DBL
CHICAGO CUBS @ CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
04/15/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Bruce Ruffin
Pitching: LHP Bruce Ruffin
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Derek Bell to second
Batting: RHB Eric Karros 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Derek Bell to third
Chris Hoiles to second
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 110.0 MPH)
Derek Bell scores
Chris Hoiles scores
Trot Nixon to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Charlotte 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Pitching: RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Charlotte 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Bruce Ruffin
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Charlotte 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Carreon 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Charlotte 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Bruce Ruffin
Batting: RHB Eric Karros 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 432 ft
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Trot Nixon to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 5 - Charlotte 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 5 - Charlotte 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Bruce Ruffin
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 367 ft
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Eric Karros 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 6 - Charlotte 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Jason Giambi to second
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Jason Giambi to third
Carl Everett to second
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Jason Giambi scores
Carl Everett to third
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 69.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Carl Everett scores
Batting: RHB Mark Carreon 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Chuck Knoblauch to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 6 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Bruce Ruffin
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 6 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 371 ft
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LD, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 6 - Charlotte 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Bruce Ruffin
Pitching: RHP Matt Mantei
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Kent Hrbek to second
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Kent Hrbek to third
Derek Bell to second
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Eric Karros 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 6 - Charlotte 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunt missed!
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Carreon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
Passed Ball!
Chuck Knoblauch to second
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Chuck Knoblauch to third
Chuck Knoblauch scores
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 6 - Charlotte 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Matt Mantei
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Eric Hillman
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 398 ft
Pitching: RHP Chris Bosio
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 8 - Charlotte 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Mike Holtz
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Todd Zeile to second
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 8 - Charlotte 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Chris Bosio
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 8 - Charlotte 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Holtz
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Carreon 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 8 - Charlotte 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Chris Bosio
Batting: RHB Eric Karros 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 8 - Charlotte 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Holtz
Pitching: LHP Frank DiPino
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 106.9 MPH)
Tony Batista to third
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Tony Batista scores
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 104.4 MPH)
Jason Giambi to second
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Flyball, 5D, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 8 - Charlotte 6
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