Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 28, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 0 1 0
Glanville lf 4 0 2 0
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 1 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 1 1
Hernandez 3b 3 0 1 0
Servais c 3 0 1 0
Mulholland p 1 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Hubbard ph 1 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Brown A. cf 3 0 0 0
Brown E. lf 3 2 1 1
Kendall c 3 1 2 1
Young 1b 4 0 0 0
Randa 2b 4 0 3 2
Garcia 3b 4 0 0 0
Guillen rf 4 0 0 0
Polcovich ss 2 0 1 0
Cooke p 2 1 1 0
  Rincon p 1 0 0 0
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 4
Chicago 000 000 100161
Pittsburgh 100 030 00x481
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland  L (4-4) 5.0 7 4 1 1 3
  Bottenfield   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Tatis   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
4
1
3
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cooke  W (4-6) 7.0 5 1 0 1 6
  Rincon   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Loiselle   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
1
8

  E–Mulholland (2), Polcovich (3).  DP–Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Chicago Servais (6,off Cooke); McRae (15,off Cooke); Sandberg (6,off Cooke), Pittsburgh Randa 3 (13,off Mulholland 2,off Tatis).  HR–Pittsburgh E Brown (1,1st inning off Mulholland 0 on, 1 out).  SH–A Brown (1,off Mulholland); Cooke (3,off Bottenfield).  HBP–E Brown (3,by Mulholland).  IBB–Polcovich (1,by Tatis).  SB–Dunston (12,2nd base off Cooke/Kendall).  CS–Glanville (5,2nd base by Rincon/Kendall).  HBP–Mulholland (2,E Brown).  IBB–Tatis (2,Polcovich).  U-HP–Scott Potter, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:14.  A–10,198.
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