DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHICAGO CUBS
04/23/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 250 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (11-10) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 11 1
Chicago Cubs (15-7) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0
Spiders Prove Rude Guests, Win 5-2 at Chicago
Cleveland starter John Thomson had a strong outing against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 5-2 win. Thomson, now 2-2, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 3 hits, while striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing 1 earned run. Losses have been few and far between for the Cubs so far this season. Their record drops to 15-7.

Cleveland relied on the bat of Tomas Perez to get the win. The shortstop ripped a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Spiders ahead, 2-0. For the game, Perez had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"We did enough to win," said Thomson.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 4
T. Perez SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .359 3 14
B. Gilkey RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .240 4 17
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .325 8 24
G. Anderson LF 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .269 0 0
R. Ibanez 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 .266 2 8
   a-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
R. Pemberton DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .056 1 1
B. Ripken 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .216 1 5
G. Williams C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .231 0 1
Totals 37 5 11 5 2 10 15      
a - R. Petagine substituted for R. Ibanez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Perez (10, 3rd Inning off M. Hampton, 1 on, 2 outs) G. Anderson (1, 4th Inning off M. Hampton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Perez (3, 5th Inning off M. Hampton, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Gilkey (4, 5th Inning off M. Hampton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez , G. Williams , T. Perez 6 , G. Anderson 4 , B. Gilkey 4 , B. Ripken 2 , K. Mitchell
2-out RBI: , T. Perez 2 , B. Gilkey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Williams , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grissom (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Ripken (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Petagine)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .277 2 7
L. Gonzalez DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .229 1 7
K. Hrbek 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 2 7
M. Piazza LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 3 15
T. Nixon RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .163 4 13
C. Hoiles C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .085 1 2
V. Castilla 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 4 13
S. Cooper 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .289 3 6
J. Cirillo SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .275 1 12
Totals 31 2 4 2 2 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Cirillo 2 (6, 6th Inning off J. Thomson, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. Pavlik, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Gonzalez (4, 6th Inning off J. Thomson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nixon , J. Cirillo 4 , L. Gonzalez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Piazza , S. Cooper
GIDP: K. Hrbek
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Becker (Ibanez at 3rd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Thomson W (2-2) 7.0 3 2 1 1 3 0 94 60 4.55   
R. Pavlik H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 9 0.00   
S. Karsay SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 7.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thomson 67
Batters Faced: J. Thomson 26, R. Pavlik 4, S. Karsay 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thomson 10-8, R. Pavlik 1-0, S. Karsay 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thomson 94-60, R. Pavlik 18-9, S. Karsay 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Hampton L (1-2) 5.2 8 3 3 1 8 2 106 72 2.97   
M. Schooler 3.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 49 27 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hampton 48
Batters Faced: M. Hampton 26, M. Schooler 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hampton 5-4, M. Schooler 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hampton 106-72, M. Schooler 49-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Schooler 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Thomson
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 20 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 29787
Special Notes: SP John Thomson was injured while pitching.
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