DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
06/05/1995
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 761 - MONDAY, JUNE 5TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (36-27) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11 0
Chicago Cubs (36-27) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Pirates Finish Off Cubs in 12
Pittsburgh and Chicago played a hard-fought contest at Wrigley Field.

The Pittsburgh Pirates got a good effort from starter Chris Nabholz in defeating the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The final score was 3-1. The Cubs, now 36-27, have lost 4 straight.

Nabholz, a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was dealing all game. He kept Chicago hitters off-balance, while giving the Pirates 9 quality innings. Nabholz threw 131 pitches, allowing 4 hits and striking out 7.

During his postgame press conference, Pirates manager Stephen Ginter told reporters that he expected a tight game from the get-go. "This had the potential to go down to the wire, and it certainly didn't disappoint," he said, later quipping, "it might've been a little less nerve-racking if I had been watching the game from my couch!"
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Gwynn RF 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 .358 7 30
C. Shipley LF 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 .338 4 21
B. Bonilla 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .233 15 44
J. Jaha DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .123 0 3
R. Ventura SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .266 4 15
   a-J. Cangelosi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 1 12
   b-J. Oquendo SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 0 15
E. Taubensee C 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .240 8 22
E. Alfonzo 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 0 5
D. Hosey CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .215 6 23
M. Bordick 2B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .276 3 15
Totals 45 3 11 3 2 11 17      
a - J. Cangelosi pinch hit for R. Ventura in the 9th
b - J. Oquendo substituted for J. Cangelosi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bordick (5, 12th Inning off D. Jones, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Gwynn (3, 8th Inning off T. Higuera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bordick (3, 5th Inning off T. Higuera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Gwynn 4 , D. Hosey 2 , J. Jaha , E. Alfonzo , E. Taubensee 3 , M. Bordick 6
2-out RBI: M. Bordick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hosey , J. Jaha , C. Shipley
GIDP: B. Bonilla
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Jaha (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Oquendo-Bordick-Bonilla)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bell RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .288 4 25
L. Gonzalez LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .308 8 29
M. Grace 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .228 8 31
M. Piazza C 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .295 9 39
G. Pena 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .292 14 38
E. Karros DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .316 0 1
S. Brosius 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200 6 27
J. Cirillo SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .271 3 35
B. Brower CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 5 15
Totals 40 1 5 1 4 9 19      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Piazza (11, 6th Inning off C. Nabholz, 1 on, 1 out) D. Bell (15, 11th Inning off G. Hoffman, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Gonzalez (17, 6th Inning off C. Nabholz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza 3 , D. Bell 2 , G. Pena , L. Gonzalez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Piazza , E. Karros , G. Pena , J. Cirillo
GIDP: J. Cirillo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Gonzalez (10)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bell (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Pena-Cirillo-Grace, Piazza-Cirillo)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Nabholz 9.0 4 1 1 3 7 0 131 76 2.52   
G. Hoffman W (6-3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 12 3.76   
B. Harvey SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nabholz 79
Batters Faced: C. Nabholz 34, G. Hoffman 7, B. Harvey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nabholz 10-10, G. Hoffman 1-3, B. Harvey 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nabholz 131-76, G. Hoffman 16-12, B. Harvey 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Hoffman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Higuera 10.0 8 1 1 2 9 1 147 94 3.67   
D. Jones L (1-3) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 38 25 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Higuera 79
Batters Faced: T. Higuera 38, D. Jones 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Higuera 4-14, D. Jones 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Higuera 147-94, D. Jones 38-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Jones 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Nabholz
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 30591
Special Notes: SP Teddy Higuera was injured while pitching.
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