Boxscore: DIN @ PBP

Date: 1997-06-11

BOXSCORE: 1997 Denver Dingers At 1997 Pittsburgh Bichipoos          6/11/1997

  Dingers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bichipoos          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Young 2B          5  0  1  2 .233     A.Martin LF         4  0  0  0 .311  
  G.Sheffield RF      2  1  0  0 .233     M.Morandini 2B      2  0  0  0 .270  
A-A.Jones CF          2  1  1  1 .265   B-R.Henderson PH,RF   2  0  0  0 .200  
  M.McGwire 1B        3  2  2  3 .317     C.Davis 1B          4  0  1  0 .324  
H-G.Gaetti PH,1B      1  1  1  0 .283     T.Hundley C         2  0  0  0 .310  
  E.Burks LF          5  0  0  0 .271   F-B.Bonilla PH,3B     2  0  1  0 .270  
  B.Giles CF,RF       3  1  1  0 .244     B.Higginson CF      2  0  1  0 .293  
D-G.Vaughn PH         1  0  1  0 .315   C-N.Martin 2B         2  0  0  0 .211  
E-W.Newson  ,RF       1  0  1  1 .277     R.Greer RF,CF       3  0  1  0 .303  
  C.Johnson C         3  2  1  0 .207     J.Howell 3B         3  1  2  1 .296  
  K.Orie 3B           3  2  1  1 .232   G-T.Greene C          0  0  0  0 .171  
  E.Renteria SS       2  1  0  1 .261     C.Gomez SS          3  0  0  0 .265  
  T.Gordon P          3  0  1  2 .095     W.Blair P           2  0  0  0 .150  
  P.Spoljaric P       1  0  0  0 .167     D.Bochtler P        0  0  0  0 .000  
                                          R.Bottalico P       1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35 11 11 11                 Totals      32  1  6  1

A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Sheffield In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Morandini In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Higginson In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Giles In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (  ) For Vaughn In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Hundley In 7th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Howell In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For McGwire In 8th Inning

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

Dingers (40-22)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Gordon WIN(9-1)         7       4   1   1   1   7   1  91   2.97  A1 C8
P.Spoljaric               2       2   0   0   0   3   0  26   3.53  C9
Totals                    9       6   1   1   1  10   1

Bichipoos (32-33)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.Blair LOSS(0-6)         5       6   8   8   4   1   2 103   7.64  A1 C7
D.Bochtler                2       2   1   0   3   0   0  32   4.35  C8 D9
R.Bottalico               2       3   2   2   0   3   1  42   4.80  E1
Totals                    9      11  11  10   7   4   3

ATTENDANCE- 43,924 DATE- Wednesday, June 11th 1997 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:15
LEFT ON BASE- Dingers: 7  Bichipoos: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dingers: 1  Bichipoos: 0
ERRORS- B.Higginson
DOUBLES- E.Young(7th), W.Newson(5th), C.Johnson(8th), K.Orie(4th),
         J.Howell(4th)
HOME RUNS- A.Jones(11th), M.McGwire-2(34th), J.Howell(4th)
RBIs- E.Young-2(18th), A.Jones(18th), M.McGwire-3(63rd), W.Newson(5th),
      K.Orie(6th), E.Renteria(19th), T.Gordon-2, J.Howell(18th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Giles(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Johnson
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Renteria, T.Gordon
WALKS- G.Sheffield, M.McGwire, C.Johnson, K.Orie-2, E.Renteria-2, R.Greer
STRIKE OUTS- M.McGwire, C.Johnson, E.Renteria, P.Spoljaric, A.Martin,
             R.Henderson, C.Davis, T.Hundley, N.Martin, R.Greer, J.Howell,
             W.Blair-2, R.Bottalico
GIDP- N.Martin
2-out RBI- T.Gordon, W.Newson
RLISP 2-out- C.Gomez-3, E.Burks, T.Gordon, C.Johnson
TEAM RISP- Dingers: 4 for 9  Bichipoos: 0 for 4

Mark McGwire smashed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Denver Dingers ballclub
embarrassed the Pittsburgh Bichipoos by the count of 11 to 1.

McGwire led the offense for Denver.  He ripped a solo home run in the 3rd
inning and smashed a two-run homer in the 5th inning.  For the game Denver
out-hit Pittsburgh 11 to 6.  

The winning pitcher was Tom Gordon(9-1) who allowed 1 run in 7 innings. Willie
Blair(0-6) took the loss.  Denver knocked him around a bit, as he gave up 8
runs in 5 innings.  


SCORESHEET: 1997 Denver Dingers at 1997 Pittsburgh Bichipoos
E.Young-A1   A1:F/8     B1:G/43    *5*:G/3    D1:Do+E/8  *8*:G/43
                                              >2# 1# b3  
                                                         
G.Sheffi-A1  A2:G/53    *3*:G/63   C2:W>b1    D2:P/5     E2:HR>b#
A.Jones-C6                                               
                                                         
M.McGwir-A1  A3:K       B3:HR>b#   C3:HR>1#   D3:IW>b1   E3:Si
G.Gaetti-E3                        b#                    
                                                         
E.Burks-A1   *2*:F/8    B4:G/53    C4:G/53    D4:F/7     E4:G/3>12
                                                         
                                                         
B.Giles-A1   A5:Si      B5:L/3     C5:G/43    *7*:Si     E5:Do>2#
G.Vaughn-D5                                              
W.Newson-E1                                              
C.Johnso-A1  A6:SB>12   *4*:G/43   *6*:Do     D6:Sac/34  E6:K
             W>b1                             >12        
                                                         
K.Orie-A1    A7:Do>2#   B7:W>b1    C7:W>b1    D7:G/43>2  *9*:G/53
             13                               3          
                                                         
E.Renter-A1  A8:SF/8>3  B8:Force/  C8:W>23 1  D8:W>b1    E8:K
             #          26>1o b1   2 b1                  
                                                         
T.Gordon-A1  A9:Si>2#   B9:G/13    C9:SF/7>3  D9:F/9     E9:K
P.Spolja-E7                        #                     
                                                         

A.Martin-A1  A1:P/4     B1:K       *6*:P/2    D1:G/13
                                              
                                              
M.Morand-A1  A2:G/3     B2:F/7     C2:P/2     D2:K
R.Hender-C2                                   
                                              
C.Davis-A1   A3:G/13    *4*:G/31   C3:K       *9*:Si
                                              
                                              
T.Hundle-A1  *2*:K      B4:G/63    *7*:F/8    D4:Si>12
B.Bonill-C4                                   
                                              
B.Higgin-A1  A5:Si      B5:L/4     C5:K       D5:G-DP/5
N.Martin-C4                                   4>2o 1o
                                              
R.Greer-A1   A6:W>12 b  *5*:G/13   C6:Si      D6:K
             1                                
                                              
J.Howell-A1  A7:K       B7:HR>b#   C7:Do>13
T.Greene-C9                        
                                   
C.Gomez-A1   A8:Force/  B8:G/53    C8:G/63
             64>1o b1              
                                   
W.Blair-A1   *3*:K      B9:K       *8*:K
D.Bochtl-C1                        
R.Bottal-C9