Boxscore: PBP @ MNL

Date: 1997-05-24

BOXSCORE: 1997 Pittsburgh Bichipoos At 1997 Minnesota Loons         5/24/1997

  Bichipoos          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Loons              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Morandini 2B      4  1  1  0 .260     O.Vizquel SS        4  0  0  0 .268  
  R.Greer RF          3  1  0  0 .304     D.Hollins 3B        3  1  2  2 .333  
  A.Martin LF         1  0  1  0 .350     T.Martinez 1B       3  0  0  0 .322  
A-R.Henderson PR,LF   2  0  0  0 .161     R.Mondesi RF        4  0  0  0 .325  
  D.Segui 1B          4  1  1  0 .324     D.Easley 2B         3  0  0  0 .271  
  B.Higginson CF      5  2  4  3 .319     D.Martinez CF       2  0  0  0 .221  
  T.Hundley C         3  1  2  1 .328   F-E.Davis PH          1  1  1  0 .500  
E-B.Johnson PH,C      1  0  0  0 .000     T.Steinbach C       3  0  0  0 .259  
  B.Bonilla 3B        5  0  1  2 .328   G-W.Boggs PH          1  0  0  1 .286  
  C.Gomez SS          3  0  0  0 .269     C.Park P            1  0  0  0 .083  
  D.Oliver P          2  0  0  0 .077     S.Hasegawa P        1  0  0  0 .000  
B-J.Canseco PH        1  0  0  0 .125   C-S.Green PH,LF       2  1  1  1 .289  
  M.Valdes P          0  0  0  0 .200     S.Stewart LF        3  1  2  0 .375  
  W.Blair P           0  0  0  0 .250     T.Martin P          0  0  0  0 .000  
D-C.Davis PH          1  0  0  0 .302     R.Garcia P          0  0  0  01.000  
  C.McElroy P         0  0  0  0 .000   H-S.Hatteberg PH      1  0  0  0 .324  
  R.Bottalico P       0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  6 10  6                 Totals      32  4  6  4

A-Pinch Ran For Martin In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Oliver In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hasegawa In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Blair In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Hundley In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Martinez In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Steinbach In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Garcia In 9th Inning

INJURY: Al Martin INJURED (for 5 more games) in 5th inning

Bichipoos....... 0 1 0  0 2 0  3 0 0  -  6 10  0
Loons........... 0 0 0  0 2 0  1 0 1  -  4  6  0

Bichipoos (24-21)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Oliver WIN(2-1)         5       4   2   2   4   4   1  83   7.34  A1 C4
M.Valdes HOLD(2nd)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0  14   4.40  C5 C7
W.Blair                   1       1   1   1   0   1   1  18   7.29  C8 D2
C.McElroy HOLD(6th)       1       1   1   0   0   1   0  11   1.89  D3 D6
R.Bottalico SAVE(3rd)     1       0   0   0   0   1   0  10   3.00  D7
Totals                    9       6   4   3   4   8   2

Loons (18-20)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Park LOSS(3-4)          4 2/3   5   3   3   5   1   0 104   3.08  A1 C6
S.Hasegawa                2 1/3   3   3   3   1   1   0  46   2.70  C7 D8
T.Martin                  1 1/3   2   0   0   0   0   0  16   6.17  D9 E5
R.Garcia                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   7.89  E6
Totals                    9      10   6   6   6   3   0

ATTENDANCE- 25,745 DATE- Saturday, May 24th 1997 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Bichipoos:10  Loons: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bichipoos: 1  Loons: 1
DOUBLES- B.Higginson-2(9th), D.Hollins(8th), E.Davis(1st)
TRIPLES- B.Bonilla(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Hollins(1st), S.Green(2nd)
RBIs- B.Higginson-3(36th), T.Hundley(37th), B.Bonilla-2(23rd),
      D.Hollins-2(15th), W.Boggs(8th), S.Green(5th)
STOLEN BASES- S.Stewart(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Gomez
WALKS- M.Morandini, R.Greer-2, A.Martin, D.Segui, T.Hundley, D.Hollins,
       T.Martinez, D.Easley, D.Martinez
HIT BY PITCH- A.Martin
STRIKE OUTS- M.Morandini, B.Johnson, D.Oliver, O.Vizquel, T.Martinez,
             D.Easley-2, T.Steinbach-2, S.Hasegawa, S.Hatteberg
GIDP- R.Greer
WILD PITCHES- D.Oliver
PASSED BALLS- B.Johnson
2-out RBI- D.Hollins-2, B.Higginson, T.Hundley, B.Bonilla
RLISP 2-out- R.Mondesi, D.Oliver-2, B.Higginson, B.Bonilla-2, C.Gomez
TEAM RISP- Bichipoos: 3 for 15  Loons: 0 for 4
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Todd Hundley blocked the plate, saving a run!
          Bot 9th: Mickey Morandini robbed Shawn Green of a base hit.

