Fred Hornkohl

There's a disconnect between ticket sales and actual attendance, as in butts in the seats. The numbers that are announced these days are the total of all tickets sold, and not the actual number of people who came through the turnstyles. That being said, the CUBS are actually ahead of last year through their first 8 home dates........ 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 # Dates 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Attendance 296789 265741 311455 316655 317207 300099 311276 308109 Capacity 41210 41210 41210 41210 41210 41118 41118 41118 % Capacity 0.9002 0.8061 0.9447 0.9605 0.9622 0.9123 0.9463 0.9367 Average 37099 33218 38932 39582 39651 37512 38910 38514 High 41176 41358 41306 40878 41089 41388 40881 39892 Low 31973 26292 37291 38403 37812 32126 36708 36791 Std Dev 2816.0 4773.4 1398.4 805.0 1200.0 2679.2 1659.7 1003.7 Sellouts 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 ..... but are seriously behind all years from 2005-2010.

Friday 20 April 2012 Cincinnati @ CUBS 13:20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 9 12 2 CUBS 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 5 0 Cincinnati ab r h rbi bb k lob sb cs sac gdp e 2b 3b hr sf hb Cozart ss 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Stubbs cf 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Votto 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruce rf 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rolen 3b 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heisey lf 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Harris 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Frazier ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Mesoraco c 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bailey p 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Valdez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chapman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arrendondo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 totals 38 9 12 9 6 8 18 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 CUBS ab r h rbi bb k lob sb cs sac gdp e 2b 3b hr sf hb DeJesus rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barney 2b 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Castro ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaHair 1b 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Soriano lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Soto c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Byrd cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Volstad p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DeWitt ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mather ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Castillo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dolis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 totals 34 4 5 3 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB K HR Pit Bailey 7.0 5 4 2 0 2 0 108 Chapman 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 Arrendondo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 totals 9.0 5 4 2 0 5 0 133 CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR Pit Volstad 5.0 7 6 5 2 4 0 90 Camp 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 Maine 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17 Castillo 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 22 Dolis 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 17 totals 9.0 12 9 8 6 8 0 160 W: Bailey (1-2) S: none L: Volstad (0-2) T: 2:52 A: 37,782 Home runs: Cincinnati: none CUBS: none

NY Yanks 6 Boston 2 6 St. Louis 0 Pittsburgh 0 6:05 LA Dodgers 0 Houston 0 7:05 Colorado 0 Milwaukee 0 7:10

Cincinnati CUBS P/PA 3.72 3.91 RBI% 0.32 0.25 R/BR 0.50 0.80 BA 0.324 0.147 OBP 0.419 0.147 SLG 0.432 0.206 OPS 0.851 0.353 ERA 2.00 8.00 BB/9 0.00 6.00 K/9 5.00 8.00

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING Arredondo in (9th) to pitch for Cincinnati Soriano struck out swinging Stewart lined out to shortstop Soto flied out to deep left field 0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 9 12 2 CUBS 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 5 3 W: Bailey (1-2) S: none L: Volstad (0-2) T: 2:52 A: 37,782 Home runs: Cincinnati: none CUBS: none Cincinnati IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Bailey 7.0 5 4 2 0 2 0 108 Chapman 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 Arrendondo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Volstad 5.0 7 6 5 2 4 0 90 Camp 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 Maine 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17 Castillo 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 22 Dolis 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 17

Soto AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA RC IsoD RBI% bases empty 24 4 5 1 1 1 1 0 4 0.208 0.208 0.458 0.667 0.211 3.33 2.3 0.000 0.000 Late (7th on) 12 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0.083 0.214 0.333 0.548 0.000 3.64 0.9 0.131 0.000 2 outs 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.33 0.0 0.000 0.000 CUBS trailing 20 6 6 1 1 1 1 2 4 0.300 0.364 0.600 0.964 0.333 3.59 4.4 0.064 0.000 last 7 games 19 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.158 0.158 0.211 0.368 0.200 3.26 0.6 0.000 0.000 Home 17 4 3 0 1 1 1 2 5 0.176 0.263 0.471 0.734 0.182 3.63 2.1 0.087 0.000 Day 27 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 0.148 0.148 0.185 0.333 0.182 3.41 0.7 0.000 0.000 vs Right 29 5 5 1 1 1 1 2 7 0.172 0.226 0.379 0.605 0.190 3.61 2.5 0.053 0.000 season totals 36 6 6 1 1 1 1 2 9 0.167 0.211 0.333 0.544 0.192 3.45 2.5 0.044 0.000

Stewart lined out to shortstop

Soriano struck out swinging

Arredondo in (9th) to pitch for Cincinnati

Soriano AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA RC IsoD RBI% Leading off 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.111 0.111 0.111 0.222 0.167 3.78 0.1 0.000 0.000 bases empty 23 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.217 0.217 0.217 0.435 0.294 3.52 1.1 0.000 0.000 Late (7th on) 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0.000 0.182 0.000 0.182 0.000 4.55 0.0 0.182 0.000 1 out 15 2 5 0 0 0 5 1 4 0.333 0.353 0.333 0.686 0.455 3.47 1.8 0.020 0.417 CUBS trailing 16 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 6 0.250 0.294 0.250 0.544 0.400 4.76 1.2 0.044 0.200 last 7 games 24 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 8 0.208 0.208 0.208 0.417 0.313 3.88 1.0 0.000 0.167 Home 23 1 7 0 0 0 6 2 5 0.304 0.346 0.304 0.651 0.389 3.77 2.4 0.042 0.375 Day 28 2 8 0 0 0 4 2 7 0.286 0.323 0.286 0.608 0.381 3.45 2.6 0.037 0.211 vs Left 9 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667 0.600 3.78 1.0 0.000 0.222 season totals 44 2 11 0 0 0 7 2 12 0.250 0.277 0.250 0.527 0.344 3.74 3.0 0.027 0.233

