DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
09/20/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 3608 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (68-86) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Charlotte Knights (81-73) 0 0 9 2 0 0 3 1 X 15 16 0
Saunders Dazzles in Charlotte Win
Charlotte left-hander Tony Saunders made an effective start against the Chicago Cubs at Comiskey Park, leading his team to a 15-0 win. Charlotte has a 3-game win streak, while Chicago has lost 3 in a row.

Saunders delivered a quality start for Charlotte. The 6' 2" left-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits over 6.2 innings of work.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Saunders.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 9 31
M. Piazza 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .275 39 97
S. Cooper 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .207 11 41
P. Plantier DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .170 15 35
J. Cirillo SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 11 60
   a-R. Velarde PH, SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 2 13
D. Bell RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 9 25
L. Johnson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314 2 16
C. Hoiles C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .146 19 45
J. Frye 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .212 2 19
   b-W. Delgado PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .533 0 1
Totals 30 0 4 0 3 9 14      
a - R. Velarde pinch hit for J. Cirillo in the 7th
b - W. Delgado pinch hit for J. Frye in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Piazza (26, 1st Inning off T. Saunders, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Piazza 2 , J. Frye , C. Hoiles , W. Delgado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Piazza , P. Plantier , S. Cooper
GIDP: S. Cooper
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Becker (26)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Becker (7) , L. Johnson (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 2 3 2 2 0 0 .254 11 62
J. Giambi DH 5 2 2 4 0 0 3 .260 48 107
S. Mack LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .302 13 61
N. Garciaparra SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .262 22 80
P. Konerko 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .259 2 9
C. Everett CF 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .225 33 83
O. Merced RF 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 .232 18 57
T. Zeile C 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .227 19 65
T. Batista 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .219 21 70
   a-N. Perez PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 2 18
Totals 39 15 16 15 6 4 14      
a - N. Perez pinch hit for T. Batista in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Giambi (23, 3rd Inning off A. Miranda, 2 on, 1 out) T. Zeile (9, 3rd Inning off D. Kiecker, 0 on, 1 out) S. Mack (22, 4th Inning off D. Kiecker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Batista (3, 7th Inning off A. Osuna, 0 on, 0 outs) O. Merced (2, 8th Inning off A. Osuna, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Giambi (48, 7th Inning off A. Osuna, 1 on, 0 outs) O. Merced (18, 3rd Inning off A. Miranda, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Konerko , T. Batista 3 , N. Garciaparra 2 , J. Giambi 6 , C. Everett , C. Knoblauch 3 , O. Merced 7 , T. Zeile 2 , S. Mack 3 , N. Perez
2-out RBI: C. Knoblauch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Batista , N. Garciaparra 2 , J. Giambi
Sac Bunt: J. Giambi
Sac Fly: C. Everett
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Knoblauch-Garciaparra-Konerko)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Miranda L (5-8) 2.1 5 8 8 4 2 1 50 25 4.32   
D. Kiecker 3.0 5 3 3 2 0 0 69 44 4.35   
A. Osuna 2.0 4 4 4 0 2 1 47 28 4.57   
M. Holtz 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Miranda 9
Batters Faced: A. Miranda 16, D. Kiecker 17, A. Osuna 10, M. Holtz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Miranda 1-4, D. Kiecker 3-6, A. Osuna 2-2, M. Holtz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Miranda 50-25, D. Kiecker 69-44, A. Osuna 47-28, M. Holtz 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Osuna 1-0 , M. Holtz 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Saunders W (6-7) 6.2 2 0 0 3 8 0 104 62 2.58   
J. Navarro 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 31 19 7.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Saunders 75
Batters Faced: T. Saunders 24, J. Navarro 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Saunders 6-5, J. Navarro 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Saunders 104-62, J. Navarro 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Navarro 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Saunders
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 16854
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