Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
June 22, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 22, 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 1, Houston Astros 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Glanville lf 4 0 1 0
McRae cf 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 3 0 1 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 0
Orie 3b 3 0 1 1
Hubbard c 4 0 2 0
Sanchez ss 3 0 0 0
Foster p 2 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0
Listach cf 3 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 2 2 1 2
Gonzalez lf 4 0 2 0
Bell rf 2 0 0 0
Berry 3b 3 0 0 0
  Spiers 3b 0 0 0 0
Bogar ss 3 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Hampton p 3 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 5 2
Chicago 000 000 001161
Houston 201 000 00x352
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Foster  L (8-5) 6.0 5 3 2 3 4
  Wendell   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
5
3
2
3
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (3-6) 8.0 5 1 1 3 4
  Wagner  SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
5

  E–Sanchez (4), Biggio (12), Berry (6).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Sandberg (13,off Hampton); Orie (12,off Wagner), Houston Biggio (22,off Foster); Gonzalez (17,off Foster).  HR–Houston Bagwell (22,1st inning off Foster 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Listach (5,off Foster).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Rich Rieker, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:15.  A–23,407.
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