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1999 Internet Baseball League Championship Series Report
Game 1:
Pedro Martinez absolutely dominated San Jose, hurling eight innings of
two-hit ball, to make a second inning run stand up for a 1-0 lead at San
Jose. Steve Parris was also masterful in defeat, holding the vaunted Ghost
offense to only four hits in seven innings.
Chipper Jones got the Ghosts their one run by walking, taking third on an
Eric Davis single, and scoring on a Nomar Garciaparra ground out. The rbi
at bat was Garciaparra’s last, as he wrenched his back in the bottom of the
second and is out for at least the next five days.
At that point the game turned into a pitcher’s duel until Parris got in
trouble in the top of the eighth, allowing a single to Mike Redmond and
hitting Jeff Kent with one out. Parris was lifted for John Rocker and the
Ghosts countered with lefty-killer extraordinaire Shane Spencer. Spencer
lifted a deep flyball to left field, however Rickey Henderson scaled the
fence to haul in the would be home run. The play was doubly disastrous for
the Ghosts as Jeff Kent collided with Mark McLemore at second base as he
advanced on the out. Kent was lost for the Series, leaving the Ghosts with
only one experienced middle infielder, Aaron Ledesma. McLemore was also
seriously hurt, although there is a possibility that he might play if the
Series returned to San Jose. Even with Gary Gaetti as his new second
baseman, Rocker was able to escape the jam by inducing Jeff Bagwell to
ground to short.
With Spencer as his new shortstop, Martinez struggled in the eighth,
allowing a Tom Lampkin single, and a stolen base to pinchrunner Devon White.
But Chipper Jones made a defensive play, and Martinez fanned Rickey
Henderson to get the inning under control. Martinez also struggled in the
ninth, allowing the two batters he faced to reach. However Jerry Dipoto,
Kerry Ligtenberg, and Rudy Seanez each got the one batter they were asked to
face to preserve the 1-0 win. Seanez recorded the save.
Box:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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CSP 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
SJC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
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BATTERS CSP AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR
1 2b CSP SF Kent 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
1 pr-lf CSP NYA Raines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 lf CSP CLE Whiten 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
2 ph-ss CSP NYA Spencer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 1b CSP HOU Bagwell 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
4 3b CSP ATL JonesC 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
5 dh CSP NYA Strawberry 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
5 ph-dh CSP MON White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
6 rf CSP BAL Davis 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
7 ss CSP BOS Garciaparra 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 ss-2b CSP TB Ledesma 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
8 cf CSP HOU Hidalgo 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
9 c CSP FLA Redmond 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
TOTALS for CSP 31 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 3 32
PITCHERS CSP IP H R ER BB K HR
W CSP BOS Martinez 8.0 2 0 0 7 5 0
- CSP COL Dipoto 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0
- CSP ATL Ligtenberg 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0
S CSP ATL Seanez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS for CSP 9.0 2 0 0 7 6 0
LOB: 7
E: none.
PB: none.
GIDP: none.
SH: none.
SF: none.
HBP: 1 - Kent.
WP: none.
IBB: none.
BALK: none.
BATTERS SJC AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR
1 ss SJC CIN Larkin 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
2 lf SJC OAK Henderson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
3 1b SJC STL McGwire 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4
4 rf SJC MIL Burnitz 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
5 3b SJC HOU Berry 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
6 dh SJC SD Vanderwal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
7 2b SJC TEX McLemore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
7 2b SJC CHN Gaetti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 cf SJC TB McCracken 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
9 c SJC STL Lampkin 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
9 pr SJC ARI White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 c SJC NYN Pratt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS for SJC 27 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6 0 36
PITCHERS SJC IP H R ER BB K HR
L SJC CIN Parris 7.1 4 1 1 1 7 0
- SJC ATL Rocker 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0
- SJC SD Wall 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTALS for SJC 9.0 4 1 1 3 8 0
LOB: 9
E: none.
PB: none.
GIDP: none.
SH: 1 - McLemore.
SF: none.
HBP: 1 - Vanderwal.
WP: none.
IBB: 2 - McGwire 2.
BALK: none.
