DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/22/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 3632 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Twins (70-86) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 12 0
Chicago Cubs (68-88) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 1
Twins Prevail, 4-2, Over Chicago
Minnesota starter Hideo Nomo pitched effectively against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The right-hander led his team to a 4-2 win. Nomo, now 9-11, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 4 hits, while striking out 9, walking 1, and allowing 2 earned runs. The Cubs, now 68-88, have lost 5 straight.

With one out in the top of the fourth, Koji Akiyama put Minnesota in front, 2-0, with a run-scoring single. The Twins went on to win the ballgame.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Akiyama said after the game.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .288 23 73
K. Daniels DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .256 47 104
F. Thomas 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .281 46 124
L. Walker RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 32 89
K. Akiyama LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .218 24 68
B. Fordyce C 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .239 9 44
K. Seitzer 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .256 3 17
M. Grudzielanek 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .265 3 52
R. Ordonez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .236 1 41
Totals 37 4 12 4 3 4 18      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Fordyce (26, 8th Inning off M. Schooler, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Daniels (47, 4th Inning off M. Dunne, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Grudzielanek , B. Fordyce 4 , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama 3 , K. Seitzer 2 , K. Daniels 5
2-out RBI: K. Seitzer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Erstad 2 , R. Ordonez , K. Seitzer
GIDP: F. Thomas
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Akiyama 2 (25)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .196 9 31
M. Piazza 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .275 39 97
S. Cooper 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 11 41
P. Plantier DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .172 16 37
J. Cirillo SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268 11 60
D. Bell RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .233 9 27
L. Johnson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307 2 16
C. Hoiles C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .144 19 45
J. Frye 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .216 2 19
Totals 31 2 4 2 1 10 7      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. Plantier (16, 7th Inning off H. Nomo, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Piazza , J. Frye , P. Plantier 4 , J. Cirillo
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bell (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Cirillo-Frye-Piazza)
OF assists: 1 (Johnson (Akiyama at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Nomo W (9-11) 8.0 4 2 2 1 9 1 106 70 4.40   
R. Dibble SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7 2.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Nomo 74
Batters Faced: H. Nomo 29, R. Dibble 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Nomo 10-5, R. Dibble 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Nomo 106-70, R. Dibble 7-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Dunne L (4-8) 7.0 11 4 4 2 1 1 120 75 6.00   
M. Schooler 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 4.19   
D. Kiecker 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 4.33   
T. Davis 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 15 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Dunne 38
Batters Faced: M. Dunne 32, M. Schooler 2, D. Kiecker 1, T. Davis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Dunne 9-9, M. Schooler 0-0, D. Kiecker 0-0, T. Davis 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Dunne 120-75, M. Schooler 9-7, D. Kiecker 6-2, T. Davis 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Schooler 1-1 , D. Kiecker 1-0 , T. Davis 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hideo Nomo
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 29885
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