BAL @ CLE
Final Score: BAL 1 - CLE 2
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Progressive Field
- Attendance
- 45,057
- Game Duration
- 291 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Eric Plunk
- Losing Pitcher
- Randy Myers
Umpires
- Home Plate
- John Hirschbeck
- First Base
- Durwood Merrill
- Second Base
- Larry McCoy
- Third Base
- Mike Reilly
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 60°F
- Sky
- Cloudy
- Field Condition
- Dry
- Precipitation
- None
- Wind Direction
- tocf
- Wind Speed
- 10 mph
Line Score
BAL Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Brady Anderson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Harold Baines | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Armando Benitez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Geronimo Berroa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Mike Bordick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Hoiles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Alan Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Mussina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Randy Myers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jesse Orosco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Jeff Reboulet | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cal Ripken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B. J. Surhoff | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Lenny Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
CLE Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Alomar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Paul Assenmacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tony Fernandez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Brian Giles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Marquis Grissom | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Orel Hershiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeff Juden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Justice | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Jose Mesa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alvin Morman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric Plunk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Bip Roberts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Thome | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Williams | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 |
BAL Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armando Benitez | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alan Mills | - | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mike Mussina | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1.29 |
| Randy Myers (L) | L | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Jesse Orosco | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Arthur Rhodes | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 11.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1.59 | |
CLE Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Assenmacher | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Orel Hershiser | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael Jackson | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jeff Juden | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jose Mesa | - | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Alvin Morman | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Eric Plunk (W) | W | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 12.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.75 | |
Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians, October 11, 1997
At home, the Cleveland Indians won 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles on October 11, 1997 in the League Championship Series. The margin was one run. The information panel shows a crowd of 45,057, a game time of 291 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as 60 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 10 mph wind. The Baltimore Orioles' only run came in the ninth inning. The Cleveland Indians' runs came one at a time, in the seventh and 12th. It went to extra innings, ending in the 12th. The Baltimore Orioles had 8 hits and the Cleveland Indians 6, with 1 and 0 errors. The win went to Eric Plunk, allowing 0 earned runs on 1 hit in 0.2 innings. The loss was charged to Randy Myers after 1.1 innings and 1 run. Mike Mussina led all pitchers with 15 strikeouts. The Baltimore Orioles used Armando Benitez, Alan Mills, Mike Mussina, Randy Myers, and Jesse Orosco on the mound. The Cleveland Indians used Paul Assenmacher, Orel Hershiser, Michael Jackson, Jeff Juden, and Jose Mesa on the mound. The Baltimore Orioles' top hitter was Brady Anderson, 2 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. The Cleveland Indians' top hitter was Matt Williams, 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was John Hirschbeck.
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