Play-by-play:
grs version 2.7.2
CSP at SJC
warm, clear, no wind
Starting pitchers - Martinez for CSP, and Parris for SJC
CSP 1: Kent HF 8. Whiten K. Bagwell K.
CSP 0 SJC 0
SJC 1: Larkin LF 8. Henderson ground out 5-3. McGwire K.
CSP 0 SJC 0
CSP 2: JonesC BB. Strawberry K. Davis 1b lrf, JonesC to third. Garciaparra
FC 5-4, JonesC scores, Davis out, Garciaparra to first. Hidalgo SG 6.
CSP 1 SJC 0
SJC 2: Burnitz ground out 6-3. Garciaparra hurt throwing -- out six
days Ledesma now ss for CSP, batting 7. Berry K. Vanderwal RG 4.
CSP 1 SJC 0
CSP 3: Redmond K. Kent K. Whiten HF 7.
CSP 1 SJC 0
SJC 3: McLemore BB. McCracken SG 3-1, McLemore to second. Lampkin
BB. Pickoff 2-3, Lampkin out. Larkin K.
CSP 1 SJC 0
CSP 4: Bagwell fly out 7. JonesC HF 8. Strawberry HF 8.
CSP 1 SJC 0
SJC 4: Henderson RG 5. McGwire line drive 6. Burnitz HF 8.
CSP 1 SJC 0
CSP 5: Davis HF 8. Ledesma HG 6. Hidalgo SG 4.
CSP 1 SJC 0
SJC 5: Berry K. Vanderwal BB. McLemore FC 3-6, McLemore to first,
Vanderwal out. McCracken BB, McLemore to second. Lampkin HG 6.
CSP 1 SJC 0
CSP 6: Redmond 2b rfl. Kent SG 4, Redmond to third. Whiten K. Bagwell K.
CSP 1 SJC 0
SJC 6: Larkin HF 8. Henderson PO 5. McGwire IBB. Burnitz SG 4.
CSP 1 SJC 0
CSP 7: JonesC HF 9. Strawberry 2b rcf. Davis WT 9, Strawberry to third.
Ledesma PO 6.
CSP 1 SJC 0
SJC 7: Berry PO 6. Vanderwal BB. McLemore Sac 2-4, McLemore out. McCracken
LF 8.
CSP 1 SJC 0
CSP 8: Hidalgo LF 8. Redmond 1b gcf. Kent HBP, Redmond to second.
Rocker now pitching for SJC. Spencer ph for Whiten, batting 2. Spencer
WT 7, Redmond to third, Kent to second. Collision at second base.
Kent injured for 15 days, McLemore for 8. Raines pr for Kent, batting
1. Gaetti now 2b for SJC, batting 7. Bagwell HG 6.
CSP 1 SJC 0
SJC 8: Ledesma moves to ss. Lampkin 1b glf. White pr for Lampkin,
batting 9. SB, White to second. Larkin ground out 5-3, White to third.
Henderson K. McGwire IBB. Burnitz HG 4.
CSP 1 SJC 0
CSP 9: Pratt now c for SJC, batting 9. JonesC K. White ph for Strawberry,
batting 5. Wall now pitching for SJC. White BB. Davis BB, White to
second. Ledesma HF 8. Hidalgo FC 3-6, Hidalgo to first, Davis out.
CSP 1 SJC 0
SJC 9: Berry 1b gcf. Vanderwal HBP, Berry to second. Dipoto now pitching
for CSP. Gaetti HF 8. Ligtenberg now pitching for CSP. McCracken
K. Seanez now pitching for CSP. Pratt HF 8.
CSP 1 SJC 0
Game 2:
The Ghost staff, led by Mike Mussina, hurled another magical performance and
Shane Spencer delivered a two-run home run to give the Ghosts a two game
lead in the Internet Baseball League Championship Series.
San Jose took a first-inning lead on Mark McGwire’s solo blast, his first of
the series. In the top of the third, Chipper Jones singled and advanced to
second on a Jeremy Burnitz miscue. Shortstop Aaron Ledesma then singled
Jones home to tie the game. Ledesma then terrified Ghosts management by
tweaking his hamstring stealing second base. Being a tough guy, despite
being only normally durable, Ledesma – the Ghosts’ only regular middle
infielder – stayed in the game, although his running was reduced for three
days. However, Ledesma did not need his speed to score from second as a
blast by Shane Spencer made the game 3-1. Spencer rewarded Ghosts
management for saving most of his limited appearances against left handed
pitchers for the Championship Series.
