UNITED LEAGUE
ATLANTA HILLTOPPERS AT KEYSTONE STARLINGS
04/11/1991
 
UNITED LEAGUE
ATLANTA HILLTOPPERS AT KEYSTONE STARLINGS
GAME ID: 86 - THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH , 1991 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Hilltoppers (4-7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 8 0
Keystone Starlings (5-6) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1
Valenzuela Finds Groove in 6-1 Triumph
Atlanta turned a good effort from starter Fernando Valenzuela into a win over the Keystone Starlings at New Shibe Park. The final score was 6-1. The Starlings drop to 5-6 and continue their mediocre start to the 1991 season.

Valenzuela, the winner, is now 2-1 after putting the clamps on the Keystone offense. In 9 innings of work, he gave up 1 run on 7 hits, while collecting 9 Ks.

"Fernando did a tremendous job," said Atlanta manager Andy Chaney.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE KEYSTONE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Gwynn RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 2 3
L. Whitaker 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .175 0 1
E. Davis CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .317 1 3
M. Stanley C 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .265 4 9
M. McGwire 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .333 3 10
L. Aguayo SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .258 1 5
P. Plantier LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .226 2 7
J. Howell 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357 1 2
F. Valenzuela P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6 3 6 13      
BATTING
Triples: L. Whitaker (1, 9th Inning off R. Beck, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Stanley (4, 8th Inning off K. McCaskill, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Plantier (2, 8th Inning off K. McCaskill, 1 on, 1 out) , M. McGwire (3, 8th Inning off K. McCaskill, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Gwynn , L. Whitaker 4 , M. Stanley 4 , M. McGwire 5 , P. Plantier 4 , J. Howell
2-out RBI: M. McGwire
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Gwynn , L. Whitaker , M. Stanley , M. McGwire , L. Aguayo
Sac Bunt: L. Whitaker , F. Valenzuela
Hit by Pitch: L. Aguayo , J. Howell
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Whitaker (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Davis-Stanley)
OF assists: 1 (Davis(Young at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Walton CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .378 1 4
W. Backman 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 0 3
C. Fielder 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .282 5 9
B. Surhoff 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .268 1 5
M. Young LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .200 1 3
J. Stone RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .100 0 3
T. Zeile C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .400 1 3
W. Weiss SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .304 0 2
K. McCaskill P 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
   R. Beck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1 2 9 14      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Walton 2 , B. Surhoff 2 , T. Zeile 2 , W. Weiss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Walton , B. Surhoff , J. Stone
Sac Bunt: W. Backman , W. Weiss
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Surhoff (1)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE KEYSTONE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valenzuela W (2-1) 9.0 7 1 1 2 9 0 135 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valenzuela 76
Batters Faced: F. Valenzuela 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valenzuela 12-5
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valenzuela 135-88
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. McCaskill L (0-1) 7.1 6 6 5 3 5 3 118 5.57   
R. Beck 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. McCaskill 46
Batters Faced: K. McCaskill 34, R. Beck 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. McCaskill 6-11, R. Beck 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. McCaskill 118-71, R. Beck 17-14
WP: K. McCaskill
Hit Batsmen: K. McCaskill 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Valenzuela
Ballpark: New Shibe Park
Weather: Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 32981
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