MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT LOUISVILLE COLONELS
07/20/1897
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT LOUISVILLE COLONELS
GAME ID: 3500 - TUESDAY, JULY 20TH , 1897 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (38-62) 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 13 6
Louisville Colonels (62-38) 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 11 8
Colonels Drop Spiders, 9-6
The Louisville Colonels grabbed a win, 9-6, over the Cleveland Spiders at Eclipse Park II. Louisville left fielder Fred Clarke went 3-4 with 3 singles and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Louisville pitcher Chris Paff got the win. He's now 19-12. Sid Kitson was tagged with the loss. The second-place Colonels improved to 62-38.

With Louisville leading 7-5 in the bottom of the third, Clarke hit a 2-run single off Cleveland hurler Sid Kitson. It was the 131st hit of the season for Clarke and put his team ahead, 9-5.

"Enjoyed this one," Clarke told the Louisville Bulletin. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. McKean 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .318 0 50
H. Blake RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .287 1 15
G. Davis CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .322 8 68
J. Virtue 1B 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .297 1 47
E. McFarland 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .315 2 61
   b-L. Sockalexis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .309 0 18
   d-P. Callaghan 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
M. Young SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .222 1 45
V. Dailey LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .394 1 18
   W. Sawyer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   c-F. Dunlap PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 0 4
   C. Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Baldwin C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 1 31
S. Kitson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 10
   a-J. Fields LF 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .275 3 36
Totals 40 6 13 5 1 1 24      
a - J. Fields substituted for S. Kitson in the 3rd
b - L. Sockalexis pinch hit for E. McFarland in the 7th
c - F. Dunlap pinch hit for W. Sawyer in the 7th
d - P. Callaghan substituted for L. Sockalexis in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. McFarland (18, 2nd Inning off C. Paff, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. McKean 2 , H. Blake 3 , G. Davis , J. Virtue 2 , E. McFarland 3 , K. Baldwin , J. Fields 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Davis , V. Dailey , F. Dunlap
GIDP: M. Young
Sac Bunt: S. Kitson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Davis (26)
CS: J. Virtue (9) , J. Fields (4)

FIELDING
Errors: E. McKean (38) , H. Blake (6) , M. Young 3 (39) , K. Baldwin (15)
Double Plays: 1 (McKean-Young-Virtue)
PB: K. Baldwin
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McCreery 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .336 1 54
D. Holmes 2B 5 3 2 1 0 0 2 .332 3 60
H. Wagner CF 5 2 1 2 0 0 2 .371 0 65
F. Clarke LF 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .336 6 64
S. Strang SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .350 3 60
W. Robinson C 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .320 0 47
O. Smith RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .194 0 6
W. Smalley 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .264 1 48
C. Paff P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 18
Totals 37 9 11 8 3 2 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Holmes (17, 1st Inning off S. Kitson, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Strang (13, 6th Inning off W. Sawyer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Wagner (9, 2nd Inning off S. Kitson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. McCreery 2 , D. Holmes 3 , H. Wagner 3 , F. Clarke 3 , S. Strang 2 , W. Robinson 2
2-out RBI: F. Clarke , W. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Strang 2 , W. Robinson , W. Smalley 2
GIDP: D. Holmes
Sac Fly: S. Strang
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Clarke 4 (40)

FIELDING
Errors: T. McCreery 2 (29) , D. Holmes 2 (34) , H. Wagner 3 (34) , O. Smith (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Strang-Holmes-McCreery)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kitson L (13-18) 2.2 9 9 4 3 1 0 82 4.46   
W. Sawyer 3.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 44 1.34   
C. Young 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kitson 8
Batters Faced: S. Kitson 22, W. Sawyer 11, C. Young 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kitson 5-2, W. Sawyer 5-3, C. Young 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kitson 82-51, W. Sawyer 44-32, C. Young 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Sawyer 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Paff W (19-12) 9.0 13 6 4 1 1 0 127 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Paff 41
Batters Faced: C. Paff 42
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Paff 9-14
Pitches - Strikes: C. Paff 127-87
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fred Clarke
Ballpark: Eclipse Park II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (27 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 18 km/h
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 6557
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