DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/06/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1056 - SUNDAY, JULY 6TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Chicago Cubs (44-44) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 16 1
Kansas City Royals (57-32) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 0
Cubs Top Royals in Extras
The Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals put on quite a show at Royals Stadium.

The Chicago Cubs scored a 6-5 win versus the Kansas City Royals at Royals Stadium. Chicago pitcher Brian Holman nabbed top player honors in the tight contest. Chicago reliever Mike Schooler picked up the win, upping his record to 2-3. John Habyan absorbed the loss.

Late-game drama came in the top of the 11th inning. With no one out and a runner on 1st, the batter, Trot Nixon, hit a double. It helped Chicago seize the win.

"We played hard and won," said Holman. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'

The Cubs bumped their record to 44-44 with this latest triumph.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Shipley 2B 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 .287 8 26
D. Bell LF 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .237 6 13
T. Nixon RF 6 2 3 1 0 2 2 .221 10 33
M. Piazza 1B 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 .267 16 49
S. Cooper 3B 5 0 3 1 1 0 0 .224 5 18
C. Martinez DH 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 .226 2 7
J. Cirillo SS 5 0 3 1 1 1 5 .273 3 40
C. Hoiles C 6 0 0 0 0 4 7 .154 14 26
B. Brower CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .189 6 11
Totals 47 6 16 5 5 13 27      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Martinez (3, 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 1 out) T. Nixon 2 (16, 5th Inning off R. Cormier, 1 on, 2 outs; 11th Inning off J. Habyan, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Piazza (16, 7th Inning off R. Cormier, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Shipley 2 (9, 1st Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Martinez 3 , T. Nixon 5 , M. Piazza 2 , D. Bell 2 , J. Cirillo 3 , S. Cooper 3 , C. Shipley 4
2-out RBI: T. Nixon , M. Piazza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Piazza 3 , J. Cirillo , C. Shipley , B. Brower
GIDP: C. Hoiles
Sac Bunt: B. Brower
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bell (6)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Cooper (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 3 18
R. Alomar 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 12 38
J. Thome 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .256 31 55
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .247 22 57
R. Lankford LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .273 18 50
R. Hidalgo RF 4 2 1 2 1 0 4 .270 22 57
R. Wilkins C 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .215 19 42
B. Larkin SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 9 38
A. Jones CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .232 19 52
Totals 38 5 6 5 5 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Jones (16, 5th Inning off B. Holman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hidalgo (22, 11th Inning off A. Reyes, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Wilkins (19, 2nd Inning off B. Holman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , R. Hidalgo 4 , A. Jones 2 , R. Wilkins 4 , R. Lankford 2
2-out RBI: A. Jones , R. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hidalgo , Q. Veras , J. Burnitz , B. Larkin
Sac Bunt: R. Wilkins 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Veras-Alomar-Thome)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Holman 8.0 4 3 3 3 3 1 131 76 6.28   
M. Schooler W (2-3) 2.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 35 16 4.26   
A. Reyes SV (4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13 10 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Holman 62
Batters Faced: B. Holman 32, M. Schooler 9, A. Reyes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Holman 7-14, M. Schooler 4-2, A. Reyes 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Holman 131-76, M. Schooler 35-16, A. Reyes 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Schooler 1-0 , A. Reyes 1-1
WP: B. Holman 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier 7.1 11 3 3 3 7 0 131 81 3.14   
R. Beck 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 2.25   
A. Benitez 1.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 24 15 4.45   
J. Habyan L (4-2) 1.2 4 3 3 1 1 0 26 19 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 48
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 36, R. Beck 2, A. Benitez 6, J. Habyan 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 6-9, R. Beck 0-1, A. Benitez 0-0, J. Habyan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 131-81, R. Beck 8-6, A. Benitez 24-15, J. Habyan 26-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Beck 1-0 , J. Habyan 1-0
WP: J. Habyan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Holman
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 14331
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