DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/26/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1583 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (53-79) 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 9 15 1
Boston Red Sox (40-93) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Williams Stars in Cubs Win
The Chicago Cubs bested the Boston Red Sox by a score of 9-3, with catcher George E Williams getting the main credit. On the day, Williams went 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 4 times for the Cubs. The Cubs saw their record improve to 53-79.

Rich Becker aided the Chicago cause with a run-scoring walk in the top of the fifth. For the game, the left fielder went 2-5 with a double and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"I'm proud of the boys for pulling through," said Cubs manager Anthony Perez. "The wins don't come easy for this team, but everyone's got an extra jump in their step after a game like this."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker LF 5 1 2 2 1 1 0 .202 8 30
J. Cruz RF 5 1 1 0 1 2 5 .189 18 46
D. Mattingly 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .290 21 67
E. Perez DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .173 4 13
G. Arias 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .300 6 17
G. Williams C 5 4 4 1 0 0 0 .292 4 17
K. Jordan 2B 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 .269 0 3
R. Cradle CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .242 1 5
M. Alexander SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .211 6 35
Totals 42 9 15 9 3 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Mattingly (27, 8th Inning off M. Small, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Williams (9, 5th Inning off M. Bystrom, 0 on, 1 out) K. Jordan (4, 2nd Inning off M. Bystrom, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Becker (12, 3rd Inning off M. Bystrom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Mattingly (21, 3rd Inning off M. Bystrom, 2 on, 0 outs) G. Arias (6, 5th Inning off M. Bystrom, 0 on, 1 out) G. Williams (4, 7th Inning off D. Serafini, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Mattingly 6 , J. Cruz , G. Arias 5 , G. Williams 8 , K. Jordan 2 , E. Perez , M. Alexander 2 , R. Becker 3
2-out RBI: M. Alexander , R. Becker 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Cruz 2 , G. Arias , E. Perez , R. Cradle
Hit by Pitch: D. Mattingly , R. Cradle
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cruz (7)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alexander (26)
OF assists: 1 (Cradle (Clark at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gilbert DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .178 7 26
P. Clark 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .231 10 43
K. Polcovich 2B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .219 0 6
T. Jones LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .188 1 7
M. Mejia RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .160 3 29
M. Kawai SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .197 2 5
J. Girardi C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 0 0
K. Morgan 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .133 3 11
K. Shiotani CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .108 0 6
Totals 34 3 7 3 5 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Morgan (2, 8th Inning off M. Stanton, 0 on, 1 out) P. Clark (21, 6th Inning off M. Stanton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Morgan (3, 4th Inning off L. Hawkins, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Polcovich 2 , K. Morgan 6 , M. Mejia , P. Clark 3
2-out RBI: M. Mejia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Gilbert , M. Kawai , T. Jones 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Kawai
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Kawai (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Kawai-Polcovich)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Hawkins 4.1 4 3 1 5 4 1 92 48 4.80   
M. Stanton W (3-3) 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 32 21 4.18   
J. Tavarez 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Hawkins 46
Batters Faced: L. Hawkins 24, M. Stanton 11, J. Tavarez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Hawkins 1-8, M. Stanton 4-4, J. Tavarez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Hawkins 92-48, M. Stanton 32-21, J. Tavarez 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Stanton 1-0 , J. Tavarez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Hawkins
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Bystrom L (0-5) 4.1 8 6 6 2 1 2 86 58 7.34   
D. Serafini 3.1 2 1 1 1 4 1 56 32 5.16   
M. Small 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 22 14 5.66   
R. Villone 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bystrom 22
Batters Faced: M. Bystrom 24, D. Serafini 14, M. Small 5, R. Villone 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bystrom 5-6, D. Serafini 3-3, M. Small 0-1, R. Villone 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bystrom 86-58, D. Serafini 56-32, M. Small 22-14, R. Villone 6-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Serafini 1-1 , R. Villone 2-2
Hit Batsmen: M. Bystrom , D. Serafini
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George E Williams
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 9842
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