X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
09/20/1997
 
X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 1071 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (80-73) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Cleveland Indians (87-66) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 X 6 10 0
Twins Fall, 6-4, to Belle, Indians
The Cleveland Indians handed the Minnesota Twins a loss at Cleveland Stadium 1980. The final score was 6-4. Albert Belle was one of the major contributors for Cleveland. In addition to his 1 single and 2 home runs, he scored 2 runs and drove in 4. Gerardo Tijerina closed the game out for Cleveland, earning his 37th save. With the victory, the Indians upped their record to 87-66.

Belle had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a full count fastball from Trey Witte, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Indians a 6-4 lead. It was the 41st home run of the year for Belle.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Belle.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Young 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297 9 58
C. Baerga 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .305 16 75
M. Vaughn DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .336 33 110
C. Everett RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .283 17 77
B. Jacoby 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 3 7
B. Higginson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .266 26 77
J. Reinoso CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 5 54
T. Fernandez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 4 46
C. Delgado C 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .212 6 25
Totals 33 4 7 4 1 6 5      
BATTING
Triples: E. Young (10, 3rd Inning off P. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Baerga (3, 3rd Inning off P. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Vaughn (33, 1st Inning off P. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Young 3 , C. Baerga 4 , M. Vaughn 4 , C. Everett , B. Higginson , T. Fernandez
2-out RBI: M. Vaughn , C. Everett
Hit by Pitch: C. Everett
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Baerga (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fernandez-Young-Jacoby)
OF assists: 1 (Everett(Ramirez at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jaha 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .294 28 84
M. Ramirez 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .369 52 115
A. Belle LF 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 .317 41 140
T. Nixon RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 32 97
J. Manship DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281 13 47
C. Sexton SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .224 1 24
M. Bellhorn 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .246 11 28
J. Barfield CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183 5 15
E. Agudelo C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 0 6
Totals 31 6 10 6 1 8 7      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Ramirez 2 (43, 4th Inning off J. Chavira, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Chavira, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Belle 2 (41, 6th Inning off J. Chavira, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Witte, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Bellhorn (11, 7th Inning off T. Witte, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jaha , M. Ramirez 5 , A. Belle 9 , T. Nixon , J. Manship , M. Bellhorn 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jaha , C. Sexton
GIDP: M. Ramirez
Hit by Pitch: E. Agudelo
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Agudelo (4)
CS: J. Manship (3)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Chavira 6.0 7 3 3 1 5 1 98 3.90   
T. Witte L (1-4), BS (4) 1.0 3 3 3 0 2 2 23 4.94   
B. Eden 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Chavira 50
Batters Faced: J. Chavira 24, T. Witte 6, B. Eden 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Chavira 4-6, T. Witte 1-0, B. Eden 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Chavira 98-63, T. Witte 23-16, B. Eden 11-6
Hit Batsmen: J. Chavira
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Martinez W (9-6) 8.0 7 4 4 1 4 1 97 5.01   
G. Tijerina SV (37) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Martinez 55
Batters Faced: P. Martinez 32, G. Tijerina 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Martinez 11-8, G. Tijerina 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Martinez 97-67, G. Tijerina 12-9
Hit Batsmen: P. Martinez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Albert Belle
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium 1980
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 51066
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