Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
May 20, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1997 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies lf 4 1 2 1
Morandini 2b 5 1 3 0
Rolen 3b 5 1 1 2
Daulton rf 3 0 2 0
  May pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Lieberthal c 3 0 2 0
  Parent c 0 0 0 0
Brogna 1b 4 0 0 0
Magee cf 4 0 0 0
Stocker ss 3 0 0 0
Leiter p 3 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 0 0 0
Houston 3b 4 0 1 0
Grace 1b 3 1 1 0
Sosa rf 4 0 1 0
Clark lf 3 1 2 1
  Glanville pr 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 2 0 0 0
  Hernandez pr,2b 2 0 1 0
Servais c 3 0 0 0
Sanchez 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
  Kieschnick ph 1 0 0 0
Castillo p 1 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Sandberg ph 1 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Hubbard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 1
Philadelphia 200 000 1003101
Chicago 000 000 101260
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (4-4) 8.0 3 1 1 1 5
  Bottalico  SV (11) 1.0 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  L (2-6) 6.0 6 2 2 3 4
  Casian   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Bottenfield   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Wendell   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
7

  E–Brogna (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  HR–Philadelphia Rolen (5,1st inning off Castillo 1 on, 1 out); Jefferies (3,7th inning off Casian 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Leiter (3,off Castillo).  HBP–D Clark (1,by Leiter).  IBB–Servais (3,by Bottalico).  SB–May (1,2nd base off Bottenfield/Servais); Glanville (6,2nd base off Bottalico/Parent).  CS–Morandini (5,3rd base by Castillo/Servais).  WP–Leiter (3), Bottalico (1).  HBP–Leiter (3,D Clark).  IBB–Bottalico (1,Servais).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–3:07.  A–20,186.
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