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September 18, 1997

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Mark McGwire Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .274
OBP .250 .392
At Bats 4 503
Hits 1 138
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 27
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 53
Walks 0 93
RBI’s 0 113

Terry Adams Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 8 17
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Wrigley Field - September 18, 1997
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Single
Terry Adams
Tyler Houston
Mark Grace
Miguel Cairo
Kevin Orie
Manny Alexander
Doug Glanville
Lance Johnson
Sammy Sosa
Mark McGwire
Royce Clayton
Delino DeShields
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs

McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeShields scores. Clayton moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields the ball and throws to Adams covering. Safe. DeShields moves to third.
Top 9 DeShields takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Brady Raggio. Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lampkin for the out.
Top 9 Marrero hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Young strikes out.
Top 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. McGee moves to second.
Top 9 Terry Adams now pitching. McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kieschnick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Brooks Kieschnick pinch hits for Marc Pisciotta. There's a wild pitch. Cairo moves to third. Alexander moves to second.
Bottom 8 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to home to get Orie. Cairo moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Cairo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Orie moves to third.
Bottom 8 Orie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton misplays the ball. That's an error on Clayton.
Bottom 8 Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lankford takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 McGwire strikes out.
Top 8 Marc Pisciotta now pitching. Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 7 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Brady Raggio now pitching. Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Marrero. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Marrero steals second.
Top 7 Phil Plantier pinch hits for Lance Painter. Bob Patterson now pitching. Danny Sheaffer pinch hits for Phil Plantier. Sheaffer hits a line drive towards short. Alexander reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Marrero hits a popup into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Painter fires to first and has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to DeShields who tags Johnson for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Trachsel scores.
Bottom 6 Trachsel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lankford. Trachsel reaches second base with a double. Alexander goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Cairo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Orie hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McGee hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Lankford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Houston strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sosa takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Grace hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Painter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out.
Bottom 5 Lance Painter now pitching. Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McGwire hits a popup into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeShields moves to second.
Top 5 DeShields hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for Jose Bautista. Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jose Bautista now pitching. Trachsel bunts towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with DeShields covering, for the out. Alexander moves to second.
Bottom 4 Alexander hits a popup beyond second. DeShields can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Cairo moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Orie trying to get to third. Clayton throws to Gaetti who tags Orie for the out.
Bottom 4 Orie takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Marrero strikes out.
Top 4 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McGee strikes out.
Bottom 3 Houston hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Lankford takes first base on ball four. DeShields moves to second.
Top 3 McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clayton hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 DeShields bunts towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Glanville hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. DeShields reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Johnson. The throw from Marrero and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lowe picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lowe. Cairo scores. Alexander scores.
Bottom 2 Trachsel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Cairo moves to third. Alexander moves to second.
Bottom 2 Alexander takes first base on ball four. Orie moves to third. Cairo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cairo is hit by the pitch. Orie moves to second.
Bottom 2 Orie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lowe strikes out.
Top 2 Marrero strikes out.
Top 2 Young hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Houston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields the ball and throws to Lowe covering. Safe. Glanville moves to third.
Bottom 1 Glanville hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lankford. Glanville reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McGee hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gaetti strikes out.
Top 1 Lankford takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to second.
Top 1 McGwire hits a popup beyond short. Alexander can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. DeShields moves to third.
Top 1 Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 DeShields hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. DeShields reaches second base with a double.