The story of the game was Mussina, who allowed only three hits in six
innings without walking a batter and while striking out seven. After the
Ghosts added an insurance run on doubles by Rondell White and Tim Salmon,
Mussina handed the ball to Troy Percival. Percival pitched two hitless
innings, striking out four and walking one, for a hold, and Jose Paniagua
threw a perfect ninth for the save.
The second basemen in this game were Gary Gaetti and Tim Salmon.
Box:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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CSP 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 0
SJC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
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BATTERS CSP AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR
1 ss CSP TB Ledesma 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2
2 lf CSP NYA Raines 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
3 dh CSP NYA Spencer 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
3 ph-dh CSP HOU Hidalgo 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
4 1b CSP HOU Bagwell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
5 c CSP FLA Redmond 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
6 cf CSP MON White 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
7 rf CSP BAL Davis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1
8 2b CSP ANA Salmon 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
9 3b CSP ATL JonesC 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
TOTALS for CSP 33 4 8 4 3 0 1 1 0 4 5 23 14
PITCHERS CSP IP H R ER BB K HR
W CSP BAL Mussina 6.0 3 1 1 0 7 1
- CSP ANA Percival 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0
S CSP SEA Paniagua 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS for CSP 9.0 3 1 1 1 12 1
LOB: 6
E: none.
PB: none.
GIDP: 1 - JonesC.
SH: none.
SF: none.
HBP: none.
WP: none.
IBB: none.
BALK: none.
BATTERS SJC AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR
1 ss SJC CIN Larkin 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
2 lf SJC OAK Henderson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
3 1b SJC STL McGwire 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
4 rf SJC MIL Burnitz 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4
5 3b SJC MIL Berry 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
6 dh SJC SD Vanderwal 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
6 ph SJC PIT Collier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 2b SJC CHN Gaetti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
8 cf SJC ARI White 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
9 c SJC STL Lampkin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
TOTALS for SJC 30 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 0 33
PITCHERS SJC IP H R ER BB K HR
L SJC SEA Fassero 5.1 4 3 3 1 3 1
- SJC TEX Burkett 2.1 4 1 1 2 2 0
- SJC ATL Rocker 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
- SJC SF Mesa 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS for SJC 9.0 8 4 4 4 5 1
LOB: 5
E: 1 - Burnitz.
PB: none.
GIDP: none.
SH: none.
SF: none.
HBP: 2 - Gaetti, Lampkin.
WP: none.
IBB: none.
BALK: none.
Play-by-play:
grs version 2.7.2
CSP at SJC
cool, partly cloudy, no wind
Starting pitchers - Mussina for CSP, and Fassero for SJC
CSP 1: Ledesma SG 4. Raines RG 6. Spencer K.
CSP 0 SJC 0
SJC 1: Larkin K. Henderson HF 8. McGwire HR, McGwire scores. Burnitz K.
CSP 0 SJC 1
CSP 2: Bagwell LF 8. Redmond 1b gcf. White LF 8. Davis K.
CSP 0 SJC 1
SJC 2: Berry SG 6. Vanderwal K. Gaetti HBP. White K.
CSP 0 SJC 1
CSP 3: Salmon RG 6. JonesC 1b rf. Error 9, JonesC to second. Ledesma
1b gcf, JonesC scores. SB, Ledesma to second. Ledesma pulls hamstring,
-2 r/j/s three days Raines HF 8. Spencer HR, Spencer scores, Ledesma
scores. Bagwell BB. Pickoff, Bagwell out.
CSP 3 SJC 1
SJC 3: Lampkin HG 6. Larkin HF 8. Henderson LF 8.
CSP 3 SJC 1
CSP 4: Redmond PO 9. White line drive 6. Davis K.
CSP 3 SJC 1
SJC 4: McGwire SG 5. Burnitz K. Berry K.
CSP 3 SJC 1
CSP 5: Salmon RG 5. JonesC SG 4. Ledesma PO 8.
