MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT LOUISVILLE COLONELS
04/17/1897
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT LOUISVILLE COLONELS
GAME ID: 1502 - SATURDAY, APRIL 17TH , 1897 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (4-12) 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 2
Louisville Colonels (12-4) 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 X 6 12 4
Louisville Stays Hot with 6-4 Win
In the 6-4 Louisville win over Cleveland, the impact of Fred Clarke was substantial. Clarke, who finished 2nd in the AL in home runs with 15 in 1895, went 4 for 4 with 4 singles. The Colonels, now 12-4, have been red hot.

Ducky Holmes, the Louisville second baseman, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the first inning to make the score 2-0, Colonels. For the game, Holmes was 1-3 with a walk. He drove in 2 runs.

Clarke told a Louisville Bulletin reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. McKean 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .242 0 8
J. Virtue 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .258 0 5
G. Davis CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .273 0 6
L. Sockalexis RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .371 0 2
E. McFarland 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .386 0 7
M. Young SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 6 .220 0 5
J. Fields LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .370 0 9
   a-V. Dailey PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .417 0 1
K. Baldwin C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .304 0 9
S. Kitson P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235 0 3
   b-F. Dunlap PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 0 0
   C. Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 11 4 2 3 20      
a - V. Dailey pinch hit for J. Fields in the 8th
b - F. Dunlap pinch hit for S. Kitson in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. McKean , J. Virtue , G. Davis , L. Sockalexis , E. McFarland 2 , M. Young , J. Fields , K. Baldwin 2 , S. Kitson
2-out RBI: K. Baldwin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Sockalexis , K. Baldwin , S. Kitson , F. Dunlap
GIDP: J. Fields
Sac Bunt: M. Young , S. Kitson
Hit by Pitch: E. McFarland , M. Young
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. McKean (4) , G. Davis (4)
CS: E. McKean (4) , J. Virtue (3)

FIELDING
Errors: E. McKean (5) , L. Sockalexis (2)
Double Plays: 2 (McFarland-McKean-Virtue, Young-McKean-Virtue)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McCreery 1B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .425 1 9
K. Nance RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .390 2 10
   a-J. O'Brien RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 1
H. Wagner CF 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 .324 0 11
F. Clarke LF 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .317 1 9
S. Strang SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 6 .397 1 12
D. Holmes 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .446 1 14
W. Robinson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .281 0 8
W. Smalley 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .087 0 3
C. Paff P 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333 0 3
Totals 33 6 12 6 3 2 21      
a - J. O'Brien substituted for K. Nance in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. McCreery 3 , K. Nance , F. Clarke 4 , S. Strang , D. Holmes , C. Paff 2
2-out RBI: F. Clarke , D. Holmes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Wagner , S. Strang , W. Robinson 2 , W. Smalley
GIDP: K. Nance 2
Sac Bunt: C. Paff
Hit by Pitch: H. Wagner
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. McCreery 2 (4) , K. Nance (1) , F. Clarke (8)
CS: D. Holmes (3)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Clarke (1) , D. Holmes (5) , W. Robinson (6) , W. Smalley (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Strang-Holmes-McCreery)
OF assists: 2 (Wagner(Sockalexis at home), Clarke(Virtue at home))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kitson L (2-3) 7.0 11 5 5 3 2 0 134 5.03   
C. Young 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kitson 34
Batters Faced: S. Kitson 34, C. Young 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kitson 8-9, C. Young 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kitson 134-74, C. Young 15-10
Hit Batsmen: S. Kitson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Paff W (3-2) 9.0 11 4 4 2 3 0 127 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Paff 50
Batters Faced: C. Paff 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Paff 10-9
Pitches - Strikes: C. Paff 127-76
WP: C. Paff
Hit Batsmen: C. Paff 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fred Clarke
Ballpark: Eclipse Park II
Weather: Rain (13 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 18 km/h
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 6345
Special Notes: Rain delay of 28 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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