DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/29/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1595 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (61-72) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 0
Chicago Cubs (75-60) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Plunk Dominant in Chicago Win
The Chicago White Sox got a strong performance from pitcher Eric Plunk, who stymied the Chicago offense en route to a 5-1 win at Wrigley Field. Jeff E. Gray notched his 8th save in 9 chances. With the victory, the White Sox record now stands at 61-72.

Plunk, the winner, is now 13-8 after putting the clamps on the Chicago offense. In 7.2 innings of work, he gave up 1 earned run on 2 hits, while collecting 13 Ks.

"I just tried to attack the bottom of the zone," Plunk said.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 .237 10 42
J. Giambi 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .276 37 89
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 27 77
M. Carreon LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .255 6 24
M. Cordova RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .238 11 37
T. Zeile C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .214 12 48
T. Batista 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244 9 22
L. Webster DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .198 2 7
R. Rivera CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .165 3 8
Totals 35 5 8 5 2 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Cordova (11, 4th Inning off Z. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Zeile (14, 4th Inning off Z. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Carreon (10, 9th Inning off Z. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Giambi , M. Cordova 2 , C. Knoblauch , T. Zeile 3 , L. Webster 2 , M. Carreon 2
2-out RBI: M. Cordova , C. Knoblauch , T. Zeile
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Batista , J. Giambi
Hit by Pitch: R. Rivera
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Rivera (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garciaparra-Knoblauch-Giambi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .248 5 11
L. Gonzalez LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .251 23 64
K. Hrbek 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .239 6 21
M. Piazza C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 31 76
T. Nixon RF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .253 16 50
J. Cirillo SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .235 10 45
D. Bell DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .249 5 30
G. Pena 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .217 31 64
S. Cooper 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 18 42
Totals 28 1 2 1 3 14 7      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Nixon (16, 5th Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 4 , G. Pena
GIDP: J. Cirillo
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Smith (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Plunk W (13-8) 7.2 2 1 1 2 13 1 113 71 4.41   
J. Gray SV (8) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plunk 82
Batters Faced: E. Plunk 26, J. Gray 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plunk 5-4, J. Gray 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plunk 113-71, J. Gray 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gray 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Smith L (2-2) 8.0 6 3 3 1 4 0 132 84 5.49   
R. Pena 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 24 12 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Smith 61
Batters Faced: Z. Smith 31, R. Pena 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Smith 9-10, R. Pena 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Smith 132-84, R. Pena 24-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pena 1-1
WP: R. Pena
Hit Batsmen: R. Pena
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Plunk
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 32328
Special Notes: Eric Plunk ties the Chicago White Sox regular season game record for strikeouts with 13.
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