CSP 3 SJC 1
SJC 5: Vanderwal K. Gaetti SG 5. White 1b lrf. Lampkin HBP, White
to second. Larkin fly out 9.
CSP 3 SJC 1
CSP 6: Raines RG 5. Hidalgo ph for Spencer, batting 3. Burkett now
pitching for SJC. Hidalgo 1b glf. Bagwell K. Redmond HG 3.
CSP 3 SJC 1
SJC 6: Henderson SG 6. McGwire HF 8. Burnitz 1b gcf. Berry HF 8.
CSP 3 SJC 1
CSP 7: White 2b lcf. Davis K. Salmon 2b lcf, White scores. JonesC
BB. Ledesma line drive 6. Raines BB, JonesC to second, Salmon to third.
Hidalgo HG 6.
CSP 4 SJC 1
SJC 7: Percival now pitching for CSP. Vanderwal K. Gaetti BB. White
ground out 6-3, Gaetti to second. Lampkin K.
CSP 4 SJC 1
CSP 8: Bagwell SG 6. Redmond HF 9. White 2b cf. Rocker now pitching
for SJC. Davis HG 6.
CSP 4 SJC 1
SJC 8: Larkin HF 8. Henderson K. McGwire K.
CSP 4 SJC 1
CSP 9: Salmon BB. JonesC GDP 6-4-3, Salmon out. Mesa now pitching
for SJC. Ledesma SG 6.
CSP 4 SJC 1
SJC 9: Paniagua now pitching for CSP. Burnitz K. Berry LF 8. Collier
ph for Vanderwal, batting 6. Collier HF 7.
CSP 4 SJC 1
Game 3:
Back in the Rocky Mountain air after struggling at sea-level, the Ghosts
offense awoke in game three for six in the third inning behind a three-run
Mark Whiten home run and a three-run triple by Aaron Ledesma. With those
six runs in his pocket, Francisco Cordova was able to cruise to a 9-2,
complete-game, five-hit win to put the Ghosts on the cusp of an Internet
Baseball League title.
Orel Hershisher was dominant for the first two innings for the visiting
Canusius, but he clearly lost his control in the third. Darryl Strawberry
led off with a single and Mike Redmond walked before Whiten blasted a shot
to left field. Jeff Bagwell then drove the next ball past Mark McGwire for
a double into the corner and, an out later, walks to Eric Davis and Chipper
Jones loaded the bases. Barry Larkin snagged a peg of Richard Hidalgo’s
bat, but shortstop Aaron Ledesma, only playing because of injuries to Nomar
Garciaparra and Jeff Kent, tripled to the left field wall to make the game
6-0.
The Ghosts manufactured a seventh run in the fifth, but Sean Berry staunched
the bleeding for San Jose with a two-run home runin the top of the sixth.
Cordova then settled down, retiring nine in a row before allowing a two-out
single in the ninth. By that time the Ghosts had added a pair of runs in
the seventh and a tired Cordova was able to fan pinchhitter Quinten
McCracken for the final out.
Gary Gaetti and Tim Salmon were the second basemen in this game.
Box:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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SJC 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0
CSP 0 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 9 10 0
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BATTERS SJC AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR
1 ss SJC CIN Larkin 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
2 lf SJC OAK Henderson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
3 1b SJC STL McGwire 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
4 rf SJC MIL Burnitz 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
5 3b SJC HOU Berry 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
6 dh SJC COL Vanderwal 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4
7 2b SJC CHN Gaetti 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
8 cf SJC ARI White 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
8 ph SJC TB McCracken 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
9 c SJC STL Lampkin 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
TOTALS for SJC 32 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 0 35
PITCHERS SJC IP H R ER BB K HR
L SJC SF Hershisher 2.2 4 6 6 4 2 1
- SJC CLE Burba 3.2 5 3 3 2 1 0
- SJC OAK Taylor 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0
- SJC SD Wall 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0
TOTALS for SJC 8.0 10 9 9 7 6 1
LOB: 6
E: none.
PB: none.
GIDP: none.
SH: none.
SF: none.
HBP: none.
WP: none.
IBB: none.
BALK: none.
