DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
08/01/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 1287 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (57-52) 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 2 9 15 2
Chicago White Sox (47-60) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Multi-HR Day for Nixon as Cubs Overpower White Sox, 9-2
The Chicago Cubs topped the Chicago White Sox, 9-2, in Federal League action at Comiskey Park. The player of the game was Chicago right fielder Trot Nixon. The Cubs bumped their record to 57-52 with this latest triumph.

In the top of the sixth, Chicago second baseman Geronimo Pena had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and one out, Pena stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 4-2, Chicago. For the game, he was 1-5.

"I thought we played a nice game," Nixon told the Chicago Daily News. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .333 2 5
L. Gonzalez LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .247 19 48
K. Hrbek 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .375 0 1
M. Piazza C 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .223 27 62
T. Nixon RF 4 3 3 4 1 0 1 .236 12 34
J. Cirillo SS 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .231 7 35
D. Bell DH 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .245 4 22
G. Pena 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .213 21 43
S. Cooper 3B 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 .214 14 32
Totals 39 9 15 9 6 7 22      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Hrbek 2 (2, 1st Inning off C. Bosio, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off C. Bosio, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Bell (11, 9th Inning off E. Hillman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Nixon 2 (12, 6th Inning off C. Bosio, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off E. Hillman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hrbek 4 , T. Nixon 9 , M. Piazza , D. Bell 3 , G. Pena , J. Cirillo , L. Gonzalez 3 , S. Cooper , R. Becker
2-out RBI: S. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hrbek , M. Piazza 2 , R. Becker 2
GIDP: T. Nixon
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bell (13) , L. Gonzalez (19)
CS: L. Gonzalez (7)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hrbek (1) , G. Pena (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Piazza-Cirillo-Hrbek)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .235 6 28
   b-J. Treadway PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 5 17
J. Giambi 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 34 79
N. Garciaparra SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .246 17 51
M. Carreon LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .219 4 13
M. Cordova RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .208 7 24
T. Zeile C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .202 6 27
T. Batista 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .300 5 14
   a-C. Quintana PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 1 5
L. Webster DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .177 2 4
R. Rivera CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .219 1 4
Totals 31 2 4 2 6 8 17      
a - C. Quintana pinch hit for T. Batista in the 9th
b - J. Treadway pinch hit for C. Knoblauch in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Garciaparra (17, 1st Inning off M. Hampton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra 4 , R. Rivera , M. Cordova , C. Knoblauch
2-out RBI: N. Garciaparra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Garciaparra , T. Zeile , L. Webster
GIDP: M. Carreon
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Rivera (3) , C. Knoblauch (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garciaparra-Knoblauch-Giambi)
OF assists: 1 (Carreon (Bell at 3rd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Hampton W (11-6) 6.1 4 2 2 4 6 1 111 65 3.54   
D. Weathers 2.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 44 24 5.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hampton 59
Batters Faced: M. Hampton 26, D. Weathers 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hampton 4-8, D. Weathers 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hampton 111-65, D. Weathers 44-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Bosio L (4-5) 5.1 10 6 6 3 3 1 99 65 4.09   
M. Grace 1.2 2 1 1 3 1 0 38 18 5.73   
E. Hillman 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 1 29 20 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bosio 24
Batters Faced: C. Bosio 28, M. Grace 10, E. Hillman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bosio 6-6, M. Grace 3-1, E. Hillman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bosio 99-65, M. Grace 38-18, E. Hillman 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Grace 2-0 , E. Hillman 1-0
WP: C. Bosio
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Trot Nixon
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 15401
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