pinch Hit For Benes* In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gordon In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Vaughn In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Spoljaric In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Sheffield In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Alomar In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Hermanson In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Dipoto In 9th Inning

Silver Sluggers. 0 0 0  2 1 0  0 0 4  0 -  7 10  3
Dingers......... 2 0 0  1 0 0  4 0 0  1 -  8 12  0

Silver Sluggers (62-48)  IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Benes*                  6       5   3   3   5   7   0 114   3.23  A1 D2
D.Hermanson               2       4   4   3   2   2   2  43   4.11  D3 E5
M.Timlin LOSS(5-7)        1 1/3   3   1   1   1   0   0  37   4.19  E6
Totals                    9 1/3  12   8   7   8   9   2

Dingers (61-50)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Gordon                  7       6   3   3   3   6   2  99   3.42  A1 D1
P.Spoljaric               1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9   4.61  D2 D4
J.Wetteland               0       2   3   3   1   0   0  14   3.72  D5 D7
J.Dipoto BS(2nd)          1       2   1   1   0   1   1  15   2.79  D8 E2
M.Wilkins WIN(5-1)        1       0   0   0   0   0   0  11   3.90  E3
Totals                   10      10   7   7   4   8   3

ATTENDANCE- 47,062 DATE- Saturday, August 2nd 1997 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:11
LEFT ON BASE- Silver Sluggers: 4  Dingers:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Silver Sluggers: 1  Dingers: 3
ERRORS- C.Delgado, A.Benes*, M.Timlin
DOUBLES- J.Kent(24th), M.McGwire(15th), E.Burks-2(10th)
HOME RUNS- B.Huskey(20th), K.Griffey Jr.(38th), S.Alomar(19th),
           G.Sheffield(11th), C.Johnson(6th)
RBIs- B.Huskey(34th), K.Griffey Jr.(69th), S.Alomar(45th), J.Kent(36th),
      J.Valentin(25th), A.Benes*, G.Sheffield(39th), E.Burks-3(47th),
      C.Johnson-3(30th), T.Gordon
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Burks, K.Orie, C.Johnson-2, T.Gordon
WALKS- D.Strange, J.Kent, A.Benes*, W.Greene, E.Renteria-2, G.Sheffield-2,
       M.McGwire-2, K.Orie, A.Jones
STRIKE OUTS- B.Huskey-2, K.Griffey Jr., C.Delgado, S.Alomar, D.Strange-2,
             J.Valentin, E.Renteria-2, C.Floyd, M.McGwire-2, E.Burks, K.Orie,
             C.Johnson, E.Young
GIDP- B.Huskey, A.Belle, J.Walton, G.Sheffield
2-out RBI- E.Burks-2, S.Alomar, T.Gordon, B.Huskey
RLISP 2-out- K.Orie, E.Burks, C.Floyd-2, C.Johnson, B.Huskey, W.Newson-2
TEAM RISP- Silver Sluggers: 3 for 6  Dingers: 3 for 15

Ellis Burks hit 2 doubles and had 3 RBI as the Denver Dingers bested the
Sterling Silver Sluggers in 10 innings 8 to 7 at Qualcomm Stadium.

Both teams were tied at 7 runs apiece after nine innings.  Denver won the hard
fought contest in the 10th inning.  Brian S. Giles laced a one-base hit.
After an out was recorded, Burks stepped in and he doubled resulting in an
exciting win for Denver and a raucous post-game celebration by the home town
fans.  Denver rapped out 12 hits for the afternoon.  

Marc Wilkins(5-1) allowed no runs in 1 inning, and picked up the victory. Mike
Timlin(5-7) was the loser in relief.  He pitched 1 and 1/3 innings giving up
3 hits and 1 walk.

Denver now has a record of 61-50.  With this loss, Sterling has a 6-4 record
of late, 62-48 overall.

SCORESHEET: 1997 Sterling Silver Sluggers at 1997 Denver Dingers
B.Huskey-A1  A1:F/8     B1:G-DP/1  C1:K       D1:K       E1:HR>b#
                        63>1o                            
                                                         
K.Griffe-A1  A2:Si      *4*:HR>b#  C2:F/7     *8*:F/9    E2:K
                                                         
                                                         
A.Belle-A1   A3:G-DP/6  B3:F/9     *6*:G/43   D3:G/53    *10*:G/53
             43>1o                                       
                                                         
C.Delgad-A1  *2*:Si     B4:F/8     C4:F/9     D4:K       E4:F/9
                                                         
                                                         
S.Alomar-A1  A5:P/6     B5:HR>b#   C5:K       *9*:Si     E5:F/9
D.Fletch-D5                                              
                                                         
D.Strang-A1  A6:Force/  B6:K       *7*:K      D6:W>12 b
             46>1o b1                         1
                                              
J.Kent-A1    A7:G/53    *5*:Do     C7:W>b1    D7:Si>2#
                                              13
                                              
J.Valent-A1  *3*:F/7    B8:G/3>23  C8:K       D8:Si>3#
                                              13
                                              
A.Benes*-A1  A9:W>b1    B9:Si>3#   C9:W>12 b  D9:G-DP/6
W.Greene-C9                        1          43>3# 1o
D.Herman-D2+                                  

E.Renter-A1  A1:W>b1    B1:K       C1:W>12 b  D1:K       E1:G/43    F1:E/1>23
                                   1                                12 
                                                                    
C.Floyd-A1   A2:K       *3*:L/4    C2:P/2     D2:P/4     *8*:Si     F2:G/53
P.Spolja-E2                                                         
D.Clark-E2+                                                         
G.Sheffi-A1  A3:W>12 b  B3:F/8     *5*:W>b1   *7*:HR>b#  E3:G-DP/5  *10*:Si
B.Giles-E6   1                                           43>1o      
                                                                    
M.McGwir-A1  A4:K       B4:Do      C4:K       D4:W>b1    E4:W>b1    F4:F/8
                                                                    
                                                                    
E.Burks-A1   A5:Do>2#   B5:F/7     C5:Si>13   D5:E/34>1  E5:K       F5:Do>1#
             1#                               2                     
                                                                    
K.Orie-A1    A6:K       *4*:W>b1   C6:L/5     D6:Sac/34  *9*:Si
                                              >23 12     
                                                         
C.Johnso-A1  *2*:K      B7:Sac/34  C7:F/7     D7:HR>3#   E7:Sac/54
                        >12                   2# b#      >12
                                                         
E.Young-A1   A8:G/63    B8:G/43>2  *6*:E/1    D8:K       E8:P/4
                        3                                
                                                         
T.Gordon-A1  A9:Si      B9:Si>3#   C9:Sac/34  D9:Si      E9:IW>b1
G.Vaughn-D9                        >12                   
A.Jones-E1