DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
09/13/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 3523 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (82-65) 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 12 0
Orlando Devil Rays (80-68) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Hrbek Collects Hit Number 2500
Kent Hrbek, welcome to the club -- the 2500-hit club.

The Chicago first baseman gained membership in that elite group in a 9-1 victory over the Orlando Devil Rays at Orlando Citrus Bowl.

3 hits in 4 at-bats today enabled the Cubs star to reach the milestone.

Lifetime Hrbek has played in 2541 games with a .257 batting average. Among his 2502 hits are 388 doubles, 37 triples and 487 home runs. He also has scored 1394 runs and driven in 1472 runs.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .237 6 16
   c-M. Whiten PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 6 19
L. Gonzalez LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .250 25 73
   d-M. Benard PH, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 2 3
K. Hrbek 1B 4 2 3 4 0 1 0 .271 11 32
   e-E. Karros PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .168 5 13
M. Piazza DH 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .235 33 82
T. Nixon RF 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 .253 18 58
C. Hoiles C 5 0 1 2 0 0 6 .187 26 66
G. Pena 2B 4 1 0 0 0 3 6 .207 32 66
S. Cooper 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .219 20 48
   a-C. Hale PH, SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Cirillo SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .243 11 51
   b-S. Brosius PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 5 13
Totals 37 9 12 9 8 11 22      
a - C. Hale pinch hit for S. Cooper in the 7th
b - S. Brosius pinch hit for J. Cirillo in the 7th
c - M. Whiten pinch hit for R. Becker in the 7th
d - M. Benard pinch hit for L. Gonzalez in the 8th
e - E. Karros pinch hit for K. Hrbek in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Piazza (16, 6th Inning off T. Greene, 0 on, 1 out) R. Becker (8, 3rd Inning off H. Pichardo, 0 on, 1 out) K. Hrbek 2 (9, 2nd Inning off H. Pichardo, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off H. Pichardo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hrbek (11, 1st Inning off H. Pichardo, 1 on, 1 out) M. Benard (2, 8th Inning off T. Greene, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 2 , M. Piazza 3 , C. Hoiles , R. Becker 2 , K. Hrbek 8 , J. Cirillo , L. Gonzalez , M. Benard 4
2-out RBI: K. Hrbek , J. Cirillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Piazza , R. Becker , G. Pena
GIDP: S. Cooper , C. Hoiles
Hit by Pitch: G. Pena
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Gonzalez (30)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hale-Pena-Karros)
PB: C. Hoiles
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 27 80
   a-C. Gomez PR, 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .177 1 6
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .282 15 53
T. Salmon DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .268 16 40
J. Bagwell 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .220 30 82
J. Valentin 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .182 27 67
J. Elway LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .249 11 35
P. Plantier RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .218 30 62
D. Sanders CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .223 5 22
J. Oquendo SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .234 3 40
Totals 32 1 6 1 4 7 21      
a - C. Gomez pinch ran for C. Biggio in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: C. Biggio (47, 1st Inning off M. Hampton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Salmon , P. Plantier , D. Sanders 2 , C. Biggio 2 , J. Oquendo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Elway , I. Rodriguez , P. Plantier , C. Gomez
GIDP: C. Gomez
Hit by Pitch: D. Sanders
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bagwell-Oquendo-Pichardo, Valentin-Gomez-Bagwell)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Hampton W (16-6) 7.0 6 1 1 2 5 0 106 67 3.54   
D. Weathers 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 38 24 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hampton 64
Batters Faced: M. Hampton 29, D. Weathers 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hampton 4-12, D. Weathers 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hampton 106-67, D. Weathers 38-24
WP: M. Hampton
Hit Batsmen: D. Weathers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Pichardo L (7-14) 2.2 8 8 8 5 1 1 88 43 4.45   
T. Greene 4.2 3 1 1 2 8 1 80 50 4.33   
W. Gardner 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 14 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Pichardo 2
Batters Faced: H. Pichardo 21, T. Greene 19, W. Gardner 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Pichardo 5-1, T. Greene 2-4, W. Gardner 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Pichardo 88-43, T. Greene 80-50, W. Gardner 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Greene 1-0 , W. Gardner 1-0
WP: H. Pichardo
Hit Batsmen: H. Pichardo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kent Hrbek
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 32311
Special Notes: 2B Craig Biggio was injured while running the bases.
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