DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
09/09/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 3481 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (80-64) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Chicago White Sox (64-80) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 3 7 1
White Sox Turn Back Cubs, 3-1
In a low-scoring tilt between the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs, Eric Plunk was the difference-maker. The Chicago right-hander earned player of the game honors in the 3-1 win. Chicago now owns a record of 64-80.

Making an impact for the home team was Tony Batista. In the bottom of the sixth, the top prospect had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. That made the score 2-1, White Sox.

"Enjoyed this one," Batista told the Chicago Daily. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker CF 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 .236 6 16
L. Gonzalez LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .247 25 73
K. Hrbek 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .263 9 26
   a-D. Bell PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 5 31
M. Piazza DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .234 33 82
T. Nixon RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251 17 57
C. Hoiles C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .185 26 64
G. Pena 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .210 31 65
S. Cooper 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .222 20 48
J. Cirillo SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .242 11 49
Totals 31 1 5 1 5 12 17      
a - D. Bell pinch hit for K. Hrbek in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Hoiles (11, 8th Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza , L. Gonzalez 2 , C. Hoiles 2 , R. Becker
2-out RBI: L. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hrbek , M. Piazza , G. Pena 2 , L. Gonzalez , D. Bell
GIDP: J. Cirillo
Hit by Pitch: S. Cooper
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Becker (8)
CS: R. Becker (4)

FIELDING
PB: C. Hoiles
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .246 10 42
J. Giambi 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .277 38 101
N. Garciaparra SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .260 31 89
M. Carreon LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .252 6 25
M. Cordova RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .228 11 37
T. Batista 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .238 9 27
T. Zeile C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .214 12 49
L. Webster DH 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .228 2 13
R. Rivera CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .151 5 13
Totals 30 3 7 3 2 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Giambi (29, 7th Inning off F. DiPino, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra , J. Giambi 2 , T. Zeile , L. Webster 2 , M. Carreon 2
2-out RBI: J. Giambi , L. Webster
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Garciaparra , C. Knoblauch , T. Zeile
Sac Fly: T. Batista
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: N. Garciaparra (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Knoblauch-Garciaparra-Giambi)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Smith L (2-3) 6.0 6 3 3 2 3 0 114 68 5.36   
F. DiPino 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 17 1.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Smith 49
Batters Faced: Z. Smith 26, F. DiPino 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Smith 6-9, F. DiPino 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Smith 114-68, F. DiPino 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. DiPino 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Plunk W (14-9) 6.2 3 1 1 5 8 0 111 62 4.63   
C. Young H (6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 15 5.98   
J. Gray SV (9) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 10 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plunk 67
Batters Faced: E. Plunk 28, C. Young 5, J. Gray 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plunk 7-4, C. Young 0-1, J. Gray 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plunk 111-62, C. Young 30-15, J. Gray 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Young 1-0 , J. Gray 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Gray
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Plunk
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 16632
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