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Marlins
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 8, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins, played on April 8, 1997 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Florida Marlins
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 8, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Florida Marlins |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Leiter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Trachsel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 35,393 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gary Darling 1B: Brian Gorman 2B: Dana DeMuth 3B: Jerry Meals |
Florida Marlins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kurt Abbott | Second Baseman |
| Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
| Gary Sheffield | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Bonilla | Third Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Devon White | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Conine | First Baseman |
| Charles Johnson | Catcher |
| Al Leiter | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Doug Glanville | Left Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Brant Brown | First Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Steve Trachsel | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Marlins
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 8, 1997
Top 1
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Marlins, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Trachsel
Abbott strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Trachsel
Renteria strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Trachsel
Sheffield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Trachsel
Bonilla hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Leiter
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Leiter
Glanville hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Leiter
Sandberg strikes out. There goes Glanville. The throw from Johnson to second, and Glanville is out. View Play
Top 2
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Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Trachsel
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Trachsel
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops it up and throws to first, with Trachsel covering, for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Trachsel
Conine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Trachsel
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Leiter
Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Leiter
Dunston strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Leiter
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Leiter
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Leiter
There goes Brown. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Abbott applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Leiter vs. Trachsel
Leiter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Trachsel
Abbott hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Trachsel
Renteria strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Leiter
Servais hits a line drive beyond third. Bonilla can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trachsel vs. Leiter
Trachsel bunts towards first. Conine scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trachsel for the out. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Leiter
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Glanville vs. Leiter
Glanville hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Glanville reaches second base with a double. Servais scores. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Leiter
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Leiter
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Trachsel
Sheffield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Sheffield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Trachsel
Bonilla hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sheffield moves to third. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Trachsel
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. Sheffield scores. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Trachsel
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Leiter
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Leiter
Orie hits a popup, foul, towards first. Conine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Leiter
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leiter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Trachsel
Conine hits a popup into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trachsel
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Leiter vs. Trachsel
Leiter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Leiter
Servais hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trachsel vs. Leiter
Trachsel strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Leiter
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Leiter
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Sandberg vs. Leiter
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to third. Glanville moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Sosa vs. Leiter
Sosa takes first base on ball four. McRae scores. Glanville moves to third. Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dunston vs. Leiter
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Trachsel
Abbott strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Trachsel
Renteria strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Trachsel
Sheffield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Trachsel
There goes Sheffield. The throw from Servais and he is out, Dunston applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Leiter
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Leiter
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Leiter
Servais strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Trachsel
Bonilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Trachsel
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
White vs. Trachsel
There goes Bonilla. The throw from Servais and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
White vs. Trachsel
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Conine vs. Trachsel
Conine strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Trachsel
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Glanville. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Bonilla scores. White goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Eisenreich vs. Casian
Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Al Leiter. Larry Casian now pitching.
Eisenreich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Helling
Rick Helling now pitching. Dave Hansen pinch hits for Larry Casian.
Hansen hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Helling
Johnson fires to first and picks off Hansen. View Play -
Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Helling
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Helling
Glanville hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Wendell
Dave Hansen now playing third base. Turk Wendell now pitching.
Abbott strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Wendell
Renteria strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Wendell
Sheffield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Helling
Sandberg hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Helling
Sosa hits a line drive into right field. Sheffield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Helling
Dunston bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Wendell
Bonilla hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Wendell
Alou hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
White vs. Wendell
There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
White vs. Wendell
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. White reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. View Play -
Marlins, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Conine vs. Wendell
Conine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Wendell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. White moves to third. Conine moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Cangelosi vs. Wendell
John Cangelosi pinch hits for Rick Helling.
Cangelosi hits a popup into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Abbott vs. Wendell
Abbott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Marlins, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Nen
Robb Nen now pitching. Tyler Houston pinch hits for Turk Wendell.
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Nen
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Conine scoops it up and throws to first, with Nen covering, for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Nen
Dave Clark pinch hits for Scott Servais.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/1997 -- Florida at Chicago (D)
Florida AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Abbott K, 2b 5 0 0 0 McRae B, cf 4 1 1 0
Renteria E, ss 4 0 0 0 Glanville D, lf 4 0 2 1
Sheffield G, rf 3 2 2 1 Sandberg R, 2b 2 0 0 0
Bonilla B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Sosa S, rf 3 1 1 2
Alou M, lf 4 1 1 1 Dunston S, ss 4 0 0 0
White D, cf 3 1 1 1 Orie K, 3b 3 0 1 0
Conine J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson C, c 4 0 2 2 Houston T, ph 1 0 0 0
Leiter A, p 2 0 0 0 Brown B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Eisenreich J, ph 1 0 0 0 Servais S, c 3 1 1 0
Helling R, p 0 0 0 0 Clark D, ph 1 0 0 0
Cangelosi J, ph 1 0 0 0 Trachsel S, p 1 0 0 0
Nen R, p 0 0 0 0 Casian L, p 0 0 0 0
Hansen D, ph-3b 1 0 1 0
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34 5 8 5 31 3 7 3
Florida 100 100 201 -- 5
Chicago 011 010 000 -- 3
Florida IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter A (W) 6.0 6 3 3 3 6
Helling R 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Nen R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel S (L) 6.2 5 4 4 2 7
Casian L 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Wendell T 2.0 3 1 1 1 4
E -- Conine J, Servais S
DP -- Florida 1
LOB -- Florida 5, Chicago 5
2B -- Glanville D, Sheffield G, Johnson C, White D
HR -- Sheffield G, Sosa S
SB -- Bonilla B
CS -- Glanville D, Brown B, Sheffield G
SH -- Trachsel S
WP -- Wendell T
T -- 2:45
A -- 35393
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