""The Crime Dog"" hit a respectable .282 with 12 homers in 49 games with the Cubs, hitting cleanup behind Sammy Sosa, who had perhaps his best season, hitting 64 homers with career highs in batting average (.328) and RBI (160) for Don Baylor's club.Jon Lieber had a 20 win season, and along with Tapani and Wood made up a solid rotation.