DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/02/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 3424 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (59-79) 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 8 10 0
Chicago Cubs (80-59) 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 X 9 13 3
Thomas 5-for-5 for Twins
There are moments in a player's career that they will not soon forget.

Frank Thomas of the Minnesota Twins had one such moment at Wrigley Field today, when he went 5 for 5 at the plate. His hitting heroics weren't enough to pull out the victory, however, and Minnesota fell to a 9-8 defeat to the Chicago Cubs.

"This was quite a day for me individually, but a little disheartening at the same time," the 24-year-old designated hitter told reporters in the postgame interview. "It would have been very special if we had won the game."

Frank Thomas singled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 5th, hit a two-run single in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

A look at his current stats shows Thomas with a .284 average, 33 home runs, 110 RBIs and 102 runs scored. He has played in 137 games.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Templeton 2B 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .273 1 20
K. Daniels LF 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 .247 37 77
F. Thomas DH 5 1 5 4 0 0 0 .284 33 110
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .290 39 106
K. Akiyama CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .230 34 87
T. Zeile C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .224 20 61
T. Francona 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .239 1 33
J. Treadway 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .234 3 20
D. Schofield SS 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .190 1 18
Totals 34 8 10 7 2 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Templeton (14, 5th Inning off D. Weathers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Thomas 5 , T. Zeile , J. Treadway , T. Francona , G. Templeton 3
2-out RBI: F. Thomas , T. Francona
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Akiyama , J. Treadway , D. Schofield
Sac Bunt: D. Schofield , T. Francona
Sac Fly: K. Daniels
Hit by Pitch: L. Walker , D. Schofield
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Akiyama (30) , T. Francona (3)
CS: K. Akiyama (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Combs-Zeile-Francona, Treadway-Templeton-Francona)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Pena 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .244 25 81
D. Bell RF 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 .277 18 67
H. Ochiai 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .225 5 17
M. Piazza C 5 1 1 0 0 0 7 .260 32 87
E. Karros DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .247 22 84
L. Gonzalez LF 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .272 23 64
M. Grace 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .275 3 20
B. Brower CF 4 2 1 1 0 1 3 .214 6 28
M. Lee SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .227 0 27
Totals 35 9 13 9 3 3 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Bell 2 (32, 5th Inning off P. Combs, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. Dibble, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Karros (22, 7th Inning off D. Piatt, 1 on, 0 outs) G. Pena (25, 6th Inning off D. Piatt, 0 on, 1 out) L. Gonzalez 2 (23, 4th Inning off P. Combs, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off R. Dibble, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Brower (6, 3rd Inning off P. Combs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza , E. Karros 5 , D. Bell 6 , G. Pena 4 , L. Gonzalez 8 , M. Grace , B. Brower 4 , M. Lee
2-out RBI: M. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Piazza 2 , B. Brower
GIDP: M. Piazza , H. Ochiai
Hit by Pitch: L. Gonzalez , H. Ochiai
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Brower (6)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Piazza (13) , B. Brower (4) , H. Ochiai (3)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Combs 5.0 7 5 5 3 1 2 99 60 6.02   
D. Piatt 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 2 19 14 5.28   
R. Dibble L (6-4) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 28 18 2.44   
N. Charlton 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Combs 31
Batters Faced: P. Combs 26, D. Piatt 6, R. Dibble 6, N. Charlton 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Combs 7-6, D. Piatt 1-1, R. Dibble 1-1, N. Charlton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Combs 99-60, D. Piatt 19-14, R. Dibble 28-18, N. Charlton 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Charlton 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Combs 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Weathers 6.0 7 5 3 0 4 0 80 58 2.94   
J. Acker W (7-3), BS (3) 2.0 2 3 2 2 3 0 41 23 3.02   
D. Jones SV (40) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Weathers 46
Batters Faced: D. Weathers 28, J. Acker 10, D. Jones 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Weathers 10-5, J. Acker 3-0, D. Jones 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Weathers 80-58, J. Acker 41-23, D. Jones 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Acker 2-2
Hit Batsmen: D. Weathers 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Thomas
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Rain (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 32476
Special Notes: Frank Thomas ties the MIN regular season game record for hits with 5.
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