BATTERS CSP AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR
1 lf CSP CLE Whiten 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
2 1b CSP HOU Bagwell 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
3 2b CSP ANA Salmon 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
4 rf CSP BAL Davis 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5
5 3b CSP ATL JonesC 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
6 cf CSP HOU Hidalgo 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
7 ss CSP TB Ledesma 4 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
8 dh CSP NYA Strawberry 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
9 c CSP FLA Redmond 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
9 ph-c CSP SEA Oliver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS for CSP 33 9 10 9 1 2 1 0 0 7 6 0 40
PITCHERS CSP IP H R ER BB K HR
W CSP PIT Cordova 9.0 5 2 2 3 7 1
TOTALS for CSP 9.0 5 2 2 3 7 1
LOB: 7
E: none.
PB: none.
GIDP: 1 - Bagwell.
SH: none.
SF: none.
HBP: none.
WP: none.
IBB: none.
BALK: none.
Play-by-play:
grs version 2.7.2
SJC at CSP
cool, partly cloudy, crosswind
Starting pitchers - Hershisher for SJC, and Cordova for CSP
SJC 1: Larkin 1b llf. Henderson FC 6-4, Henderson to first, Larkin
out. McGwire BB, Henderson to second. Burnitz FC 6-4, Burnitz to first,
McGwire out, Henderson to third. Berry HF 9.
SJC 0 CSP 0
CSP 1: Whiten K. Bagwell WT 8. Salmon BB. Davis WT 8.
SJC 0 CSP 0
SJC 2: Vanderwal HG 4. Gaetti SG 6. White HF 9.
SJC 0 CSP 0
CSP 2: JonesC HF 7. Hidalgo line drive 1. Ledesma K.
SJC 0 CSP 0
SJC 3: Lampkin K. Larkin K. Henderson PO 6.
SJC 0 CSP 0
CSP 3: Strawberry 1b gcf. Redmond BB, Strawberry to second. Whiten
HR lf, Whiten scores, Redmond scores, Strawberry scores. Bagwell 2b
rfl. Salmon HG 1. Davis BB. JonesC BB, Davis to second, Bagwell to
third. Hidalgo line drive 6. Ledesma 3b lcf, JonesC scores, Davis
scores, Bagwell scores. Burba now pitching for SJC. Strawberry PO 4.
SJC 0 CSP 6
SJC 4: McGwire line drive 3. Burnitz SG 3. Berry BB. Vanderwal K.
SJC 0 CSP 6
CSP 4: Redmond LF 9. Whiten HF 7. Bagwell BB. Salmon HF 7.
SJC 0 CSP 6
SJC 5: Gaetti HG 6. White HF 9. Lampkin 1b lrf. Larkin BB, Lampkin
to second. Henderson foul PO 2.
SJC 0 CSP 6
CSP 5: Davis BB. JonesC 1b gcf, Davis to third. Hidalgo SG 4-3, Davis
scores, JonesC to second. Ledesma line drive 6. Strawberry K.
SJC 0 CSP 7
SJC 6: McGwire HF 8. Burnitz 1b lcf. Berry HR, Berry scores, Burnitz
scores. Vanderwal K. Gaetti fly out 7.
SJC 2 CSP 7
CSP 6: Redmond 1b lcf. Whiten FC 3-6, Whiten to first, Redmond out.
Bagwell GDP 5-4-3, Whiten out.
SJC 2 CSP 7
SJC 7: White K. Lampkin HG 4. Larkin HF 8.
SJC 2 CSP 7
CSP 7: Salmon 3b cfw. Davis 1b grf, Salmon scores. JonesC HF 9. Hidalgo
1b llf, Davis to second. Taylor now pitching for SJC. Ledesma 1b
gcf, Davis scores, Hidalgo to second. Strawberry K. Oliver ph for
Redmond, batting 9. Oliver fly out 8.
SJC 2 CSP 9
SJC 8: Henderson PO 6. McGwire PO 4. Burnitz HG 4.
SJC 2 CSP 9
CSP 8: Whiten HF 8. Wall now pitching for SJC. Bagwell K. Salmon
BB. Davis K.
