Boxscore: PBP @ DIN

Date: 1997-08-11

BOXSCORE: 1997 Pittsburgh Bichipoos At 1997 Denver Dingers          8/11/1997

  Bichipoos          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dingers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Greer LF,RF       5  0  1  0 .297     E.Renteria SS       5  2  2  0 .284  
  M.Morandini 2B      4  3  2  0 .286     B.Giles CF          5  2  3  0 .261  
  T.Hundley C         3  2  2  2 .322     G.Sheffield RF      1  0  0  0 .217  
  J.Canseco RF        3  1  1  0 .351   C-C.Floyd PH,RF       1  0  1  2 .267  
A-B.Bonilla 3B        2  0  0  0 .276   H-D.Buford PH         1  0  1  0 .667  
  B.Higginson CF      2  1  2  3 .319     M.McGwire 1B        5  1  1  3 .276  
  D.Segui 1B          4  1  1  1 .310     C.Jones LF          2  0  0  0 .268  
  J.Howell 3B         2  0  0  1 .265   D-D.Clark PH          0  0  0  0 .272  
B-H.Pulliam LF        1  0  0  0 .091   E-G.Vaughn PH,LF      2  0  0  0 .243  
  K.Elster SS         4  1  2  2 .198     K.Orie 3B           3  0  1  0 .250  
  T.Wakefield P       2  0  0  0 .070     C.Johnson C         4  1  1  0 .217  
  M.Cather P          0  0  0  0 .333     E.Young 2B          3  0  1  1 .239  
  G.White P           0  0  0  0 .000     J.Burkett P         2  0  0  0 .128  
F-C.Davis PH          1  0  0  0 .286     M.Dejean P          0  0  0  0 .125  
  W.Blair P           1  0  0  0 .162   G-M.Macfarlane PH     0  0  0  0 .208  
  R.Bottalico P       0  0  0  0 .000     X.Hernandez P       1  0  0  0 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  9 11  9                 Totals      35  6 11  6

A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Canseco In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Howell In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Sheffield In 5th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Jones In 5th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Clark In 5th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For White In 6th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Dejean In 6th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Floyd In 9th Inning

Bichipoos....... 0 4 2  0 2 0  1 0 0  -  9 11  0
Dingers......... 3 1 0  0 1 0  1 0 0  -  6 11  0

Bichipoos (68-65)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Wakefield               4       7   5   5   2   2   1  73   5.39  A1 C2
M.Cather                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.98  C3 C4
G.White HOLD(3rd)         0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   7.58  C5 C5
W.Blair WIN(3-9)          3 2/3   4   1   1   0   3   0  51   6.26  C6 E3
R.Bottalico SAVE(6th)     0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.82  E4
Totals                    9      11   6   6   2   7   1

Dingers (74-59)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Burkett LOSS(8-9)       4       6   8   8   3   5   2  77   5.27  A1 C3
M.Dejean                  2       2   0   0   0   1   0  19   4.82  C4 D1
X.Hernandez               3       3   1   1   1   1   0  46   3.61  D2
Totals                    9      11   9   9   4   7   2

ATTENDANCE- 35,232 DATE- Monday, August 11th 1997 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Bichipoos: 4  Dingers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bichipoos: 1  Dingers: 2
DOUBLES- M.Morandini(25th), B.Higginson(26th), D.Segui(20th), B.Giles(14th),
         C.Johnson(20th)
HOME RUNS- T.Hundley(33rd), K.Elster(4th), M.McGwire(50th)
RBIs- T.Hundley-2(95th), B.Higginson-3(78th), D.Segui(65th), J.Howell(32nd),
      K.Elster-2(21st), C.Floyd-2(17th), M.McGwire-3(108th), E.Young(46th)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Sheffield
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Higginson, J.Howell, C.Floyd
WALKS- M.Morandini, T.Hundley-2, B.Higginson, K.Orie, E.Young
HIT BY PITCH- M.Macfarlane
STRIKE OUTS- R.Greer, M.Morandini, D.Segui, J.Howell, T.Wakefield-2, W.Blair,
             M.McGwire-3, G.Vaughn-2, C.Johnson, J.Burkett
GIDP- B.Bonilla, C.Davis, E.Renteria
WILD PITCHES- J.Burkett
RLISP 2-out- J.Burkett, J.Howell, E.Renteria, D.Segui
TEAM RISP- Bichipoos: 4 for 10  Dingers: 3 for 6
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Kevin Elster robbed Charles Johnson of a base hit.

