Boxscore: MNL @ DIN
Date: 1997-08-30
BOXSCORE: 1997 Minnesota Loons At 1997 Denver Dingers 8/30/1997
Loons AB R H RBI AVG Dingers AB R H RBI AVG
O.Vizquel SS 3 0 0 0 .249 E.Renteria SS 5 0 1 0 .279
D.Martinez CF 2 0 0 0 .237 G.Sheffield RF 4 0 1 0 .216
R.Mondesi RF 4 0 0 0 .309 E-B.Giles PH 0 0 0 0 .251
T.Martinez 1B 4 0 1 0 .295 R.Johnson 3B 4 0 0 0 .286
D.Easley 2B 4 0 0 0 .249 F-D.Clark PH 0 0 0 0 .265
W.Boggs 3B 4 1 2 1 .270 M.McGwire 1B 4 0 0 1 .281
S.Green LF 4 0 1 0 .286 E.Burks CF 3 0 0 0 .268
S.Hatteberg C 4 0 0 0 .308 C.Jones LF 3 0 1 0 .286
R.Garcia P 1 0 0 0 .095 C.Johnson C 3 1 1 1 .217
S.Hasegawa P 0 0 0 0 .083 E.Young 2B 4 0 1 0 .233
B-L.Sojo PH 1 0 0 0 .225 J.Schmidt P 2 0 0 0 .065
A.Osuna P 0 0 0 0 .000 A-C.Floyd PH 1 0 0 0 .256
A.Benitez P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Dipoto P 0 0 0 0 .125
C-G.Vaughn PH 0 0 0 0 .248
D-A.Jones PR 0 1 0 0 .247
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Totals 31 1 4 1 Totals 33 2 5 2
A-Pinch Hit For Schmidt In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hasegawa In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Dipoto In 10th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Vaughn In 10th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Sheffield In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 10th Inning
INJURY: Mark McGwire INJURED (for 3 more games) in 10th inning
Loons........... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0
Dingers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 5 0
Loons (60-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Garcia 6 2/3 4 1 1 3 8 1 104 5.38 A1 C8
S.Hasegawa 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.91 C9 C9
A.Osuna LOSS(4-5) 2 1/3 1 1 1 1 3 0 33 3.49 D1 D9
A.Benitez 0 1/3 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 2.82 E1
Totals 9 2/3 5 2 2 6 11 1
Dingers (72-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Schmidt 7 3 1 1 2 3 1 88 5.43 A1 C7
J.Dipoto WIN(6-0) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 34 2.68 C8
Totals 10 4 1 1 2 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 48,448 DATE- Saturday, August 30th 1997 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Loons: 4 Dingers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Loons: 0 Dingers: 1
DOUBLES- E.Renteria(12th), C.Jones(6th)
HOME RUNS- W.Boggs(1st), C.Johnson(10th)
RBIs- W.Boggs(20th), M.McGwire(105th), C.Johnson(44th)
STOLEN BASES- E.Young(18th), A.Jones(7th)
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Sheffield
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Martinez, R.Garcia
WALKS- O.Vizquel, D.Martinez, B.Giles, D.Clark, E.Burks, C.Jones, C.Johnson,
G.Vaughn
HIT BY PITCH- M.McGwire
STRIKE OUTS- D.Easley-3, S.Green, G.Sheffield, R.Johnson-2, M.McGwire-4,
E.Burks, E.Young-2, J.Schmidt
GIDP- T.Martinez
2-out RBI- C.Johnson, M.McGwire
RLISP 2-out- T.Martinez, J.Schmidt-2, O.Vizquel, C.Floyd, M.McGwire
TEAM RISP- Loons: 0 for 3 Dingers: 0 for 7
48,448 fans were treated to a fine game at Qualcomm Stadium as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end. The Denver Dingers won by the
slimmest of margins, 2 to 1.
Both teams were tied at 1 runs apiece after nine innings. Denver won it in
the 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Greg Vaughn drew a walk. Jones
got a great jump and stole second easily. One out later, Brian S. Giles then
drew a walk. Dave Clark stepped in and he was walked intentionally to load
the bases. Mark McGwire came up to bat and was hit by a pitch making Denver
the victors to the delight of the home town faithful. Denver managed only 5
hits on the night.
The winning pitcher was Jerry Dipoto(6-0) who allowed no runs in 3 innings.
Antonio Osuna(4-5) suffered the loss in relief. Denver now has a record of a
division leading 72-56. With the loss, Minnesota has a record of 5-5 lately,
60-61 overall.
SCORESHEET: 1997 Minnesota Loons at 1997 Denver Dingers
O.Vizque-A1 A1:W>b1 B1:F/7 C1:FO/4 D1:G/43
D.Martin-A1 A2:Sac/34 B2:F/7 *6*:W>b1 *9*:G/31
>12
R.Mondes-A1 A3:G/43>2 *4*:G/63 C3:F/8 D3:G/63
3
T.Martin-A1 A4:P/6 B4:Si C4:G-DP/4 D4:F/9
63>1o
D.Easley-A1 *2*:K B5:L/6 *7*:K *10*:K
W.Boggs-A1 A6:HR>b# B6:G/53 C6:L/5 D6:Si
S.Green-A1 A7:K *5*:Si C7:G/3 D7:Force/
14>1o b1
S.Hatteb-A1 A8:F/8 B8:F/7 *8*:F/8 D8:L/4
R.Garcia-A1 *3*:G/43 B9:Sac/14 C9:P/4
S.Hasega-C8 >12
L.Sojo-C9+
E.Renter-A1 A1:G/63 *3*:G/63 C1:G/31 *8*:Do E1:SB>12
G/43>23
G.Sheffi-A1 A2:F/8 B2:G/63 *6*:Si D2:K E2:W>b1
B.Giles-E2
R.Johnso-A1 A3:K B3:F/7 C3:CS/24> D3:G/3>23 E3:IW>12
D.Clark-E3 1o K b1
M.McGwir-A1 *2*:K *4*:K C4:K D4:K E4:HBP>3#
23 12
E.Burks-A1 A5:W>b1 B5:K *7*:L/5 *9*:G/53
C.Jones-A1 A6:Do>13 B6:W>b1 C6:F/8 D6:G/43
C.Johnso-A1 A7:W>b1 B7:G/63 C7:HR>b# D7:L/6
E.Young-A1 A8:K *5*:G/43 C8:Si *10*:K
J.Schmid-A1 A9:F/8 B9:K C9:SB>12 D9:W>b1
C.Floyd-C9 FO/2
J.Dipoto-D1+