MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
04/12/1897
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1489 - MONDAY, APRIL 12TH , 1897 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Senators (4-8) 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 10 12 2
Cleveland Spiders (3-9) 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 14 2
Senators Score Late, Upend Spiders, 10-7
Washington catcher Spider Clark had a 3-RBI game, leading his team in its 10-7 defeat of the Cleveland Spiders. Clark picked up 3 singles and 1 double in the ballgame. Ed Mars, 1-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 2 hits in 3 innings. Cleveland, at 3-9, is off to a poor start in 1897.

Had Bill Hassamaer not delivered a key base hit in the top of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 3rd, Hassamaer hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 8-7, in favor of the Senators.

"Anytime I can help the team, I feel good about it," said Clark.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Hoy CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .277 0 7
B. Hassamaer RF 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .396 0 5
   J. Corbett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Selbach 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .283 1 10
W. Wilmot LF 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 .326 0 4
B. Eagan 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .381 0 9
F. Olin 1B 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 .353 0 3
S. Fuller SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 0 2
   a-T. O'Rourke PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .238 0 3
   c-D. Coogan SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   d-B. Lush PH, RF 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .214 0 2
S. Clark C 5 0 4 3 0 0 1 .351 0 9
P. Conway P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
   b-C. Abbey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 2
   E. Mars P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   e-F. Fennelly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 4
   f-B. Hoover SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 2
Totals 38 10 12 9 7 4 20      
a - T. O'Rourke pinch hit for S. Fuller in the 5th
b - C. Abbey pinch hit for P. Conway in the 5th
c - D. Coogan substituted for T. O'Rourke in the 5th
d - B. Lush pinch hit for D. Coogan in the 8th
e - F. Fennelly pinch hit for E. Mars in the 8th
f - B. Hoover substituted for F. Fennelly in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Clark (3, 5th Inning off B. Parker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Eagan (2, 1st Inning off B. Parker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hassamaer 2 , K. Selbach , W. Wilmot , B. Eagan 3 , F. Olin , T. O'Rourke , B. Lush , S. Clark 5
2-out RBI: B. Hassamaer , B. Eagan , F. Olin , T. O'Rourke , S. Clark 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Hoy , K. Selbach , F. Olin , C. Abbey , B. Hoover
GIDP: B. Eagan
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hassamaer (4) , S. Clark (5)
CS: W. Hoy (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Fuller (11) , S. Clark (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Selbach-Eagan-Olin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. McKean 2B 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 .213 0 7
J. Virtue 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .311 0 4
G. Davis CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .292 0 5
L. Sockalexis RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .391 0 2
E. McFarland 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .386 0 6
M. Young SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .175 0 4
J. Fields LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .364 0 8
K. Baldwin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .314 0 7
B. Parker P 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 1 2
   a-F. Dunlap PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 0 0
   C. Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-V. Dailey PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .476 0 1
   L. Hunter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 7 14 6 1 3 18      
a - F. Dunlap pinch hit for B. Parker in the 5th
b - V. Dailey pinch hit for C. Young in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. McFarland 2 (3, 3rd Inning off P. Conway, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off E. Mars, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Dailey (2, 8th Inning off J. Corbett, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. McKean (1, 1st Inning off P. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Parker (1, 2nd Inning off P. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. McKean 3 , J. Virtue 2 , G. Davis 2 , L. Sockalexis 3 , E. McFarland 5 , J. Fields , B. Parker 4 , V. Dailey 2
2-out RBI: G. Davis , J. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Virtue , K. Baldwin 2 , F. Dunlap
GIDP: E. McFarland
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. McKean (3) , G. Davis 2 (3)
CS: J. Virtue (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Sockalexis (1) , M. Young (7)
Double Plays: 1 (McKean-Young-Virtue)
PB: K. Baldwin
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Conway 4.0 10 7 5 0 1 1 66 4.67   
E. Mars W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 32 7.11   
J. Corbett SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Conway 19
Batters Faced: P. Conway 22, E. Mars 12, J. Corbett 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Conway 6-4, E. Mars 5-3, J. Corbett 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Conway 66-48, E. Mars 32-19, J. Corbett 25-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Parker 5.0 9 7 7 5 1 0 109 5.02   
C. Young L (0-1) 3.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 51 0.00   
L. Hunter 1.0 1 2 0 2 1 0 29 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Parker 17
Batters Faced: B. Parker 27, C. Young 12, L. Hunter 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Parker 5-7, C. Young 2-5, L. Hunter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Parker 109-60, C. Young 51-32, L. Hunter 29-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Spider Clark
Ballpark: League Park I
Weather: Clear skies (14 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 16 km/h
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 4643
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