DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/11/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1410 - MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (61-57) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 6 7 1
Chicago Cubs (53-64) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Victory Pushes Devil Rays Record to 61-57
The Orlando Devil Rays got a good effort from starter Joe Johnson in defeating the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The final score was 6-2. Johnson got the win, improving to 14-3. He allowed 5 hits and walked 2 over 7.1 innings. Johnson allowed 1 earned run. The Cubs, at 53-64, have lost 6 in a row.

The Devil Rays got a big boost from second baseman Craig Biggio who had a bases-clearing double in the top of the seventh inning off Cubs hurler Mike Holtz. It was his 28th double of the season and put Orlando on top, 4-2.

"Joe's tempo and rhythm were good," said Devil Rays manager Ben Tennyson. "He was the key to us winning."
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .271 11 42
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .239 22 66
R. Gant LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .224 29 73
T. Salmon RF 4 0 2 1 0 2 3 .234 25 82
B. Jordan CF 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 .272 14 47
P. O'Neill DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .224 23 59
J. Valentin SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .214 24 64
R. Karkovice C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .173 3 8
J. Reed 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .200 1 12
Totals 32 6 7 6 4 15 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Biggio 2 (28, 4th Inning off M. Hampton, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off M. Holtz, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Valentin (24, 9th Inning off M. Schooler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentin 5 , T. Salmon 2 , C. Biggio 4 , R. Gant
2-out RBI: T. Salmon , C. Biggio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Salmon , J. Bagwell
Sac Fly: B. Jordan
Hit by Pitch: B. Jordan
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Jordan (17) , C. Biggio (29) , R. Gant 2 (38)
CS: T. Salmon (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Karkovice (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Valentin-Biggio-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .193 7 23
M. Piazza 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .272 29 73
S. Cooper 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .219 7 29
P. Plantier DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 9 18
J. Cirillo SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .270 6 49
D. Bell RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .217 6 14
L. Johnson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282 1 6
C. Hoiles C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .149 16 33
J. Frye 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .152 0 6
Totals 33 2 6 1 2 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Piazza 2 (21, 1st Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out) J. Cirillo (21, 9th Inning off R. Garces, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza 4 , J. Cirillo 3 , L. Johnson , R. Becker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bell , P. Plantier 2 , J. Cirillo , C. Hoiles
GIDP: J. Frye
Team LOB: 6
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Johnson W (14-3) 7.1 5 2 1 2 3 0 111 66 3.25   
R. Garces SV (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 15 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 63
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 29, R. Garces 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 7-11, R. Garces 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 111-66, R. Garces 22-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Hampton 6.0 4 2 2 1 11 0 107 69 3.10   
M. Holtz L (2-5), BS (3) 1.0 2 3 3 2 3 0 31 16 4.83   
M. Schooler 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 26 17 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hampton 66
Batters Faced: M. Hampton 23, M. Holtz 7, M. Schooler 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hampton 2-4, M. Holtz 0-0, M. Schooler 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hampton 107-69, M. Holtz 31-16, M. Schooler 26-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Holtz 1-1 , M. Schooler 1-1
WP: M. Holtz
Hit Batsmen: M. Hampton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Johnson
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 30284
Thursday, March 19th, 2026 - OOTP Baseball 20.8 Build 74