NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - PHILADELPHIA 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 8 0 CHICAGO CUBS 1 0 0 0 5 0 3 2 x 11 15 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: PHI - CURT SCHILLING, RON BLAZIER (6TH), RYAN KARP (7TH), REGGIE HARRIS (8TH) AND MIKE LIEBERTHAL CHN - KEVIN TAPANI, RAMON TATIS (8TH), RODNEY MYERS (9TH) AND TYLER HOUSTON
WP - KEVIN TAPANI (8-3) LP - CURT SCHILLING (16-11) SAVE - NONE
HOME RUNS: PHI - NONE CHN - LANCE JOHNSON (5) OFF C SCHILLING IN THE 5TH, 1 ON MARK GRACE (13) OFF C SCHILLING IN THE 5TH, 1 ON DAVE HANSEN (3) OFF C SCHILLING IN THE 5TH, 0 ON JOSE HERNANDEZ (7) OFF KARP IN THE 7TH, 2 ON
TIME: 2:43 ATT: 29,922
PROBABLES: ATL - KEVIN MILLWOOD (4-3, 4.46) PHI - MARK LEITER (10-16, 5.58)
CHN - STEVE TRACHSEL (8-11, 4.52) HOU - DARRYL KILE (18-7, 2.55)
PHILADELPHIA (3) AT CHICAGO CUBS (11) - FINAL
PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Cummings cf 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .263 Morandini 2b 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .295 Rolen 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .283 Brogna 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .252 Lieberthal c 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .248 Mcmillon lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .232 Barron rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .280 Stocker ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .265 C Schilling p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 Blazier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 a-M Robertson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194 Karp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Harris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-Amaro ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234
Totals 36 3 8 3 2 10 15
a-struck out for Blazier in the 7th; b-walked for R Harris in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Brogna (36, Tapani). RBI - Barron (22), Brogna (81), Cummings (30). 2-out RBI - Brogna, Cummings. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Schilling 1, Mcmillon 1, Morandini 1. Team LOB - 8.
FIELDING: Outfield assists - Mcmillon (Sandberg at 2nd base).
CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Johnson cf 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 .300 Sandberg 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .270 Cairo pr-2b 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 .385 Ma Grace 1b 4 2 3 3 1 1 0 .324 Sosa rf 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .256 D Hansen 3b 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .315 Glanville lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .305 B Brown lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 Jo Hernandez 3b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .269 Houston c 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 Alexander ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .257 Tapani p 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .167 Tatis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Jennings ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Ro Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 11 15 10 3 11 13
a-lined to second for Tatis in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - Sandberg (26, C Schilling). 3B - L Johnson (8, C Schilling). HR - L Johnson (5, 5th inning off C Schilling 1 on, 0 out); Ma Grace (13, 5th inning off C Schilling 1 on, 0 out); D Hansen (3, 5th inning off C Schilling 0 on, 1 out); Jo Hernandez (7, 7th inning off Karp 2 on, 1 out). S - Tapani. RBI - Sandberg (64), L Johnson 2 (39), Ma Grace 3 (75), D Hansen (20), Jo Hernandez 3 (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alexander 1, Sosa 1, Cairo 1. Team LOB - 6.
FIELDING: E - Jo Hernandez (8, ground ball).
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era C Schilling (L, 16-11) 5 10 6 6 1 8 3 2.95 Blazier 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.13 Karp 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 6.23 R Harris 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 5.30
CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era Tapani (W, 8-3) 7 6 2 2 0 8 0 3.62 Tatis 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.34 Ro Myers 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.70
WP - R Harris. BALK - R Harris. Pitches-strikes: Tapani 98-75; Tatis 19-9; Ro Myers 18-13; C Schilling 115-73; Blazier 14-10; Karp 19-11; R Harris 29-18. Ground balls-fly balls: Tapani 9-4; Tatis 0-2; Ro Myers 0-2; C Schilling 2-4; Blazier 1-1; Karp 0-2; R Harris 0-2. Batters faced: Tapani 28; Tatis 4; Ro Myers 6; C Schilling 25; Blazier 4; Karp 6; R Harris 6.
UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Jim Quick. 3B--Gary Darling. T--2:43. Att--29,922. Weather: 62 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 mph, out to left.
PHILADELPHIA (3) AT CHICAGO CUBS (11) - HOW THEY SCORED
CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: L Johnson tripled to deep right center. Sandberg doubled to deep left center, L Johnson scored, Sandberg out at second oversliding base. Ma Grace struck out swinging. Sosa struck out looking. PHILADELPHIA 0, CHICAGO CUBS 1.
