DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
07/28/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1237 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (54-51) 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 12 13 3
Cleveland Spiders (46-59) 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 5 6 0
Gonzalez Slugs Cubs to 12-5 Win
A 3-RBI performance from left fielder Luis Gonzalez, who finished 4th in the FL in triples with 7 in 1993, led the Chicago Cubs to a 12-5 win over the Cleveland Spiders. Scott Chiamparino got the win, improving to 10-6. He pitched 6.2 innings, giving up 5 hits and 5 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 2. Frank DiPino, credited with the save, is now 6 for 8 in save opportunities.

Chicago relied on the hitting of Scott Cooper to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Cubs on top, 12-5. For the game, Cooper had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Gonzalez.

Chicago has now won 8 in a row.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker CF 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 .368 2 2
L. Gonzalez LF 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .235 17 42
M. Grace 1B 3 2 2 2 2 0 2 .280 5 37
M. Piazza DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .223 27 62
T. Nixon RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .221 10 29
C. Hoiles C 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .168 17 38
G. Pena 2B 4 3 2 2 1 2 1 .211 20 39
S. Cooper 3B 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .215 13 30
J. Cirillo SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .231 7 35
Totals 40 12 13 12 6 9 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: G. Pena 2 (20, 2nd Inning off S. Karsay, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off S. Karsay, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Cirillo (7, 8th Inning off N. Minchey, 0 on, 1 out) L. Gonzalez 2 (17, 1st Inning off S. Karsay, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off N. Minchey, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Cooper (13, 9th Inning off B. Wickman, 2 on, 1 out) M. Grace (5, 5th Inning off S. Karsay, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 2 , M. Piazza , G. Pena 8 , J. Cirillo 4 , L. Gonzalez 9 , S. Cooper 5 , M. Grace 5
2-out RBI: T. Nixon , L. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nixon , M. Piazza , C. Hoiles
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grace (5)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Becker (1) , S. Cooper (8) , M. Grace (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Cooper-Pena-Grace, Cirillo-Pena-Grace)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .235 32 61
B. Gilkey RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .251 22 51
G. Anderson LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .276 23 67
K. Mitchell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 24 58
H. Johnson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .241 29 69
T. Eusebio C 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .228 6 32
M. Morandini 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .238 7 46
M. Grissom CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .264 14 43
B. Ripken SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .247 3 35
Totals 32 5 6 4 2 4 10      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Eusebio (13, 5th Inning off S. Chiamparino, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Anderson (23, 4th Inning off S. Chiamparino, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Anderson 4 , T. Eusebio 4 , M. Morandini 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Strawberry
GIDP: G. Anderson , M. Grissom
Sac Fly: B. Gilkey
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Strawberry (27)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Chiamparino W (10-6) 6.2 5 5 3 2 3 1 92 57 3.69   
F. DiPino SV (6) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 33 22 1.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Chiamparino 49
Batters Faced: S. Chiamparino 27, F. DiPino 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Chiamparino 10-6, F. DiPino 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Chiamparino 92-57, F. DiPino 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. DiPino 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Karsay L (9-7) 5.0 9 7 7 2 4 4 108 70 5.24   
N. Minchey 2.1 2 2 2 2 3 2 49 31 4.50   
B. Wickman 1.2 2 3 3 2 2 1 31 16 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Karsay 23
Batters Faced: S. Karsay 26, N. Minchey 11, B. Wickman 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Karsay 5-6, N. Minchey 0-4, B. Wickman 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Karsay 108-70, N. Minchey 49-31, B. Wickman 31-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Minchey 1-1 , B. Wickman 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Gonzalez
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Rain (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 35640
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