DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
08/25/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1557 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (58-72) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Cleveland Spiders (63-68) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 X 3 4 0
Cubs Fall Short at Cleveland
The Cleveland Spiders got a stellar effort from pitcher Sterling Hitchcock, helping Cleveland score a 3-2 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs. Steve Karsay notched his 28th save in 41 chances. Cleveland now sits at 63-68, while Chicago falls to 58-72.

Cleveland took a 3-2 lead on Darryl Strawberry's 38th home run of the season. The solo home run came off Chicago pitcher Antonio Osuna in the bottom of the eighth.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," Strawberry said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .206 7 24
M. Piazza 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .274 32 79
S. Cooper 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 9 33
P. Plantier DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .180 9 21
J. Cirillo SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .266 10 54
D. Bell RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .226 7 18
L. Johnson CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .342 1 8
C. Hoiles C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .148 16 36
J. Frye 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .167 1 10
Totals 30 2 5 2 0 12 3      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Bell (7, 5th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 1 out) J. Cirillo (10, 2nd Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Piazza 2 , D. Bell 4 , J. Cirillo 4 , L. Johnson
GIDP: S. Cooper
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Johnson (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Piazza (10)
PB: C. Hoiles
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264 38 73
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 22 55
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .278 46 103
T. Hundley C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 37 83
R. Ibanez LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 29 84
   a-G. Anderson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 7 24
H. Johnson 1B 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 .194 27 60
   b-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 2 5
T. Perez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .261 9 50
M. Grissom CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 12 40
B. Ripken 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .195 4 30
Totals 29 3 4 2 2 6 7      
a - G. Anderson substituted for R. Ibanez in the 9th
b - R. Petagine substituted for H. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Strawberry (38, 8th Inning off A. Osuna, 0 on, 1 out) K. Mitchell (46, 6th Inning off S. Chiamparino, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Perez , D. Strawberry 4 , K. Mitchell 5
2-out RBI: K. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Ripken
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Johnson (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hitchcock-Perez-Johnson)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Chiamparino 6.0 2 2 1 1 5 1 90 59 5.53   
A. Osuna L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 31 21 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Chiamparino 66
Batters Faced: S. Chiamparino 22, A. Osuna 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Chiamparino 5-8, A. Osuna 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Chiamparino 90-59, A. Osuna 31-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Hitchcock 7.1 4 2 2 0 10 2 101 69 6.16   
W. Banks W (9-9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 3.99   
S. Karsay SV (28) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 11 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hitchcock 72
Batters Faced: S. Hitchcock 25, W. Banks 1, S. Karsay 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hitchcock 6-5, W. Banks 0-0, S. Karsay 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hitchcock 101-69, W. Banks 5-3, S. Karsay 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Banks 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sterling Hitchcock
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 36168
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