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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 28, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on June 28, 1997 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 28, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 28, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ramon Garcia |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Geremi Gonzalez |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 38,244 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Layne 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Joe West 3B: Larry Vanover |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Thomas Howard | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Ramon Garcia | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doug Glanville | Left Fielder |
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Geremi Gonzalez | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 28, 1997
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Gonzalez
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Gonzalez
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Gonzalez
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Gonzalez
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Garcia
Glanville hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Glanville reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Garcia
McRae bunts towards first. Bagwell fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Garcia
Sosa hits a popup towards short. Bogar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Garcia
Grace hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Garcia
Dunston bunts towards the mound. Garcia juggles the ball. That's an error on Garcia. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Garcia
Sandberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gonzalez
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Orie. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Gonzalez
Berry hits a line drive towards short. Dunston reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Gonzalez
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Gonzalez
There goes Bell. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Bell steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bogar vs. Gonzalez
Bogar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Gonzalez
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Garcia
Orie hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Garcia
Servais hits a line drive towards third. Berry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Garcia
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bagwell. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Garcia
Glanville hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Gonzalez
Biggio 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 -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Gonzalez
Howard hits a line drive into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Gonzalez
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Garcia
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Garcia
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Garcia
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Gonzalez
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Gonzalez
Bell hits a popup towards third. Orie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Gonzalez
Berry hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Gonzalez
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Garcia
Dunston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Garcia
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Garcia
There goes Dunston. The throw from Ausmus and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Orie vs. Garcia
Orie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Servais vs. Garcia
Servais bunts towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. Dunston scores. Orie moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Garcia
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Gonzalez
Bogar strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Gonzalez
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Gonzalez
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Garcia
Glanville hits a popup towards short. Bogar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Garcia
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Garcia
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry juggles the ball. That's an error on Berry. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Garcia
There goes Sosa. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Bogar applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Gonzalez
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Gonzalez
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Gonzalez
Gonzalez 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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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Garcia
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Garcia
Dunston strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Garcia
Sandberg hits a popup towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gonzalez
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Gonzalez
Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Gonzalez
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Spiers vs. Gonzalez
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Tim Bogar.
Spiers takes first base on ball four. Berry moves to third. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Gutierrez vs. Adams
Ricky Gutierrez pinch hits for Ramon Garcia. Terry Adams now pitching. Rey Sanchez now playing shortstop.
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out. Berry scores. Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Biggio vs. Adams
James Mouton pinch runs for Ricky Gutierrez.
There goes Mouton. The throw from Servais and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Ausmus scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Adams
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Tatis
Ramon Tatis now pitching.
Howard takes first base on ball four. Mouton moves to third. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Bagwell vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching.
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Hudek
Bill Spiers now playing shortstop. James Mouton now playing center field. John Hudek now pitching.
Orie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Hudek
Servais bunts towards the mound. Hudek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Hudek
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Bottenfield
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Bottenfield
Bell hits a popup into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Bottenfield
Berry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Hudek
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Hudek
There goes Glanville. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Glanville steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Hudek
McRae bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Hudek
Sosa hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Hudek
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottenfield vs. Hudek
Bottenfield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Hudek
Sandberg hits a popup towards third. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Bottenfield
Ausmus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Bottenfield
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Bottenfield
Mouton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Bottenfield
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Mouton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Bottenfield
Biggio strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/28/1997 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Glanville D, lf 4 1 2 0
Howard T, cf 2 0 0 0 McRae B, cf 4 1 0 0
Hudek J, p 0 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 4 1 1 2
Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 3 1 1 2
Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 1 0 Dunston S, ss 3 1 1 0
Bell D, rf 4 0 0 0 Adams T, p 0 0 0 0
Berry S, 3b 3 1 0 0 Tatis R, p 0 0 0 0
Ausmus B, c 4 1 1 0 Bottenfield K, p 1 0 0 0
Bogar T, ss 1 0 0 0 Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Spiers B, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Orie K, 3b 2 0 1 0
Garcia R, p 2 0 0 0 Servais S, c 2 0 0 1
Gutierrez R, ph 1 0 0 1 Gonzalez G, p 2 0 0 0
Mouton J, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Sanchez R, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 2 1 30 5 6 5
Houston 000 000 200 -- 2
Chicago 200 100 02x -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia R (L) 6.0 3 3 2 1 4
Hudek J 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez G (W) 6.1 2 2 2 4 4
Adams T 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Tatis R* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Bottenfield K (S) 2.1 0 0 0 1 5
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Garcia R, Orie K, Bagwell J, Ausmus B, Berry S, Servais S
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 8, Chicago 4
2B -- Glanville D
HR -- Grace M, Sosa S
SB -- Bell D, Dunston S, Mouton J, Glanville D
CS -- Sosa S
SH -- Servais S
T -- 2:58
A -- 38244
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