 | | PHOENIX BASEBALL LEAGUE TAMPON BAY PUSSIES AT BOSTON PILGRIMS 09/16/1999 |  | | | | |
 | | PHOENIX BASEBALL LEAGUE | | TAMPON BAY PUSSIES AT BOSTON PILGRIMS | | GAME ID: 788 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1999 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Tampon Bay Pussies (103-53) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | | Boston Pilgrims (99-57) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Pussies Over Pilgrims, 3-2 | Tampon Bay Pussies starter Dixie Leverett pitched his team past the Boston Pilgrims, 3-2. Roy Crabb was credited with the save, his 33rd in 35 tries. The PBL-leading Pussies are 103-53.
The Pilgrims had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Pussies going into the top of the second inning. That changed quickly when the 1987 Most Valuable Player Award winner Ellis Burks came to the plate. Burks hit a 2-run home run on a 2-1 fastball from Boston hurler Schoolboy Rowe. It was Burks's 19th home run of the year.
"If I go out there and help the team win, that's all you can do," said Leverett.
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| TAMPON BAY BATTING LINESCORE | | BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - P. Clark substituted for D. Allen in the 9th
BATTING
Triples: D. Allen (7, 1st Inning off S. Rowe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Burks (19, 2nd Inning off S. Rowe, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Allen 3 , J. Wynn 2 , J. Rojas , T. Steinbach , V. Hayes 2 , H. Trosky Sr 3 , E. Burks 4
2-out RBI: V. Hayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wynn , J. Rojas , E. Burks 2
GIDP: C. Knoblauch
Team LOB: 9
FIELDING
Errors: T. Story (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Story-Knoblauch-Trosky Sr) | | | BATTING
Doubles: M. Mantle (20, 4th Inning off D. Leverett, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Werber (38, 5th Inning off D. Leverett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Spratt (16, 5th Inning off D. Leverett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Mantle 2 , J. Hamilton , S. West 3 , H. Spratt 4 , B. Werber 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Mantle , J. Hamilton , H. Spratt , D. Gainer
GIDP: B. Werber
Team LOB: 8
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fregosi-Spratt-Gainer) | | |
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| TAMPON BAY PITCHING LINESCORE | | BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | D. Leverett W (1-0) | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 90 | 55 | 4.09 | | D. Righetti H (18) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 4.21 | | F. Browning H (4) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.42 | | R. Crabb SV (33) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3.88 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | S. Rowe L (2-1) | 5.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 87 | 53 | 3.18 | | F. Fitzsimmons | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 33 | 5.63 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Dixie Leverett
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 18048 |
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