Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
June 21, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1997 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros 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, Houston Astros 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 3 1 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 3 0 1 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Clark lf 3 1 2 1
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
Orie 3b 4 0 2 1
Hubbard c 4 1 1 0
Sanchez ss 3 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 0 0
Castillo p 1 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph,ss 0 0 0 1
Totals 32 3 6 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 2 2 1
Listach cf 4 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 2
Gonzalez lf 3 1 0 0
Bell rf 3 1 3 1
Berry 3b 3 0 1 1
  Spiers 3b 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Bogar ss 4 1 3 1
Holt p 2 0 0 0
  Magnante p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 12 7
Chicago 011 000 100360
Houston 231 000 10x7121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  L (4-9) 1.1 7 5 5 0 0
  Bottenfield   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Tatis   3.0 1 0 0 2 4
  Patterson   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Adams   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
3
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  W (7-5) 6.1 5 3 2 2 4
  Magnante   2.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
2
7

  E–Listach (6).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago D Clark 2 (5,off Holt 2); Orie (11,off Holt), Houston Bagwell (24,off Castillo); Bogar 3 (6,off Castillo,off Bottenfield,off Tatis).  3B–Houston Listach (2,off Castillo).  SF–Hernandez (1,off Magnante); Bagwell (4,off Bottenfield); Berry (2,off Patterson).  SH–Holt (7,off Tatis).  SB–Bell (3,2nd base off Bottenfield/Hubbard).  CS–Bell (2,2nd base by Patterson/Hubbard).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Greg Gibson, 3B–Rich Rieker.  T–2:52.  A–25,227.
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