Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 26, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 3 0 1 0
Hansen 3b 2 0 0 0
  Hernandez 3b 1 0 1 0
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 2 2 1
Houston c 4 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 1 1
Brown lf 4 0 0 0
Sanchez 2b 3 0 1 0
Foster p 1 0 0 0
  Sandberg ph 1 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
  Servais c 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 4 1 1 1
Brown cf 4 0 0 0
Young lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Randa 3b 3 0 1 0
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
Guillen rf 2 0 0 0
Polcovich ss 3 0 0 0
Cordova p 2 0 0 0
  Garcia ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1
Chicago 000 101 000261
Pittsburgh 000 001 000131
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Foster  W (6-3) 6.0 3 1 1 2 7
  Rojas   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Adams  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova  L (3-4) 7.0 5 2 2 2 5
  Wilkins   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
7

  E–Hansen (5), M Johnson (4).  2B–Chicago Sosa (13,off Cordova), Pittsburgh Randa (9,off Foster).  HR–Chicago Sosa (13,6th inning off Cordova 0 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Womack (2,6th inning off Foster 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Foster (4,off Cordova).  SF–Dunston (2,off Cordova).  SB–Sanchez (2,3rd base off Cordova/Kendall); Hansen (1,2nd base off Cordova/Kendall); Young (4,2nd base off Foster/Houston).  CS–Glanville (4,2nd base by Cordova/Kendall); Dunston (1,2nd base by Cordova/Kendall).  WP–Wilkins (1).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Scott Potter, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:26.  A–20,609.
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