DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MILWAUKEE CREAMS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/01/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MILWAUKEE CREAMS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1297 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Creams (63-47) 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 11 0
Chicago Cubs (50-58) 2 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 X 10 11 0
Creams Lose to Cubs, 10-5
Scott Cooper was instrumental in his team's 10-5 triumph over the Milwaukee Creams. The third baseman was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Chicago Cubs. Brian Holman picked up the win with 7.1 innings of work. He allowed 5 earned runs on 11 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 4. On the season, he is now 2-3. Today's win puts Chicago at 50-58, while Milwaukee falls to 63-47.

Mike Piazza put Chicago in front, 5-2, when he took Todd Van Poppel downtown. His 2-run home run came with one out in the bottom of the fifth. It was his 25th home run of the season.

"I'm just happy to help the team win," Cooper told the Chicago Daily.
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .318 3 18
M. Loretta 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .294 8 53
C. Jones 3B 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .275 26 68
C. Delgado 1B 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 .261 37 94
K. Caminiti DH 4 0 1 2 1 1 2 .273 32 87
J. Elway RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .229 32 73
B. Ausmus C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 4 15
R. Sanchez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .245 1 31
T. Goodwin CF 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .261 6 39
Totals 37 5 11 5 4 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Goodwin (9, 7th Inning off B. Holman, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Finley (10, 3rd Inning off B. Holman, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Loretta (8, 5th Inning off B. Holman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Loretta 5 , C. Jones , C. Delgado , R. Sanchez 2 , T. Goodwin 2 , S. Finley 3 , B. Ausmus , K. Caminiti
2-out RBI: M. Loretta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Delgado , R. Sanchez
GIDP: J. Elway
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ausmus-Loretta, Portugal-Loretta-Delgado)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nixon RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .222 14 42
   a-R. Velarde RF, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
M. Piazza 1B 4 2 1 2 0 0 2 .273 25 66
S. Cooper 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .225 7 29
P. Plantier DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .216 8 17
J. Cirillo SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .270 5 47
L. Johnson CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .333 1 2
C. Hoiles C 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .150 16 31
J. Frye 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .143 0 2
R. Becker LF, RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .195 6 18
Totals 33 10 11 10 4 5 13      
a - R. Velarde substituted for T. Nixon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Plantier (6, 1st Inning off T. Van Poppel, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Cooper 2 (12, 1st Inning off T. Van Poppel, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off K. Rogers, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Piazza (25, 5th Inning off T. Van Poppel, 1 on, 1 out) C. Hoiles (16, 4th Inning off T. Van Poppel, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Johnson (1, 6th Inning off T. Van Poppel, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza 4 , P. Plantier 2 , J. Cirillo 3 , S. Cooper 4 , C. Hoiles 4 , L. Johnson 4 , R. Becker , R. Velarde
2-out RBI: P. Plantier , J. Cirillo , S. Cooper , C. Hoiles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Plantier
GIDP: M. Piazza
Hit by Pitch: M. Piazza
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Johnson (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Frye-Cirillo-Piazza)
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Van Poppel L (0-3) 5.0 8 7 7 1 3 3 76 48 5.14   
K. Rogers 2.1 2 3 3 3 2 0 47 27 5.00   
M. Portugal 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Van Poppel 25
Batters Faced: T. Van Poppel 24, K. Rogers 12, M. Portugal 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Van Poppel 9-3, K. Rogers 1-3, M. Portugal 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Van Poppel 76-48, K. Rogers 47-27, M. Portugal 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Portugal 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Rogers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Holman W (2-3) 7.1 11 5 5 3 4 1 118 79 4.98   
M. Schooler 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 14 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Holman 37
Batters Faced: B. Holman 35, M. Schooler 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Holman 9-8, M. Schooler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Holman 118-79, M. Schooler 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Schooler 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Cooper
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 30043
Special Notes: RF Trot Nixon was injured while throwing the ball.
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