SJC 2 CSP 9
SJC 9: Berry RG 6. Vanderwal K. Gaetti 1b llf. McCracken ph for White,
batting 8. McCracken K.
SJC 2 CSP 9
Game 4:
A first-inning Darryl Strawberry three-run home run gave the Ghosts a lead
and an eighth-inning Rondell White grand slam put the game away, and in
between Pedro Martinez was masterful as the Ghosts won 10-0 to clinch their
first Internet Baseball League title.
Tim Raines and Chipper Jones started the bottom of the first with walks,
with Raines scoring on an Eric Davis single. The next batter, Darryl
Strawberry, powered a ball to left center, and the Ghosts were up 4-0 and
the partying began in Caspar.
Martinez owned the first six innings, allowing only two hits, one a Tom
Lampkin triple, and unintentionally walking Mark McGwire twice. Martinez,
who was working on three days rest, left the game in the seventh inning
after allowing a one out single to Gary Gaetti. Vic Darensbourg and Jerry
Dipoto retired pinchhiters Lou Collier and Devon White to get the Ghosts out
of the seventh, and Dipoto and Paniagua combined on a one-hit eighth to
preserve the 4-0 lead.
John Rocker started the bottom of the eighth for San Jose and was clearly
disturbed by all of the immigrants and queers in Wyoming as he could not
record an out, walking Jones, plunking Davis, and walking Strawberry before
grooving a two-run double to Richard Hidalgo. Billy Taylor relieved Rocker
and was no better, walking Tim Salmon before inducing an Aaron Ledesma
pop-up. Taylor then grooved a pitch to pinchhitter Rondell White, whose
grand slam made the score 10-0. With two more singles, Taylor and Rocker
completed their tour of the Ghost lineup, allowing six runs on four hits,
three walks and a hit batter, while recording one out. They were eventually
rescued by Steve Kline.
The 10-0 lead made the ninth rather anti-climactic as Paniagua and Troy
Percival closed out the Canusius and clinched the Championship Series for
Wyoming.
Gary Gaetti and Darryl Strawberry were the second basemen in this game.
Box:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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SJC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
CSP 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 10 8 0
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BATTERS SJC AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR
1 ss SJC CIN Larkin 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2 lf SJC OAK Henderson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
3 1b SJC STL McGwire 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4
4 rf SJC MIL Burnitz 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
5 3b SJC HOU Berry 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
6 dh SJC SD Vanderwal 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
7 2b SJC CHN Gaetti 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
8 cf SJC TB McCracken 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
8 ph SJC PIT Collier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 c SJC NYN Pratt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 c SJC STL Lampkin 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
9 ph SJC OAK Macfarlane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 ph-cf SJC ARI White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS for SJC 32 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 6 1 34
PITCHERS SJC IP H R ER BB K HR
L SJC CIN Parris 4.0 3 4 4 3 2 1
- SJC NYN Cook 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0
- SJC SF Mesa 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0
- SJC ATL Rocker 0.0 1 4 4 2 0 0
- SJC OAK Taylor 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 1
- SJC MON Kline 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS for SJC 8.0 8 10 10 8 3 2
LOB: 8
E: 2 - Larkin, Gaetti.
PB: none.
GIDP: none.
SH: none.
SF: none.
HBP: 1 - Vanderwal.
WP: none.
IBB: none.
BALK: none.
BATTERS CSP AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR
1 lf CSP NYA Raines 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
2 1b CSP HOU Bagwell 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
3 3b CSP ATL JonesC 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2
4 rf CSP BAL Davis 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2
5 2b CSP NYA Strawberry 3 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2
6 cf CSP HOU Hidalgo 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
7 dh CSP CLE Whiten 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
7 ph CSP NYA Spencer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 ph-dh CSP ANA Salmon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
8 ss CSP TB Ledesma 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
9 c CSP FLA Redmond 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
9 ph CSP MON White 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 c CSP NYN Castillo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS for CSP 31 10 8 10 1 0 2 0 0 8 3 10 30
PITCHERS CSP IP H R ER BB K HR
W CSP BOS Martinez 6.1 3 0 0 2 6 0
- CSP FLA Darensbourg 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0
- CSP COL Dipoto 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
- CSP SEA Paniagua 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- CSP ANA Percival 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS for CSP 9.0 5 0 0 2 6 0
LOB: 6
E: none.
