DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/22/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1525 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (50-78) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 9 0
Chicago Cubs (56-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 1
Imanaka 'Lights Out' in Boston Win
The Boston Red Sox got a stellar performance from pitcher Shinji Imanaka, who handcuffed the Chicago offense en route to a 5-2 win at Wrigley Field. The Cubs, now 56-71, have lost 4 in a row.

Imanaka, now 10-6, scattered 4 hits over 7 innings for the Red Sox.

"Shinji was Shinji," said Red Sox manager Brett Williams. "We know what we'll get whenever he takes the mound."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Fletcher SS 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .265 6 30
A. Eto 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .207 17 57
B. Bonds LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 34 78
   a-T. Jones PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
   b-B. Brown LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .211 0 1
D. Ortiz DH 4 1 1 2 1 0 4 .223 13 66
L. Stevens 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .211 9 27
M. Cameron CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .193 19 54
T. Hollandsworth RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .227 10 37
T. Greene C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .175 19 41
T. Bogar 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .186 1 11
Totals 35 5 9 5 4 7 19      
a - T. Jones pinch ran for B. Bonds in the 1st
b - B. Brown substituted for T. Jones in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: B. Brown (1, 9th Inning off A. Reyes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Eto (17, 1st Inning off M. Hampton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Fletcher , D. Ortiz , T. Hollandsworth , M. Cameron , T. Bogar , A. Eto 5 , B. Brown 3
2-out RBI: D. Ortiz , T. Hollandsworth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Bogar 2 , L. Stevens
GIDP: D. Ortiz
Hit by Pitch: B. Bonds , T. Greene
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .210 7 24
M. Piazza 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273 30 77
S. Cooper 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .208 8 32
P. Plantier DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .186 9 21
J. Cirillo SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .270 9 53
D. Bell RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .220 6 16
L. Johnson CF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .359 1 8
C. Hoiles C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .150 16 36
J. Frye 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .171 1 10
Totals 34 2 7 2 3 16 15      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Bell (6, 2nd Inning off S. Imanaka, 0 on, 1 out) L. Johnson (3, 9th Inning off M. Fyhrie, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frye , D. Bell 3 , J. Cirillo , S. Cooper , L. Johnson 2 , R. Becker
2-out RBI: J. Frye , L. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frye , C. Hoiles , R. Becker
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Holtz (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Frye-Cirillo-Piazza)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Imanaka W (10-6) 7.0 4 0 0 2 13 0 124 80 3.61   
M. Fyhrie H (1) 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 42 28 8.70   
J. Borowski SV (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaka 80
Batters Faced: S. Imanaka 27, M. Fyhrie 9, J. Borowski 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaka 1-7, M. Fyhrie 1-2, J. Borowski 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaka 124-80, M. Fyhrie 42-28, J. Borowski 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Borowski 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Hampton L (6-11) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 16 11 3.18   
D. Kiecker 5.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 65 42 4.32   
M. Holtz 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 24 9 4.60   
T. Davis 2.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 40 25 3.94   
A. Reyes 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 12 8 3.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hampton 30
Batters Faced: M. Hampton 3, D. Kiecker 19, M. Holtz 6, T. Davis 9, A. Reyes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hampton 0-0, D. Kiecker 7-5, M. Holtz 0-1, T. Davis 1-4, A. Reyes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hampton 16-11, D. Kiecker 65-42, M. Holtz 24-9, T. Davis 40-25, A. Reyes 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Kiecker 1-0 , M. Holtz 1-1 , T. Davis 1-0 , A. Reyes 1-1
WP: D. Kiecker
Hit Batsmen: M. Hampton , M. Holtz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shinji Imanaka
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 30239
Special Notes: Barry Bonds and Mike Hampton were ejected in the 1st inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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