Bob Higginson had 4 hits and 3 RBI at County Stadium as the Pittsburgh
Bichipoos beat the Minnesota Loons 6 to 4.

Minnesota was unable to climb back into it after Pittsburgh went ahead for
good in the 2nd inning plating an isolated run using 2 hits.  Pittsburgh had
10 hits overall, while Minnesota had 6.  

Darren Oliver(2-1) allowed 2 runs in 5 innings, and picked up the victory.
Oliver was helped out by Ricky Bottalico who recorded his 3rd save.  The loss
was charged to Chan Ho Park(3-4).  

Wth the win Pittsburgh now has a record of 24-21.  Minnesota continued their
losing ways and their record is now 18-20.  They are 0-10 in their last ten
games.

SCORESHEET: 1997 Pittsburgh Bichipoos at 1997 Minnesota Loons
M.Morand-A1  A1:Si      *3*:G/13   *5*:W>b1   D1:K       E1:G/3
                                                         
                                                         
R.Greer-A1   A2:G-DP/4  B2:W>b1    C2:W>12 b  *7*:F/8    E2:G/63
             63>1o                 1                     
                                                         
A.Martin-A1  A3:W>b1    B3:Si>12   C3:HBP>23  D3:G/43    *9*:G/63
R.Hender-C4                        12                    
                                                         
D.Segui-A1   A4:P/3     B4:F/9>23  C4:L/4     D4:W>b1    E4:Si
                                                         
                                                         
B.Higgin-A1  *2*:Do     B5:G/43    C5:Si>3#   D5:Do>1#   E5:Si>12
                                   2# 13                 
                                                         
T.Hundle-A1  A6:Si>23   *4*:W>b1   C6:P/3     D6:Si>3#   E6:K
B.Johnso-E6                                              
                                                         
B.Bonill-A1  A7:G/3>3#  B7:FO/4    C7:Force/  D7:Tr>1#   E7:F/9
             12                    46>1o b1              
                                                         
C.Gomez-A1   A8:G/63    B8:Sac/14  *6*:G/43   D8:G/63
                        >12                   
                                              
D.Oliver-A1  A9:F/9     B9:K       C9:F/9     *8*:G/53
J.Cansec-C9                                   
M.Valdes-D2+                                  

O.Vizque-A1  A1:F/9     B1:SB>12   C1:FO/2    D1:K
                        WP>23 F-D             
                        P/82>3o               
D.Hollin-A1  A2:Do      B2:W>b1    C2:HR>1#   D2:FO/2
                                   b#         
                                              
T.Martin-A1  A3:K       B3:P/2     C3:W>b1    *8*:G/43
                                              
                                              
R.Mondes-A1  A4:P/6     *4*:F/9    C4:F/7     D4:P/6
                                              
                                              
D.Easley-A1  *2*:W>b1   B5:K       *6*:F/7    D5:K
                                              
                                              
D.Martin-A1  A6:Force/  B6:W>b1    C6:G/63    *9*:Do
E.Davis-D6   64>1o b1                         
                                              
T.Steinb-A1  A7:K       B7:G/43    C7:K       D7:PB>23
W.Boggs-D7                                    G/63>3#
                                              
C.Park-A1    A8:P/6     *5*:K      *7*:HR>b#  D8:G/43
S.Hasega-B8                                   
S.Green-C8                                    
S.Stewar-A1  *3*:Si     B9:Si      C9:G/53    D9:K
T.Martin-D3                                   
R.Garcia-D6+