PHILADELPHIA 2ND: Brogna grounded out to pitcher. Lieberthal singled to shallow left center. Mcmillon singled to center, Lieberthal to third. Barron singled to shallow right, Lieberthal scored, Mcmillon to third. Stocker popped out to first. C Schilling grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Barron out at second. PHILADELPHIA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 1.
CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: Tapani walked. L Johnson homered to right center, Tapani scored. Sandberg singled to left. Cairo ran for Sandberg. Ma Grace homered to right center, Cairo scored. Sosa grounded out to first. D Hansen homered to right. B Brown struck out looking. Houston popped out to second. PHILADELPHIA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 6.
PHILADELPHIA 6TH: Cummings struck out looking. Morandini grounded out to shortstop. Rolen singled to right. Brogna doubled to left, Rolen scored. Lieberthal safe at first on 3rd baseman Jo Hernandez's fielding error, Brogna to third. Mcmillon struck out looking. PHILADELPHIA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 6.
CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: Ryan Karp relieved Ron Blazier. Ma Grace walked. Sosa popped out to shallow right. Glanville singled to right, Ma Grace to second. Jo Hernandez homered to left center, Ma Grace and Glanville scored. Houston fouled out to third. Alexander struck out swinging. PHILADELPHIA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 9.
CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: Reggie Harris relieved Ryan Karp. Jennings hit for Tatis. Jennings lined out to second. L Johnson walked. Cairo reached on infield single, L Johnson to second. L Johnson to third, Cairo to second on balk by R Harris. L Johnson scored, Cairo to third on R Harris wild pitch. Ma Grace singled to shallow right center, Cairo scored. Sosa struck out looking. Glanville lined out to left. PHILADELPHIA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 11.
PHILADELPHIA 9TH: Rodney Myers relieved Ramon Tatis. Mcmillon flied out to left. Barron flied out to shallow right. Stocker singled to center. Amaro hit for R Harris. Amaro walked, Stocker to second. Cummings singled to right, Stocker scored, Amaro to second. Morandini struck out looking. PHILADELPHIA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 11.
GAME RECAPLance Johnson, Mark Grace and Dave Hansen all homered to chase Curt Schilling after five innings, but not before he fanned eight to tie the National League single-season strikeout record for right-handers as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 11-3.
Schilling gave up two-run homers to Johnson and Grace and a solo shot to Hansen in the fifth, but remained on the mound long enough to fan Brant Brown for his 313th strikeout of the year, equaling J.R. Richard's 1979 record by a right-handed pitcher.
"As far as the record goes, it's been a great year for me personally, but it doesn't mean that much when the team struggles like we have," said Schilling. "I still feel good about the future of this team, considering the way we played in the second half."
Schilling (16-11), who surpassed Steve Carlton's club mark of 310 by striking out Sammy Sosa to end the third, finished with eight strikeouts. The right-hander, considered at best an outside shot to win the NL Cy Young Award, allowed six runs and 10 runs over five innings to give him an ERA of 2.95 with the worst team in the NL.
"I don't know what happened to me in the fifth inning," said Schilling. "After I walked Tapani, I probably lost my concentration. The next thing I know, they hit three home runs and I'm coming out of the game."
Ryne Sandberg, in his final game at Wrigley Field, went 2-for-3 with an RBI before being lifted for a pinch-runner in the fifth inning.
"It was great way to end my career here, in front of the home fans," Sandberg said. "I didn't sleep very much last night. I wanted to make sure I went out on a positive note. I reflected on the irony of getting my first hit with the Phillies in 1981 against the Cubs. And now my last hit at Wrigley Field came against this team, my first team."
"I just wanted to thank all the fans in Chicago for making my career an easy one to play in front of the people at Wrigley Field."
Johnson, Grace and Hansen accounted for nine hits, six RBI and six runs for the Cubs, who pounded out 18 hits.
Kevin Tapani (8-3) notched his 100th career victory with his sixth straight win, holding the Phillies to two runs and six hits over seven innings while striking out eight. Ramon Tatis pitched a perfect eigth before Rodney Myers gave up a run while finishing up the ninth.
"It was certainly a historic day here," said Tapani. "It was amazing to see Ryno try to concentrate with all the hoopla and festivities around his last games."
Jose Hernandez padded Chicago's lead in the seventh with his seventh homer, a three-run blast off reliever Ryan Karp. They picked up two more in the eighth when Johnson scored on Reggie Harris' balk and Grace stroked an RBI single.
The Phillies scored their runs on RBI singles by Tony Barron and Midre Cummings and Rico Brogna's run-scoring double.