Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
May 7, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1997 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 5 0 2 1
Dunston ss 4 1 2 0
Grace 1b 3 0 1 1
Sosa rf 4 0 1 0
Hansen 3b 3 0 1 0
Kieschnick lf 2 0 0 0
  Glanville pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 0
Hubbard c 4 1 1 1
Castillo p 2 0 1 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 1 1 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Finley cf 5 0 1 2
Gomez ss 4 0 2 0
Gwynn rf 4 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 2 2 0
Lee 1b 3 1 1 1
Cianfrocco 2b 4 1 2 0
Flaherty c 4 2 3 3
Bergman p 1 0 0 0
  Cunnane p 0 0 0 0
  Plantier ph 0 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Slaught ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 6
Chicago 000 110 1003110
San Diego 020 003 01x6120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  L (1-5) 5.1 10 5 5 1 5
  Patterson   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Bottenfield   1.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Casian   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
2
8
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Bergman   4.1 7 2 2 0 4
  Cunnane  W (1-1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Scott   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Hoffman  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
5

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 3.  2B–Chicago McRae (9,off Scott), San Diego Jones (2,off Castillo); Finley (7,off Patterson).  3B–Chicago Dunston (2,off Bergman).  HR–Chicago Hubbard (1,5th inning off Bergman 0 on, 1 out), San Diego Flaherty (3,8th inning off Bottenfield 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Grace (3,off Bergman).  SH–Bergman (1,off Castillo).  SB–Flaherty (2,2nd base off Patterson/Hubbard); Jones (2,2nd base off Bottenfield/Hubbard).  CS–Gomez (2,2nd base by Castillo/Hubbard).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Mark Hirschbeck.  T–2:54.  A–13,622.
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