NY Yanks 5 6 Boston 2 St. Louis 0 Pittsburgh 0 6:05 LA Dodgers 0 Houston 0 7:05 Colorado 0 Milwaukee 0 7:10

Cincinnati CUBS P/PA 3.72 3.94 RBI% 0.32 0.25 R/BR 0.50 0.80 BA 0.324 0.161 OBP 0.419 0.161 SLG 0.432 0.226 OPS 0.851 0.387 ERA 2.25 8.00 BB/9 0.00 6.00 K/9 4.50 8.00

TOP OF THE NINTH INNING Dolis in (9th) to pitch for the CUBS Bruce singled to right field Rolen walked, Bruce to second Heisey grounded into a DP, 6-4-3, Rolen out at second, Bruce to third Frazier, pinch hitting for Harris, tripled to right center field, Bruce scored Mesoraco struck out swinging 1 runs 2 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 9 12 2 CUBS 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 5 3 Home runs: Cincinnati: none CUBS: none Cincinnati IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Bailey 7.0 5 4 2 0 4 0 108 Chapman 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Volstad 5.0 7 6 5 2 4 0 90 Camp 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 Maine 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17 Castillo 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 22 Dolis 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 17

Frazier, pinch hitting for Harris, tripled to right center field, Bruce scored

Heisey grounded into a DP, 6-4-3, Rolen out at second, Bruce to third

Rolen walked, Bruce to second

Bruce singled to right field

Dolis in (9th) to pitch for the CUBS

CUBS are 0-9 when they trail at the end of the 8th inning.... 3-1 when they don't Go CUBS !!

NY Yanks 5 Boston 1 5 St. Louis 0 Pittsburgh 0 6:05 LA Dodgers 0 Houston 0 7:05 Colorado 0 Milwaukee 0 7:10

Cincinnati CUBS P/PA 3.76 3.94 RBI% 0.33 0.25 R/BR 0.53 0.80 BA 0.303 0.161 OBP 0.395 0.161 SLG 0.364 0.226 OPS 0.758 0.387 ERA 2.25 7.88 BB/9 0.00 5.63 K/9 4.50 7.88

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING Chapman in (9th) to pitch for Cincinnati Barney called out on strikes Castro grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3 LaHair called out on strikes 0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 8 10 2 CUBS 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 5 3 Home runs: Cincinnati: none CUBS: none Cincinnati IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Bailey 7.0 5 4 2 0 4 0 108 Chapman 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Volstad 5.0 7 6 5 2 4 0 90 Camp 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 Maine 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17 Castillo 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 22

LaHair AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA RC IsoD RBI% bases empty 15 2 6 2 0 1 1 4 6 0.400 0.526 0.733 1.260 0.625 3.68 5.8 0.126 0.000 Late (7th on) 11 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 0.455 0.500 0.545 1.045 0.714 3.50 3.0 0.045 0.167 2 outs 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.50 0.0 0.000 0.000 CUBS trailing 11 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 0.364 0.462 0.364 0.825 0.571 3.62 1.8 0.098 0.200 last 7 games 16 2 5 1 0 1 5 3 7 0.313 0.421 0.563 0.984 0.500 4.16 3.8 0.109 0.364 Home 16 1 6 2 0 1 1 2 6 0.375 0.444 0.688 1.132 0.556 3.56 4.9 0.069 0.000 Day 22 2 7 3 0 1 4 3 10 0.318 0.400 0.591 0.991 0.545 3.96 5.2 0.082 0.214 vs Left 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2.67 0.0 0.000 0.000 season totals 28 3 10 3 0 2 6 5 11 0.357 0.455 0.679 1.133 0.533 3.88 8.6 0.097 0.250

Castro grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3

Castro AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA RC IsoD RBI% bases empty 26 2 5 1 0 0 0 2 4 0.192 0.250 0.231 0.481 0.227 3.39 1.5 0.058 0.000 Late (7th on) 13 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 2 0.308 0.357 0.462 0.819 0.364 2.93 2.1 0.049 0.222 1 out 17 5 7 2 0 0 4 2 2 0.412 0.450 0.529 0.979 0.467 3.30 4.1 0.038 0.500 CUBS trailing 18 1 6 2 0 0 2 2 4 0.333 0.400 0.444 0.844 0.429 3.35 3.2 0.067 0.200 last 7 games 27 3 12 1 0 0 5 1 1 0.444 0.464 0.481 0.946 0.462 3.39 6.0 0.020 0.556 Home 27 4 8 2 0 0 4 2 5 0.296 0.333 0.370 0.704 0.364 3.33 3.3 0.037 0.267 Day 35 5 14 2 0 0 7 2 3 0.400 0.421 0.457 0.878 0.438 3.29 6.7 0.021 0.438 vs Left 9 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0.556 0.600 0.667 1.267 0.625 4.00 3.6 0.044 1.000 season totals 50 6 18 3 0 0 7 3 6 0.360 0.389 0.420 0.809 0.409 3.35 8.2 0.029 0.318