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Brewers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 15, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers, played on June 15, 1997 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cal Eldred |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Castillo |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 37,990 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Rippley 1B: Jerry Meals 2B: Charlie Williams 3B: Bruce Froemming |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jeromy Burnitz | Right Fielder |
| Mark Loretta | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Cirillo | Third Baseman |
| Dave Nilsson | First Baseman |
| Todd Dunn | Left Fielder |
| Jose Valentin | Shortstop |
| Gerald Williams | Center Fielder |
| Mike Matheny | Catcher |
| Cal Eldred | Pitcher |
| Phil Garner | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Brant Brown | Left Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Frank Castillo | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Brewers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 15, 1997
Top 1
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Brewers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burnitz vs. Castillo
Burnitz hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Castillo
Loretta strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cirillo vs. Castillo
Cirillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Nilsson vs. Castillo
Nilsson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Brewers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Eldred
McRae hits a popup towards short. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Eldred
Brown hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Eldred
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Eldred
Sosa strikes out. There goes Grace. The throw from Matheny to Loretta, and back to Nilsson, who tags Grace out. View Play
Top 2
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Brewers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Castillo
Dunn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Castillo
Valentin bunts towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. Dunn moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Castillo
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dunn scores. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matheny vs. Castillo
Matheny hits a line drive beyond second. Sandberg can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Eldred vs. Castillo
Eldred bunts towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. Matheny moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Burnitz vs. Castillo
Burnitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Loretta vs. Castillo
Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Eldred
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Eldred
Orie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Servais vs. Eldred
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sandberg moves to third. Orie moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Sanchez vs. Eldred
Sanchez strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Castillo vs. Eldred
Castillo strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cirillo vs. Castillo
Cirillo hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nilsson vs. Castillo
Nilsson hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Castillo
Dunn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Eldred
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Eldred
Brown takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Eldred
Grace takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Sosa vs. Eldred
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Burnitz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores. Brown tags and moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Sandberg vs. Eldred
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Orie vs. Eldred
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eldred fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Castillo
Valentin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Castillo
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Matheny vs. Castillo
Matheny strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Eldred vs. Castillo
Eldred hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Eldred
Servais hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Eldred
Sanchez strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Eldred
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nilsson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Castillo for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burnitz vs. Castillo
Burnitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Castillo
Loretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cirillo vs. Castillo
Cirillo hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Nilsson vs. Castillo
Nilsson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Eldred
McRae bunts in front of the plate. Matheny settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Eldred
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Dunn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Eldred
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Eldred
Sosa hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nilsson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Castillo
Dunn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Castillo
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Castillo
Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Eldred
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin misplays the ball. That's an error on Valentin. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Eldred
Orie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Servais vs. Eldred
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eldred fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sandberg moves to third. Orie moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Florie
Bryce Florie now pitching. Dave Clark pinch hits for Rey Sanchez.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin fields it and throws to third for the out. Sandberg scores. Servais moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Castillo vs. Florie
Jose Hernandez pinch runs for Dave Clark.
Castillo bunts towards the mound. Florie fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Florie. Servais moves to third. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
McRae vs. Florie
McRae takes first base on ball four. Servais scores. Hernandez moves to third. Castillo moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Florie
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nilsson fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Levis vs. Castillo
Jose Hernandez now playing shortstop. Doug Glanville now playing left field. Jesse Levis pinch hits for Mike Matheny.
Levis 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 -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williamson vs. Castillo
Anthony Williamson pinch hits for Bryce Florie.
Williamson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Burnitz vs. Patterson
Bob Patterson now pitching.
Burnitz hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Burnitz reaches second base with a double. Williamson moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Loretta vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching.
Loretta hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Cirillo vs. Bottenfield
Cirillo hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Fetters
Mike Fetters now pitching. Jesse Levis now catching.
Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Burnitz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Fetters
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cirillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Fetters
Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nilsson vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching.
Nilsson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Adams
Dunn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Adams
Valentin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dunn moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Adams
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dunn tags and scores. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Levis vs. Adams
Levis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Brewers, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Fetters
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cirillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Fetters
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cirillo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Fetters
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Dunn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Fetters
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Brewers, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Huson vs. Adams
Jeff Huson pinch hits for Mike Fetters.
Huson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Burnitz vs. Adams
Burnitz strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Loretta vs. Adams
Loretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Huson moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Cirillo vs. Adams
Cirillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Huson scores. Loretta moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Nilsson vs. Tatis
Ramon Tatis now pitching.
Nilsson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out. Loretta moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Dunn vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Nilsson moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Dunn vs. Wendell
Dunn strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1997 -- Milwaukee at Chicago (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Burnitz J, rf 4 0 1 0 McRae B, cf 2 1 0 1
Loretta M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Brown B, lf 3 1 1 1
Cirillo J, 3b 5 0 2 1 Glanville D, lf 0 0 0 0
Nilsson D, 1b 5 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 1 0 0 0
Dunn T, lf 5 2 2 0 Sosa S, rf 3 0 0 1
Valentin J, ss 3 0 2 0 Sandberg R, 2b 2 1 0 0
Williams G, cf 3 0 1 2 Orie K, 3b 4 0 3 0
Matheny M, c 2 0 1 0 Servais S, c 4 1 1 0
Levis J, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Sanchez R, ss 2 0 0 0
Eldred C, p 1 0 0 0 Clark D, ph 1 0 0 1
Florie B, p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez J, pr-ss 1 0 0 0
Williamson A, ph 0 0 0 0 Castillo F, p 2 0 0 0
Fetters M, p 0 0 0 0 Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0
Huson J, ph 0 1 0 0 Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0
Adams T, p 1 0 0 0
Tatis R, p 0 0 0 0
Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0
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34 3 10 3 26 4 5 4
Milwaukee 010 000 011 -- 3
Chicago 101 002 00x -- 4
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Eldred C (L)* 5.0 4 4 2 7 4
Florie B 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Fetters M 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo F (W) 6.1 5 1 1 3 7
Patterson B+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Bottenfield K 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Adams T 1.1 4 2 2 1 1
Tatis R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Wendell T (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Valentin J, Florie B
DP -- Milwaukee 3
LOB -- Milwaukee 11, Chicago 8
2B -- Burnitz J
HR -- Brown B
CS -- Grace M
SH -- Valentin J, Eldred C, Castillo F
SF -- Sosa S, Williams G
T -- 3:09
A -- 37990
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