MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS BROWNS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
05/03/1897
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS BROWNS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1562 - MONDAY, MAY 3RD , 1897 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Browns (21-10) 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 9 13 1
Cleveland Spiders (12-19) 2 2 0 3 0 0 5 0 X 12 16 0
Virtue Hits for the Cycle
Most fans have never seen a player hit for the cycle, and most players have never done it -- but it happened today at League Park I. Jake Virtue of the Cleveland Spiders accomplished the feat against St. Louis Browns.

Virtue went 4-for-5 with 1 single, 1 double, 1 triple and 1 home run in the 12-9 Cleveland victory.

"That was one for the grandkids, am I right?" Virtue said after the game.

Virtue also scored 2 runs and had 6 RBI in a day to remember for both Virtue and the crowd at League Park I.

Jake Virtue singled in the 1st, hit a two-run triple in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off Bob Caruthers in the 4th, grounded out in the 6th and hit a two-run double in the 7th.

Presently Virtue is batting .288 and has collected 1 home run, 15 RBIs, .383 OBP and scored 11 runs.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Wright RF, LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .321 0 14
C. Duffee CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .268 1 11
   b-A. Starr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273 0 4
M. Lenz 1B 4 2 2 4 1 0 1 .395 1 27
B. Caruthers P 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .313 4 22
   B. Dorr P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. McGuire PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 0 14
P. Ward 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .261 0 11
M. Sullivan 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .270 1 15
T. Gettinger LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .234 1 16
   a-M. Musgrove PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
J. McCauley C 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 .261 0 2
T. Sexton SS 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .235 0 12
Totals 36 9 13 9 6 2 21      
a - M. Musgrove pinch hit for T. Gettinger in the 8th
b - A. Starr pinch hit for C. Duffee in the 9th
c - D. McGuire pinch hit for B. Dorr in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Sexton (4, 2nd Inning off S. Kitson, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Lenz (1, 9th Inning off S. Kitson, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Wright 2 , M. Lenz 5 , B. Caruthers 2 , P. Ward , M. Sullivan 3 , J. McCauley , T. Sexton 3
2-out RBI: R. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Duffee 2 , B. Caruthers
GIDP: P. Ward , T. Gettinger , T. Sexton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Duffee (6) , M. Lenz 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Wright (4)
OF assists: 1 (Duffee(Virtue at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Sockalexis RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .336 0 8
J. Virtue 1B 5 2 4 6 0 0 1 .288 1 15
E. McKean 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .292 0 17
   a-P. Callaghan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
   b-J. Herr 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
G. Davis CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .328 1 20
E. McFarland 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .377 1 18
M. Young SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .273 0 15
J. Fields LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .242 0 14
K. Baldwin C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .270 1 14
S. Kitson P 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 0 5
   W. Sawyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 12 16 11 2 2 13      
a - P. Callaghan pinch hit for E. McKean in the 7th
b - J. Herr substituted for P. Callaghan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. McFarland 2 (8, 1st Inning off B. Caruthers, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Dorr, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Davis (7, 1st Inning off B. Caruthers, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Virtue (4, 7th Inning off B. Dorr, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Virtue (2, 2nd Inning off B. Caruthers, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. McKean (4, 4th Inning off B. Caruthers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Virtue (1, 4th Inning off B. Caruthers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Sockalexis , J. Virtue 10 , E. McKean 3 , P. Callaghan , G. Davis 4 , E. McFarland 5 , J. Fields , K. Baldwin , S. Kitson
2-out RBI: , J. Virtue 3 , G. Davis , E. McFarland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. McKean 2 , M. Young
Sac Bunt: L. Sockalexis
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Sockalexis (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (McKean-Young-Virtue, Young-McKean-Virtue, McKean-Young-Virtue)
OF assists: 1 (Fields(Lenz at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Caruthers L (7-4) 6.0 10 7 7 1 2 1 102 3.70   
B. Dorr 2.0 6 5 5 1 0 0 45 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Caruthers 25
Batters Faced: B. Caruthers 30, B. Dorr 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Caruthers 7-9, B. Dorr 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Caruthers 102-63, B. Dorr 45-29
WP: B. Caruthers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kitson W (4-6) 8.2 13 9 9 5 2 1 141 5.36   
W. Sawyer 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kitson 19
Batters Faced: S. Kitson 40, W. Sawyer 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kitson 11-9, W. Sawyer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kitson 141-80, W. Sawyer 8-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jake Virtue
Ballpark: League Park I
Weather: Partly Cloudy (10 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 16 km/h
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 4128
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