Boxscore: DIN @ MIT
Date: 1997-08-05
BOXSCORE: 1997 Denver Dingers At 1997 Michigan Timber 8/5/1997
Dingers AB R H RBI AVG Timber AB R H RBI AVG
E.Young 2B 3 2 3 1 .234 R.Butler LF 5 1 1 0 .328
J.Hardtke 3B 2 1 1 0 .471 J.Randa 2B 1 0 1 0 .297
D-K.Orie PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .267 A-R.Sanchez PR,2B 2 0 1 1 .259
M.McGwire 1B 5 1 3 5 .276 L.Walker CF,RF 4 0 2 0 .355
G.Sheffield RF 3 0 0 0 .225 T.Salmon RF 2 1 0 0 .294
G.Vaughn CF 2 0 0 0 .252 T.Belcher P 1 0 0 0 .176
B-B.Giles PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .234 R.Palmeiro 1B 3 1 1 0 .294
E-E.Burks PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .276 M.Williams 3B 3 0 1 1 .258
A.Jones LF,CF 4 0 1 0 .261 J.Reed C 3 0 0 0 .286
C.Johnson C 4 1 1 0 .212 G-E.Karros PH 1 1 1 1 .257
E.Renteria SS 2 1 0 0 .283 M.Grudzielanek SS 3 0 0 0 .272
J.Lieber P 2 0 0 0 .105 H-D.Ortiz PH 1 0 0 0 .300
F-M.Franco PH 1 0 0 0 .318 M.Hampton P 1 0 1 0 .047
J.Christiansen P 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Jackson P 0 0 0 0 .000
J.Wetteland P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-T.Ward PH,CF 2 0 1 0 .364
I-B.Witt PH 1 0 0 0 .290
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Totals 32 6 9 6 Totals 33 4 10 3
A-Pinch Ran For Randa In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Vaughn In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 5th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hardtke In 6th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Giles In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Lieber In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Reed In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Grudzielanek In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Ward In 9th Inning
INJURY: Joe Randa INJURED (for 1 more game) in 3rd inning
Dingers......... 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 - 6 9 0
Timber.......... 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 - 4 10 0
Dingers (66-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Lieber WIN(8-6) 7 8 3 3 1 4 0 109 3.27 A1 D1
J.Christians HOLD(1st) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 7.80 D2 D6
J.Wetteland SAVE(29th) 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 11 4.08 D7
Totals 9 10 4 4 1 7 1
Timber (68-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Hampton LOSS(7-6) 4 1/3 5 4 4 2 2 0 79 5.17 A1 C2
M.Jackson 0 2/3 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 3.40 C3 C6
T.Belcher 4 3 1 1 2 2 0 53 6.04 C7
Totals 9 9 6 6 5 5 1
ATTENDANCE- 43,296 DATE- Tuesday, August 5th 1997 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:15
LEFT ON BASE- Dingers: 8 Timber: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dingers: 2 Timber: 0
DOUBLES- R.Sanchez(11th), L.Walker(39th), R.Palmeiro(22nd)
TRIPLES- J.Randa(10th), L.Walker(2nd)
HOME RUNS- M.McGwire(47th), E.Karros(6th)
RBIs- E.Young(38th), M.McGwire-5(101st), R.Sanchez(20th), M.Williams(65th),
E.Karros(11th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Hardtke, K.Orie, E.Renteria, J.Lieber
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Williams
WALKS- E.Young-2, G.Sheffield-2, E.Renteria, T.Salmon
HIT BY PITCH- J.Randa, R.Palmeiro
STRIKE OUTS- J.Hardtke, K.Orie, M.McGwire, A.Jones, E.Renteria, L.Walker,
T.Salmon, T.Belcher, J.Reed-2, D.Ortiz, B.Witt
GIDP- J.Reed
BALKS- J.Lieber
2-out RBI- E.Young
RLISP 2-out- T.Salmon-2, M.Williams, E.Burks
TEAM RISP- Dingers: 5 for 8 Timber: 0 for 6
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Charles Johnson blocked the plate, saving a run!
Top 7th: Turner Ward robbed Mark McGwire of an extra base hit.
In a tight game it was the Denver Dingers 6, the Michigan Timber 4 at Coors
Field.
Mark McGwire provided the offensive punch. He stroked a base-hit which plated
a run in the 1st inning, launched a rocket-shot out of the park for a Grand
Slam homerun in the 5th inning and lined a one-base hit in the 9th inning.
Denver finished with 9 hits in the victory.
Jon Lieber(8-6) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 innings and allowing 3
runs. John Wetteland earned his 29th save. Mike Hampton(7-6) was the loser.
SCORESHEET: 1997 Denver Dingers at 1997 Michigan Timber
E.Young-A1 A1:Si B1:Si C1:W>b1 D1:Si>2# *9*:W>b1
J.Hardtk-A1 A2:Sac/34 B2:K C2:Si>23 D2:K E2:Sac/34
K.Orie-D2 >12 12 >12
M.McGwir-A1 A3:Si>2# B3:K C3:HR>3# *7*:F/8 E3:Si>23
2# 1# b#
G.Sheffi-A1 A4:F/8 *4*:L/6 C4:W>b1 D4:W>b1 E4:L/5
G.Vaughn-A1 A5:F/8 B5:FO/2 C5:FO/3 D5:F/9 E5:F/8
B.Giles-C5
E.Burks-D5
A.Jones-A1 *2*:G/63 B6:Si C6:K D6:G/63
C.Johnso-A1 A7:G/63 B7:FO/2 *6*:Si *8*:F/8
E.Renter-A1 A8:G/63 *5*:W>b1 C8:Sac/24 D8:K
>12
J.Lieber-A1 *3*:P/3 B9:Sac/24 C9:F/7 D9:P/4
M.Franco-D9 >12
J.Christ-E1+
R.Butler-A1 A1:F/7 B1:Si>12 C1:Force/ D1:G/53 E1:G/63
46>1o b1
J.Randa-A1 A2:Tr B2:HBP>23 C2:Do>1# *8*:G/43
R.Sanche-B3 12
L.Walker-A1 A3:Tr B3:F-DP/9 C3:K D3:Do
2>3o 23 1
2
T.Salmon-A1 A4:F/8 *4*:W>b1 C4:K D4:K
T.Belche-C5
R.Palmei-A1 *2*:G/13 B5:Do>13 *6*:P/3 D5:HBP
M.Willia-A1 A6:G/53 B6:Bk>3# C6:Si D6:FO/2
23 SF/8>3
#
J.Reed-A1 A7:K B7:K C7:G-DP/4 *9*:HR>b#
E.Karros-D7 63>1o
M.Grudzi-A1 *3*:G/3 B8:G/63 *7*:G/63 D8:K
D.Ortiz-D8
M.Hampto-A1 A9:Si *5*:Si C9:G/23 D9:K
M.Jackso-B9
T.Ward-B9+