DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
08/31/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
GAME ID: 2988 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (60-76) 0 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 9 14 0
Milwaukee Creams (79-59) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Velarde Leads Cubs to Win
Randy Velarde left his imprint on the 9-1 Chicago win against the Milwaukee Creams. Velarde went 4-4 with 2 doubles, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. The win puts the Cubs at 60-76, while the Creams drop to 79-59.

Chicago relied on the hitting of Mike Piazza to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Cubs on top, 3-0. For the game, Piazza had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Milwaukee manager Sean Norman said his team was "out of sync."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .207 8 29
   a-B. Brower PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .161 7 12
M. Piazza 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .273 35 85
S. Cooper SS 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 .207 10 35
P. Plantier DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .173 9 22
D. Bell RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .222 7 18
C. Hoiles C 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 .146 17 38
L. Johnson CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .358 2 12
R. Velarde 3B 4 2 4 3 1 0 0 .314 0 6
W. Delgado 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .333 0 1
Totals 40 9 14 9 5 9 18      
a - B. Brower pinch hit for R. Becker in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Hoiles (18, 6th Inning off K. Downs, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Velarde 2 (3, 3rd Inning off K. Downs, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off T. Higuera, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Becker (17, 6th Inning off S. Bedrosian, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Piazza (35, 3rd Inning off K. Downs, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Delgado 2 , M. Piazza 5 , D. Bell , P. Plantier , C. Hoiles 2 , R. Velarde 6 , L. Johnson , R. Becker 3
2-out RBI: W. Delgado , S. Cooper , R. Velarde , R. Becker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Plantier , L. Johnson , B. Brower
GIDP: W. Delgado
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bell (9) , R. Becker (21)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Johnson (Goodwin at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin CF, LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .263 8 43
   c-L. Tinsley PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 0 0
M. Loretta 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298 10 65
C. Jones 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271 31 84
   d-T. Houston PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323 6 15
C. Delgado 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .273 45 118
K. Caminiti DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .280 45 119
S. Finley LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 9 37
   a-K. Williams PH, CF, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 2 7
J. Elway RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 38 87
R. Sanchez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 2 39
   b-S. Dunston PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .191 0 3
B. Ausmus C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 4 19
Totals 33 1 7 1 0 7 7      
a - K. Williams pinch hit for S. Finley in the 7th
b - S. Dunston pinch hit for R. Sanchez in the 7th
c - L. Tinsley pinch hit for T. Goodwin in the 8th
d - T. Houston pinch hit for C. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Finley (9, 4th Inning off M. Dunne, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Finley 4 , C. Jones 2 , C. Delgado , T. Goodwin 2 , T. Houston
2-out RBI: S. Finley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Caminiti , M. Loretta
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Goodwin 2 (65)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Sanchez (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Sanchez-Loretta-Delgado)
OF assists: 1 (Tinsley (Velarde at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Dunne W (2-6) 9.0 7 1 1 0 7 1 127 83 6.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Dunne 76
Batters Faced: M. Dunne 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Dunne 10-9
Pitches - Strikes: M. Dunne 127-83
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Downs L (14-9) 5.0 7 6 6 1 6 1 106 67 4.94   
S. Bedrosian 1.0 4 3 3 4 1 0 45 27 3.49   
T. Higuera 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 33 22 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Downs 34
Batters Faced: K. Downs 24, S. Bedrosian 11, T. Higuera 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Downs 3-6, S. Bedrosian 2-0, T. Higuera 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Downs 106-67, S. Bedrosian 45-27, T. Higuera 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bedrosian 1-1 , T. Higuera 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Velarde
Ballpark: Milwaukee County Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 25248
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