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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 12, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves, played on April 12, 1997 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Greg Maddux |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Terry Mulholland |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 23,944 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Poncino 1B: Mark Barron 2B: Rich Rieker 3B: Randy Marsh |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Andruw Jones | Right Fielder |
| Ryan Klesko | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Perez | Catcher |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Greg Maddux | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Brant Brown | First Baseman |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Brooks Kieschnick | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Terry Mulholland | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 12, 1997
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Mulholland
Lofton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kieschnick. Lofton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Lemke vs. Mulholland
Lemke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Mulholland
Jones hits a popup into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Mulholland
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. Lofton moves to third. Lemke moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Mulholland
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Maddux
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Maddux
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Maddux
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Maddux
Sosa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lemke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Sandberg vs. Maddux
Sandberg hits a popup into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Mulholland
Klesko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Mulholland
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mulholland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Mulholland
Blauser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddux vs. Mulholland
Maddux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kieschnick vs. Maddux
Kieschnick hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Maddux
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Maddux
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Mulholland
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Mulholland
Lemke hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Lemke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Mulholland
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lemke moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
McGriff vs. Mulholland
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Kieschnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mulholland vs. Maddux
Mulholland strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Maddux
McRae hits a line drive into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Maddux
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mulholland
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Mulholland
Klesko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kieschnick. Klesko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Mulholland
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dunston. Klesko scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Mulholland
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Maddux
Dunston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Maddux
Sosa hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Maddux
There goes Dunston. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Dunston steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Maddux
Maddux spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Maddux. Dunston moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Sandberg vs. Maddux
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kieschnick vs. Maddux
Kieschnick hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Maddux vs. Mulholland
Maddux takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Mulholland
Lofton bunts towards third. Orie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddux moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Lemke vs. Mulholland
Lemke bunts towards the mound. Mulholland fields it and throws to third for the out. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Mulholland
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Mulholland
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Maddux
Orie hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Maddux
Servais hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mulholland vs. Maddux
Mulholland strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Maddux
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mulholland
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Mulholland
Klesko strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Mulholland
Perez hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Maddux
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Maddux
Dunston hits a fly ball towards right. Jones settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Jones. Dunston moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Maddux
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Maddux
Sandberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dunston scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kieschnick vs. Maddux
Kieschnick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Mulholland
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddux vs. Mulholland
Maddux hits a fly ball into left field. Kieschnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Mulholland
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Maddux
Orie strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Maddux
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maddux picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Maddux. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Maddux
Dave Clark pinch hits for Terry Mulholland.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Servais moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Maddux
McRae strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Patterson
Bob Patterson now pitching.
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Patterson
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Patterson
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bielecki
Mike Bielecki now pitching. Tony Graffanino now playing second base.
Brown hits a line drive into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Bielecki
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Bielecki
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Bielecki
Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Patterson
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Patterson
Klesko bunts towards the mound. Patterson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Rojas
Javy Lopez pinch hits for Eddie Perez. Mel Rojas now pitching. Jose Hernandez now playing shortstop.
There goes Klesko. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Klesko steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Rojas
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Rojas
Blauser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Klesko scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Rojas
Michael Tucker pinch hits for Mike Bielecki.
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rojas juggles the ball. That's an error on Rojas. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kieschnick vs. Wohlers
Michael Tucker now playing left field. Mark Wohlers now pitching. Javy Lopez now catching.
Kieschnick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Wohlers
Doug Glanville pinch runs for Brooks Kieschnick.
Orie strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Wohlers
There goes Glanville. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Glanville steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Wohlers
Servais strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hansen vs. Wohlers
Dave Hansen pinch hits for Jose Hernandez.
There's a wild pitch. Glanville moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Hansen vs. Wohlers
Hansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Wohlers
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1997 -- Atlanta at Chicago (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 4 0 2 0 McRae B, cf 4 0 0 0
Lemke M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Brown B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Graffanino T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Dunston S, ss 4 1 1 0
Jones C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rojas M, p 0 0 0 0
McGriff F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 4 0 1 0
Jones A, rf 4 0 1 0 Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 1 1
Klesko R, lf 4 2 2 0 Kieschnick B, lf 3 0 0 0
Wohlers M, p 0 0 0 0 Glanville D, pr 0 0 0 0
Perez E, c 3 0 0 0 Orie K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lopez J, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Servais S, c 4 0 2 0
Blauser J, ss 4 0 2 1 Mulholland T, p 2 0 0 0
Maddux G, p 2 0 0 0 Clark D, ph 1 0 0 0
Bielecki M, p 0 0 0 0 Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0
Tucker M, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 0 0 0 0
Hansen D, ph 0 0 0 0
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34 2 8 1 34 1 5 1
Atlanta 000 100 001 -- 2
Chicago 000 001 000 -- 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux G 7.0 4 1 0 1 8
Bielecki M (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Wohlers M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland T 7.0 6 1 0 2 3
Patterson B (L) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Rojas M 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Jones C, Dunston S, Maddux G 2, Jones A, Rojas M
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Atlanta 7, Chicago 9
2B -- Lofton K, Lemke M, Klesko R
SB -- Dunston S, Klesko R, Glanville D
WP -- Wohlers M
T -- 2:30
A -- 23944
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