DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHICAGO CUBS
04/22/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 238 - TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (10-10) 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Chicago Cubs (15-6) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 X 7 11 0
Late Rally by Cubs Secures Win
The Chicago Cubs relied on the hitting of left fielder Derek Bell to stop the Cleveland Spiders, 7-5. For the game, Bell went 2-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The Spiders fall to 10-10 and continue their uneasy start to the 1997 season.

Chicago took a 7-5 lead on Craig Shipley's 1st home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Cleveland pitcher Willie Banks in the bottom of the eighth.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Chicago manager Anthony Perez.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .178 0 4
T. Perez SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .356 2 12
B. Gilkey RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .239 3 16
K. Mitchell 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .329 8 24
T. Hundley C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .157 4 8
G. Anderson LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .174 0 0
R. Ibanez DH 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .267 2 7
R. Pemberton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .071 1 1
   a-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Ripken 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 1 4
Totals 35 5 9 5 3 9 18      
a - R. Petagine substituted for R. Pemberton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grissom (3, 2nd Inning off R. Tomlin, 2 on, 2 outs) K. Mitchell (6, 5th Inning off R. Tomlin, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez , T. Perez 2 , G. Anderson , M. Grissom 3 , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell 3
2-out RBI: T. Perez , M. Grissom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Perez , G. Anderson , T. Hundley , B. Gilkey
Hit by Pitch: R. Ibanez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Pemberton (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Grissom (1)
PB: T. Hundley
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cirillo SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .260 1 11
D. Bell LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .237 2 4
M. Piazza C 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .311 3 15
E. Karros DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 1 6
V. Castilla 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .239 4 13
T. Nixon RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .156 4 13
C. Shipley 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .333 1 9
K. Hrbek 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .246 2 7
B. Brower CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .258 3 7
Totals 36 7 11 7 1 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Piazza (6, 3rd Inning off S. Hitchcock, 2 on, 0 outs) D. Bell (3, 3rd Inning off S. Hitchcock, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Bell (2, 1st Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 1 out) C. Shipley (1, 8th Inning off W. Banks, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hrbek , T. Nixon , M. Piazza 2 , V. Castilla 2 , D. Bell 6 , J. Cirillo 2 , C. Shipley 4 , B. Brower
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hrbek , T. Nixon , C. Shipley
Team LOB: 6
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Hitchcock 7.0 9 5 5 1 5 1 108 66 6.18   
S. Cooke L (0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 19.29   
W. Banks BS (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 10 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hitchcock 43
Batters Faced: S. Hitchcock 32, S. Cooke 1, W. Banks 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hitchcock 8-8, S. Cooke 0-0, W. Banks 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hitchcock 108-66, S. Cooke 1-1, W. Banks 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cooke 1-0 , W. Banks 2-2
Balk: S. Hitchcock
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Tomlin 7.1 8 5 5 3 7 0 121 77 5.22   
M. Holtz W (1-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlin 46
Batters Faced: R. Tomlin 34, M. Holtz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlin 8-7, M. Holtz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlin 121-77, M. Holtz 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Holtz 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Tomlin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Derek Bell
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 15 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 29830
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