DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
09/16/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 3557 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (84-66) 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 5 13 14 1
New York Yankees (35-115) 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 7 15 1
Yankees Continue Skid Thanks to Hrbek, Cubs
Cubs first baseman Kent Hrbek put his stamp on his team's 13-7 win over the New York Yankees. Hrbek went 3-6 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 7 for Chicago in the contest. New York's current losing streak is now 9 games.

With Chicago trailing 5-4 in the top of the sixth, Hrbek hit a fastball from Bill Simas for a grand slam home run. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Cubs ahead, 8-5.

"Been a rough stretch for us," said New York manager Patrick McQuail.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker CF 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 .228 6 17
L. Gonzalez LF 4 2 0 1 1 1 4 .248 25 75
K. Hrbek 1B 6 2 3 7 0 0 0 .271 12 39
M. Piazza DH 5 1 1 0 1 1 2 .231 33 82
T. Nixon RF 5 2 3 3 1 0 1 .261 21 63
C. Hoiles C 4 0 1 1 2 1 0 .187 26 68
G. Pena 2B 4 1 1 0 1 3 6 .208 32 67
S. Cooper 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .223 21 52
J. Cirillo SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .243 11 52
Totals 41 13 14 13 9 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Hrbek 2 (11, 3rd Inning off A. Young, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off B. Eversgerd, 3 on, 1 out) T. Nixon (29, 2nd Inning off A. Young, 1 on, 0 outs) G. Pena (25, 4th Inning off A. Young, 0 on, 1 out) J. Cirillo (22, 9th Inning off D. Simons, 0 on, 1 out) S. Cooper (11, 4th Inning off A. Young, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Hrbek (12, 6th Inning off B. Simas, 3 on, 0 outs) T. Nixon 2 (21, 4th Inning off A. Young, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Eversgerd, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hrbek 8 , T. Nixon 10 , M. Piazza , G. Pena 2 , J. Cirillo 3 , S. Cooper 3 , C. Hoiles , R. Becker
2-out RBI: T. Nixon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Piazza , G. Pena 2 , J. Cirillo , L. Gonzalez 2
GIDP: S. Cooper
Hit by Pitch: L. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: G. Pena (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. McCracken LF 6 2 4 0 0 0 1 .288 2 11
B. Abreu RF 4 3 2 3 1 0 3 .290 2 10
M. Lieberthal C 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .237 24 58
D. Mattingly 1B 2 0 1 3 0 0 4 .281 18 62
R. Thompson DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .203 21 62
C. Sabo 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .226 11 44
D. Lewis CF 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .241 4 31
C. Garcia 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .176 0 4
   a-S. Bullett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 14 44
   b-E. Caceres 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 1 6
E. Giovanola SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .313 0 1
Totals 41 7 15 7 2 5 26      
a - S. Bullett pinch hit for C. Garcia in the 7th
b - E. Caceres substituted for S. Bullett in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Mattingly (19, 1st Inning off E. King, 1 on, 2 outs) Q. McCracken (5, 5th Inning off E. King, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Abreu (2, 5th Inning off E. King, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Mattingly 2 , B. Abreu 5 , Q. McCracken 5 , M. Lieberthal 2 , E. Giovanola 2 , R. Thompson , D. Lewis 3
2-out RBI: D. Mattingly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Giovanola 2 , R. Thompson , C. Garcia , C. Sabo
Sac Fly: D. Mattingly 2
Hit by Pitch: D. Mattingly
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Giovanola (3) , D. Lewis 2 (42)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Lieberthal (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Giovanola-Mattingly)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. King W (9-14) 5.0 10 7 5 1 3 1 99 60 4.45   
M. Schooler H (7) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 33 22 3.14   
F. DiPino SV (9) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 31 19 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. King 25
Batters Faced: E. King 28, M. Schooler 9, F. DiPino 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. King 4-8, M. Schooler 4-1, F. DiPino 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. King 99-60, M. Schooler 33-22, F. DiPino 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Schooler 2-2 , F. DiPino 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. King
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Young 5.0 8 4 4 3 3 1 102 58 6.15   
L. Smith L (0-3) 0.0 1 3 3 2 0 0 13 4 5.51   
B. Simas BS (2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 10 3.80   
A. Ashby 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 12 5.64   
D. Simons 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 20 10 3.86   
B. Eversgerd 0.1 2 4 4 1 1 1 24 12 8.22   
J. Pico 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 6.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Young 35
Batters Faced: A. Young 26, L. Smith 3, B. Simas 5, A. Ashby 4, D. Simons 7, B. Eversgerd 5, J. Pico 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Young 6-6, L. Smith 0-0, B. Simas 0-2, A. Ashby 1-0, D. Simons 2-1, B. Eversgerd 0-0, J. Pico 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Young 102-58, L. Smith 13-4, B. Simas 16-10, A. Ashby 20-12, D. Simons 20-10, B. Eversgerd 24-12, J. Pico 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Smith 1-1 , B. Simas 3-3 , A. Ashby 1-0 , B. Eversgerd 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Eversgerd
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kent Hrbek
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 33496
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