DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/06/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1341 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (59-55) 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 10 13 1
Minnesota Twins (55-56) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Hampton Goes to 12-6 in Rout of Twins
The Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Mike Hampton stifled the Minnesota offense en route to a comfortable 10-1 win at Metrodome. With the victory, the Cubs record now stands at 59-55.

The Twins had trouble solving Hampton, who surrendered 1 earned run on 3 hits over 8 innings.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Chicago manager Anthony Perez.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker CF 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 .255 3 6
L. Gonzalez LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .255 21 51
   b-D. Bell PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245 4 22
K. Hrbek 1B 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 .286 1 4
   c-G. Myers PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
   d-E. Karros 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 5 13
M. Piazza DH 5 2 2 0 0 2 5 .218 27 62
T. Nixon RF, LF 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 .239 12 38
C. Hoiles C 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .170 19 43
G. Pena 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .216 24 50
   a-S. Brosius PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .188 4 11
S. Cooper 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .213 15 34
J. Cirillo SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .234 8 36
Totals 38 10 13 10 5 11 18      
a - S. Brosius pinch hit for G. Pena in the 7th
b - D. Bell pinch hit for L. Gonzalez in the 8th
c - G. Myers pinch hit for K. Hrbek in the 8th
d - E. Karros substituted for G. Myers in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nixon (21, 7th Inning off J. Spradlin, 2 on, 0 outs) M. Piazza (10, 7th Inning off J. Spradlin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Piazza (2, 3rd Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Cooper (15, 6th Inning off J. Brewington, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Hoiles (19, 1st Inning off P. Astacio, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hrbek , T. Nixon 2 , M. Piazza 5 , S. Cooper 5 , C. Hoiles 6 , L. Gonzalez 3 , G. Myers
2-out RBI: S. Cooper , C. Hoiles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Piazza , J. Cirillo
GIDP: S. Cooper
Sac Fly: T. Nixon
Hit by Pitch: R. Becker
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Becker (2) , L. Gonzalez (21)
CS: L. Gonzalez (8)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Hampton (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .263 0 31
D. Erstad CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 18 60
F. Thomas 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .291 29 73
   b-T. Francona PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
L. Walker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .248 27 66
K. Daniels DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246 31 72
K. Akiyama LF 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .232 20 57
   a-R. Williams PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
B. Fordyce C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 3 23
N. Martin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .239 1 13
B. Gates 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .278 3 36
Totals 28 1 3 1 2 9 8      
a - R. Williams pinch hit for K. Akiyama in the 7th
b - T. Francona pinch hit for F. Thomas in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Gates , F. Thomas , L. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad
Sac Fly: K. Akiyama
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Daniels (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Grudzielanek-Gates-Thomas)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Hampton W (12-6) 8.0 3 1 1 2 8 0 114 73 3.42   
D. Weathers 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hampton 78
Batters Faced: M. Hampton 28, D. Weathers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hampton 8-7, D. Weathers 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hampton 114-73, D. Weathers 12-8
WP: M. Hampton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio L (10-10) 4.0 4 5 5 1 6 1 86 53 5.10   
J. Brewington 2.0 1 2 2 3 3 1 53 29 3.34   
J. Spradlin 0.1 5 3 3 0 1 0 31 20 5.06   
B. Ayrault 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 30 18 4.43   
T. Hoffman 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 2.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 39
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 18, J. Brewington 10, J. Spradlin 6, B. Ayrault 8, T. Hoffman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 4-2, J. Brewington 1-2, J. Spradlin 0-0, B. Ayrault 2-2, T. Hoffman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 86-53, J. Brewington 53-29, J. Spradlin 31-20, B. Ayrault 30-18, T. Hoffman 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ayrault 2-0 , T. Hoffman 1-0
WP: P. Astacio
Hit Batsmen: P. Astacio
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Hampton
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 29659
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