PB: none.
GIDP: 2 - Ledesma, Bagwell.
SH: none.
SF: none.
HBP: 1 - Davis.
WP: none.
IBB: none.
BALK: none.
Play-by-play:
grs version 2.7.2
SJC at CSP
warm, partly cloudy, no wind
Starting pitchers - Parris for SJC, and Martinez for CSP
SJC 1: Larkin RG 5. Henderson SG 6. McGwire BB. Burnitz K.
SJC 0 CSP 0
CSP 1: Raines BB. Bagwell HF 9. JonesC BB, Raines to second. Davis
1b llf, Raines scores, JonesC to second. Strawberry HR, Strawberry
scores, Davis scores, JonesC scores. Hidalgo SG 5. Whiten BB. Ledesma
safe on E 6, Ledesma to first, Whiten to second. Redmond HG 4.
SJC 0 CSP 4
SJC 2: Berry HG 5. Vanderwal HBP. Gaetti HF 8. McCracken K.
SJC 0 CSP 4
CSP 2: Raines 1b gcf. Bagwell K. JonesC SG 3, Raines to second. Davis HF 8.
SJC 0 CSP 4
SJC 3: Lampkin PO 4. Larkin 1b gcf. Henderson K. McGwire BB, Larkin
to second. Burnitz HF 8.
SJC 0 CSP 4
CSP 3: Strawberry HG 4. Hidalgo HF 8. Whiten K.
SJC 0 CSP 4
SJC 4: Berry HF 8. Vanderwal HF 9. Gaetti RG 6.
SJC 0 CSP 4
CSP 4: Ledesma HF 8. Redmond LF 8. Raines RG 4.
SJC 0 CSP 4
SJC 5: McCracken SG 4. Lampkin 3b cfw. Larkin PO 6. Henderson K.
SJC 0 CSP 4
CSP 5: Bagwell safe on E 4, Bagwell to first. Cook now pitching for
SJC. Pickoff, Bagwell out. JonesC HG 6. Davis BB. Strawberry K.
SJC 0 CSP 4
SJC 6: McGwire K. Burnitz K. Berry PO 6.
SJC 0 CSP 4
CSP 6: Hidalgo HF 8. Spencer ph for Whiten, batting 7. Mesa now pitching
for SJC. Salmon ph for Spencer, batting 7. Salmon BB. Ledesma GDP
1-6-3, Salmon out.
SJC 0 CSP 4
SJC 7: Vanderwal SG 6. Gaetti 1b llf. Darensbourg now pitching for
CSP. Collier ph for McCracken, batting 8. Collier LF 7. Macfarlane
ph for Lampkin, batting 9. Dipoto now pitching for CSP. White ph
for Macfarlane, batting 9. White HF 7.
SJC 0 CSP 4
CSP 7: Pratt now c for SJC, batting 8. Redmond HF 7. Raines 1b lcf.
Bagwell GDP 5-4-3, Raines out.
SJC 0 CSP 4
SJC 8: Larkin 1b gcf. Henderson FC 6-4, Henderson to first, Larkin
out. McGwire fly out 8. Paniagua now pitching for CSP. SB, Henderson
to second. Burnitz line drive 4.
SJC 0 CSP 4
CSP 8: Rocker now pitching for SJC. JonesC BB. Davis HBP, JonesC
to second. Strawberry BB, Davis to second, JonesC to third. Hidalgo
2b lfw, Strawberry to third, Davis scores, JonesC scores. Taylor now
pitching for SJC. Salmon BB. Ledesma PO 6. White ph for Redmond,
batting 9. White HR, White scores, Salmon scores, Hidalgo scores,
Strawberry scores. Raines 1b lrf. Bagwell 1b llf, Raines to second.
Kline now pitching for SJC. JonesC line drive 6. Davis HG 5.
SJC 0 CSP 10
SJC 9: White moves to Castillo NYN c. Berry fly out 8. Vanderwal ground out
6-3. Percival now pitching for CSP. Gaetti 2b lc. Pratt RG 6. SJC 0 CSP 10