DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
04/14/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 154 - MONDAY, APRIL 14TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Chicago Cubs (10-4) 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 11 2
Charlotte Knights (9-6) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
Cubs Need Extra Frames to Get Past Knights
With catcher Mike Piazza leading the charge, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Charlotte Knights, 7-5, at Comiskey Park. Piazza, who finished 2nd in the FL in RBI with 131 in 1995, was 2 for 5 with 2 home runs and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. The winner was Chicago reliever Julio Valera, now 1-0. The loser was Tim Burke. Chicago goes to 10-4 with the win.

Chicago used the clutch hitting of Trot Nixon to capture the win. The right fielder drilled a 2-run home run in the top of the 12th inning to put the Cubs ahead, 7-5. It was his only hit in 6 at-bats, but it was a big one.

"I like our moxie," said Cubs manager Anthony Perez.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bell LF 6 0 2 0 0 0 5 .235 0 1
C. Shipley 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 5 .308 0 5
   a-L. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .114 1 6
   b-R. Velarde 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
E. Karros DH 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 .083 0 4
M. Piazza C 5 3 2 3 0 0 3 .365 3 9
T. Nixon RF 6 1 1 2 0 1 3 .137 2 6
V. Castilla 3B 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 .227 3 7
K. Hrbek 1B 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 .255 1 5
B. Brower CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .235 2 5
   c-J. Cirillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 0 8
   d-R. Becker CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 2 7
S. Cooper SS, 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .303 2 4
Totals 46 7 11 7 4 8 20      
a - L. Gonzalez pinch hit for C. Shipley in the 9th
b - R. Velarde substituted for L. Gonzalez in the 9th
c - J. Cirillo pinch hit for B. Brower in the 11th
d - R. Becker substituted for J. Cirillo in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Cooper (2, 6th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Nixon (2, 12th Inning off M. Mantei, 1 on, 1 out) M. Piazza 2 (3, 5th Inning off G. Mathews, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs) V. Castilla (3, 5th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 4 , M. Piazza 8 , V. Castilla 5 , D. Bell 2 , C. Shipley , S. Cooper 4
2-out RBI: V. Castilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nixon , C. Shipley
Sac Fly: C. Shipley
Hit by Pitch: M. Piazza
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hrbek (1) , E. King (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Cooper-Shipley-Hrbek, Hrbek-Cooper-Hrbek)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 .222 2 4
J. Giambi 1B 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 .246 2 8
C. Everett CF 5 1 1 0 1 1 3 .220 3 7
N. Garciaparra SS 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .237 3 14
S. Mack LF 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 .302 5 15
C. Knoblauch 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .358 2 10
M. Carreon DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .323 2 6
T. Batista 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .130 1 3
T. Zeile C 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 3 9
Totals 45 5 10 5 4 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Batista (3, 4th Inning off E. King, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Knoblauch (2, 6th Inning off E. King, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Mack (5, 2nd Inning off E. King, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista 2 , N. Garciaparra , C. Everett , C. Knoblauch 5 , T. Zeile , S. Mack 5 , M. Carreon
2-out RBI: T. Batista , M. Carreon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Batista 2 , N. Garciaparra , C. Everett , T. Zeile
GIDP: J. Giambi , M. Carreon
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Mack (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Knoblauch (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. King 6.0 8 4 4 2 2 1 103 60 2.86   
A. Reyes H (2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 22 12 6.75   
F. DiPino BS (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 13 1.17   
J. Valera W (1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 33 20 0.00   
M. Holtz SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. King 40
Batters Faced: E. King 26, A. Reyes 5, F. DiPino 8, J. Valera 8, M. Holtz 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. King 6-8, A. Reyes 1-1, F. DiPino 2-3, J. Valera 3-1, M. Holtz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. King 103-60, A. Reyes 22-12, F. DiPino 20-13, J. Valera 33-20, M. Holtz 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. DiPino 2-1 , M. Holtz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Mathews 5.1 7 4 4 4 2 2 102 57 8.62   
J. Gray 5.0 2 1 1 0 5 1 50 38 2.61   
T. Burke L (1-1) 1.0 0 1 1 0 1 0 15 9 2.16   
M. Mantei 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 11 8 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mathews 36
Batters Faced: G. Mathews 27, J. Gray 17, T. Burke 5, M. Mantei 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mathews 5-9, J. Gray 3-7, T. Burke 2-0, M. Mantei 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mathews 102-57, J. Gray 50-38, T. Burke 15-9, M. Mantei 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gray 1-1 , M. Mantei 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Burke
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Piazza
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Rain (52 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 15541
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