In a good matchup it was the Pittsburgh Bichipoos 9, the Denver Dingers 6 at
Qualcomm Stadium.

Denver was unable to recover after Pittsburgh went ahead in the 3rd inning
with 2 runs.  Mickey Morandini opened up the inning nicely when he drew a
walk.  Todd Hundley came to the plate and bombed a two-run dinger.  Both
teams ended up with 11 hits on the afternoon.  

The winning pitcher was Willie Blair(3-9) who allowed 1 run in 3 and 2/3
innings. Ricky Bottalico earned his 6th save.  John Burkett(8-9) absorbed the
loss.  He was not very effective, surrendering 8 runs in 4 innings.  

Wth the win Pittsburgh now has a record of 68-65.  With the loss Denver now
has a record of 74-59.

SCORESHEET: 1997 Pittsburgh Bichipoos at 1997 Denver Dingers
R.Greer-A1   A1:G/13    B1:G/13    C1:K       D1:FO/3    *9*:Si
                                                         
                                                         
M.Morand-A1  A2:K       *3*:W>b1   *5*:Do     *7*:Si     E2:P/5
                                                         
                                                         
T.Hundle-A1  A3:F/9     B3:HR>1#   C3:W>b1    D3:Si>13   E3:W>12 b
                        b#                               1
                                                         
J.Cansec-A1  *2*:Si     B4:F/7     C4:F/9>23  D4:G/63>1  E4:G-DP/4
B.Bonill-C8                        12         2          63>1o
                                                         
B.Higgin-A1  A5:WP>12   B5:W>b1    C5:Do>3#   D5:SF/7>3
             Si>23                 2#         #
                                              
D.Segui-A1   A6:Do>3#   B6:P/4     C6:K       D6:G/63
             13                               
                                              
J.Howell-A1  A7:SF/7>3  B7:K       C7:G/43    *8*:G/53
H.Pullia-C8  #                                
                                              
K.Elster-A1  A8:HR>2#   *4*:F/9    *6*:Si     D8:G/63
             b#                               
                                              
T.Wakefi-A1  A9:K       B9:K       C9:G-DP/4  D9:K
M.Cather-C8                        63>1o      
G.White-C8+                                   

E.Renter-A1  A1:Si      B1:G-DP/4  *5*:Si     D1:Force/  *9*:F/8
                        63>1o                 64>1o b1   
                                                         
B.Giles-A1   A2:Si>12   *3*:F/7    C2:Si>13   *7*:Do     E2:G/63
                                                         
                                                         
G.Sheffi-A1  A3:Sac/54  B3:G/43    C3:SF/8>3  D3:Si>2#   E3:Si
C.Floyd-C3   >23 12                #                     
D.Buford-E3                                              
M.McGwir-A1  A4:HR>3#   B4:K       C4:F/8     D4:K       E4:K
             2# b#                                       
                                                         
C.Jones-A1   A5:G/43    *4*:G/53   C5:K       D5:K
D.Clark-C5                                    
G.Vaughn-C5                                   
K.Orie-A1    A6:FO/2    B6:W>b1    *6*:Si     D6:L/6
                                              
                                              
C.Johnso-A1  *2*:Do     B7:F/7     C7:G/63>1  *8*:K
                                   2          
                                              
E.Young-A1   A8:Si>2#   B8:W>12 b  C8:F/9     D8:G/63
                        1                     
                                              
J.Burket-A1  A9:Force/  B9:K       C9:HBP     D9:G/13
M.Dejean-C1  56>1o b1                         
M.Macfar-C9+