Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs
April 16, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1997 at Wrigley Field. The Colorado Rockies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Colorado Rockies 4, Chicago Cubs 0

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 1 2 1
McCracken cf 3 2 1 0
Walker rf 3 0 0 0
Bichette lf 4 0 0 1
Vander Wal 1b 4 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Reed c 3 0 0 0
Weiss ss 4 0 2 0
Bailey p 2 1 1 0
Totals 31 4 6 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 0 1 0
Brown 1b 4 0 1 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Kieschnick lf 3 0 1 0
Houston c 3 0 1 0
Orie 3b 2 0 0 0
  Hansen ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Sanchez 2b 3 0 1 0
Castillo p 2 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Colorado 100 002 100461
Chicago 000 000 000053
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Bailey  W (2-0) 9.0 5 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
0
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  L (0-3) 5.1 4 3 1 2 2
  Patterson   2.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Rojas   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
2
3
3

  E–Weiss (2), Kieschnick (1), Houston (2), Castillo (1).  DP–Colorado 1.  2B–Colorado Weiss 2 (3,off Castillo 2); Young 2 (5,off Castillo,off Patterson), Chicago McRae (2,off Bailey).  SH–Bailey (1,off Castillo).  SB–McCracken (5,2nd base off Castillo/Houston).  CS–Young (2,2nd base by Castillo/Houston).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Brian Gibbons, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:30.  A–13,890.
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