MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLUMBUS SOLONS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
08/02/1897
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLUMBUS SOLONS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 3551 - MONDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 1897 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus Solons (43-69) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Cleveland Spiders (45-67) 1 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 X 9 14 2
Spiders Roll to 9-3 Win Over Solons
Cleveland beat Columbus on the strength of starter Sid Kitson's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 9-3. The Spiders, at 45-67, have now won 4 straight.

Ed McFarland hit a run-scoring triple off John Kirby in the bottom of the third, which put the Spiders in front, 4-3. McFarland had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 5.

"We'll enjoy this win," said McFarland. "But there's more we hope to accomplish."
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Radford RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 1 27
D. O'Brien LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286 3 36
D. Orr 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .318 3 66
B. Nash 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .284 3 38
B. Hazelton 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .289 0 53
J. Corcoran C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 1 30
P. Weihe CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .150 1 14
   b-D. McKeough PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 0 21
B. Clymer SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 1 8
   c-A. Maul PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .385 0 1
J. Kirby P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 6
   a-A. Hargraves PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 0 1
   J. Fitzgerald P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   d-C. Welch PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 0 25
Totals 34 3 5 2 1 2 11      
a - A. Hargraves pinch hit for J. Kirby in the 7th
b - D. McKeough pinch hit for P. Weihe in the 9th
c - A. Maul pinch hit for B. Clymer in the 9th
d - C. Welch pinch hit for J. Fitzgerald in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: D. Orr (10, 1st Inning off S. Kitson, 1 on, 1 out) , D. O'Brien (14, 1st Inning off S. Kitson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. O'Brien 3 , D. Orr 4 , B. Nash , D. McKeough
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nash , B. Hazelton , P. Weihe
Hit by Pitch: J. Corcoran
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Radford (19)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Hazelton (28)
OF assists: 1 (Radford(Blake at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. McKean 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .323 2 56
H. Blake RF 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .310 1 21
G. Davis CF 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .323 8 75
J. Virtue 1B 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .303 1 56
E. McFarland 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .318 2 67
M. Young SS 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .228 1 51
V. Dailey LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .393 1 26
J. Milligan C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .309 0 17
S. Kitson P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .231 0 12
Totals 37 9 14 9 2 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Young (21, 2nd Inning off J. Kirby, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Virtue (11, 7th Inning off J. Fitzgerald, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. McKean (15, 1st Inning off J. Kirby, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. McFarland (10, 3rd Inning off J. Kirby, 1 on, 1 out) , V. Dailey (7, 6th Inning off J. Kirby, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. McKean 4 , H. Blake 2 , J. Virtue 4 , E. McFarland 4 , M. Young 3 , V. Dailey 3 , J. Milligan 2
2-out RBI: H. Blake
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. McKean 2
Sac Bunt: S. Kitson
Hit by Pitch: M. Young
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. McKean (42) , M. Young (51)
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kirby L (5-8) 6.0 11 6 6 0 2 0 90 4.17   
J. Fitzgerald 2.0 3 3 2 2 1 0 37 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kirby 28
Batters Faced: J. Kirby 28, J. Fitzgerald 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kirby 7-8, J. Fitzgerald 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kirby 90-60, J. Fitzgerald 37-21
WP: J. Kirby
Hit Batsmen: J. Fitzgerald
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kitson W (15-19) 9.0 5 3 2 1 2 0 116 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kitson 68
Batters Faced: S. Kitson 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kitson 13-12
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kitson 116-79
Hit Batsmen: S. Kitson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sid Kitson
Ballpark: League Park I
Weather: Clear skies (23 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 18 km/h
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 4428
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