Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
April 25, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1997 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Chicago Cubs 11

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 4 0 1 0
Allensworth cf 3 0 1 0
Martin lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 1 1 1
Elster ss 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
  Osik c 1 0 0 0
Guillen rf 3 0 1 0
Randa 3b 3 0 1 0
Lieber p 1 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Wainhouse p 0 0 0 0
  Cummings ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 2 1 0
Dunston ss 3 1 3 1
  Sanchez pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Grace 1b 4 2 3 2
Sosa rf 5 1 3 5
Kieschnick lf 3 0 1 1
  Glanville lf 1 1 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 2
Orie 3b 4 1 1 0
Servais c 3 1 1 0
Foster p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 14 11
Pittsburgh 000 000 001150
Chicago 101 202 05x11140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  L (1-1) 4.0 9 4 4 2 1
  Wainhouse   3.0 2 2 2 1 2
  Granger   1.0 3 5 5 2 1
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
5
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Foster  W (2-1) 9.0 5 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Dunston (5,off Lieber); Servais (2,off Lieber); Sosa (4,off Wainhouse); McRae (4,off Granger).  HR–Pittsburgh M Johnson (2,9th inning off Foster 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Sosa (3,8th inning off Granger 2 on, 2 out); Sandberg (1,8th inning off Granger 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Foster (1,off Lieber).  HBP–Dunston (2,by Wainhouse).  SB–Womack (5,3rd base off Foster/Servais); Allensworth (5,2nd base off Foster/Servais).  HBP–Wainhouse (2,Dunston).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:16.  A–18,333.
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