Boxscore: MNL @ PBP

Date: 1997-07-22

BOXSCORE: 1997 Minnesota Loons At 1997 Pittsburgh Bichipoos         7/22/1997

  Loons              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bichipoos          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Offerman 2B       4  1  1  0 .275     R.Henderson RF,LF   5  0  1  1 .165  
  D.Hollins 3B        4  0  0  0 .287     M.Morandini 2B      4  0  1  0 .281  
  E.Davis RF          4  0  1  1 .319   D-N.Martin PH,2B      1  0  0  0 .269  
  T.Martinez 1B       4  0  0  0 .298     B.Bonilla 3B        4  0  0  0 .232  
  J.Cruz Jr. LF       3  0  1  0 .263     T.Hundley C         4  2  1  0 .325  
  D.Martinez CF       3  0  0  0 .245     C.Davis 1B          2  1  2  0 .310  
  T.Steinbach C       2  0  0  0 .257   A-D.Segui PR,1B       1  2  1  2 .309  
  L.Sojo SS           3  0  0  0 .196     B.Higginson LF,CF   4  1  3  4 .318  
  R.Garcia P          2  0  0  0 .071     R.Greer CF,RF       1  1  0  0 .315  
  S.Hasegawa P        0  0  0  0 .125     C.Gomez SS          4  0  2  0 .251  
  T.Martin P          0  0  0  0 .000     K.Mercker P         3  0  0  0 .063  
B-W.Boggs PH          1  0  0  0 .286   C-B.Johnson PH        1  0  0  0 .206  
  A.Osuna P           0  0  0  0 .000     R.Nen P             0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  1  3  1                 Totals      34  7 11  7

A-Pinch Ran For Davis In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Martin In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Mercker In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Morandini In 8th Inning

Loons........... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  3  1
Bichipoos....... 0 2 0  0 0 3  2 0    -  7 11  0

Loons (41-45)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Garcia LOSS(5-5)        5       8   5   5   4   6   1  88   6.08  A1 C7
S.Hasegawa                1 1/3   3   2   1   0   3   1  25   3.77  C8 D6
T.Martin                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   5.12  D7 D8
A.Osuna                   1       0   0   0   0   0   0  10   3.06  D9
Totals                    8      11   7   6   4   9   2

Bichipoos (46-45)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
K.Mercker WIN(8-1)        8       3   1   1   1   6   0  95   4.91  A1 D1
R.Nen                     1       0   0   0   0   2   0  14   2.45  D2
Totals                    9       3   1   1   1   8   0

ATTENDANCE- 44,447 DATE- Tuesday, July 22nd 1997 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Loons: 3  Bichipoos: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Loons: 2  Bichipoos: 0
ERRORS- S.Hasegawa
DOUBLES- E.Davis(7th), R.Henderson(7th), C.Davis(13th), B.Higginson(21st)
HOME RUNS- D.Segui(10th), B.Higginson(17th)
RBIs- E.Davis(6th), R.Henderson(16th), D.Segui-2(39th), B.Higginson-4(55th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Morandini(11th)
WALKS- T.Steinbach, C.Davis, R.Greer-3
STRIKE OUTS- D.Hollins-3, E.Davis-2, T.Martinez, J.Cruz Jr., T.Steinbach,
             R.Henderson-2, M.Morandini-2, B.Bonilla-2, B.Higginson,
             K.Mercker-2
GIDP- R.Henderson, K.Mercker
2-out RBI- E.Davis, R.Henderson
RLISP 2-out- T.Hundley, T.Martinez, M.Morandini
TEAM RISP- Loons: 0 for 1  Bichipoos: 4 for 11

Kent Mercker went 8 strong innings at The Couch where the Pittsburgh Bichipoos
beat the Minnesota Loons 7 to 1.

Bob Higginson provided much of the offense.  He doubled plating two runs in
the 2nd inning, smashed a two-run homer in the 6th inning and banged out a
single in the 7th inning.  Pittsburgh had 11 hits for the night while
Minnesota had 3.  

The win was credited to Mercker(8-1) who went 8 innings allowing 1 run. Ramon
Garcia(5-5) was the losing pitcher.  He got hammered, allowing 8 hits and 4
walks in 5 innings.  

Wth the win Pittsburgh now has a record of 46-45. Minnesota continued their
losing ways and their record is now 41-45.  They are 2-8 in their last ten
games.

SCORESHEET: 1997 Minnesota Loons at 1997 Pittsburgh Bichipoos
J.Offerm-A1  A1:F/9     B1:L/5     C1:Si      D1:G/53
                                              
                                              
D.Hollin-A1  A2:K       *4*:K      C2:K       *9*:G/63
                                              
                                              
E.Davis-A1   A3:G/63    B3:K       C3:Do>1#   D3:K
                                              
                                              
T.Martin-A1  *2*:G/13   B4:G/31    C4:F/8     D4:K
                                              
                                              
J.Cruz J-A1  A5:Si      *5*:G/53   *7*:K
                                   
                                   
D.Martin-A1  A6:P/4     B6:G/43    C6:F/8
                                   
                                   
T.Steinb-A1  A7:G/53    B7:W>b1    C7:K
                                   
                                   
L.Sojo-A1    *3*:G/53   B8:G/63    *8*:P/4
                                   
                                   
R.Garcia-A1  A9:G/13    *6*:G/13   C9:F/7
S.Hasega-C5                        
T.Martin-C8+                       

R.Hender-A1  A1:K       B1:G-DP/6  *5*:K      D1:Do>2#   E1:F/7
                        43>1o                            
                                                         
M.Morand-A1  A2:K       *3*:F/9    C2:Si      D2:K       E2:G/23
N.Martin-E2                                              
                                                         
B.Bonill-A1  A3:G/43    B3:G/63    C3:SB>12   *7*:K
                                   K          
                                              
T.Hundle-A1  *2*:Si     B4:G/13    C4:G/63    D4:E/1
                                              
                                              
C.Davis-A1   A5:Do>13   *4*:Si     *6*:W>b1   D5:HR>1#
D.Segui-C6                                    b#
                                              
B.Higgin-A1  A6:Do>3#   B6:K       C6:HR>1#   D6:Si
             2#                    b#         
                                              
R.Greer-A1   A7:W>b1    B7:W>12 b  C7:W>b1    D7:F/9
                        1                     
                                              
C.Gomez-A1   A8:Si>23   B8:Si>23   C8:G/43>1  D8:G/63
             12         12         2          
                                              
K.Mercke-A1  A9:K       B9:G-DP/4  C9:K       *8*:G/53
B.Johnso-D9             63>1o                 
R.Nen-E3