[rpriske]

July 16th, 1987

I am on a post-All-star high! We are at home to face the Cubs and they are pitching Richard Dotson (5-10, 5.07).

The Giants are going with Bruce Ruffin (12-4, 2.88). He didn't get in the ASG after making the team, but that also means we get him to start today.

I have only gone 1 for 10 vs Dotson.

I got the 3rd out of the game, off a hard grounder by Paul O'Neill.

I led off our half by putting own through the right side for a single. Stolen base #88 AND #89 (on my 100th attempt of the season.) I scored on a Chris Brown single. Chris ended up scoring on a Rob Deer sac fly.

Giants lead 2-0

In the 2nd I came up with one out and Bruce on 1st. I singled again, this time up the middle. Bruce went to 2nd. Then Chris grounded it to short and I went in hard to 2nd, colliding with Gary Jones.
Too hard.
The trainer came in and I was shook up, heading back to the dugout.
After that, Bruce scored on a Chili Davis single.

Giants lead 3-0

But that was it for me. The trainer was concerned enough that I came out of the game for Brian Giles.

We ended up winning 6-2.

Jerry Mumphrey also had to come out of the game later.


After the game I got the word. It was a concussion. A bad one.

I was heading to the DL for the first time, and like for an extended stay. Five weeks, probably.

This is torture.

They brought up Craig Grebeck to replace me on the roster, but it is Brian Giles who will get the playing time. (It turns out that Jerry's injury wasn't serious.)