Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
June 27, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1997 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 1, Chicago Cubs 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Carr cf 1 0 0 0
  Mouton ph,cf 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 2 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Berry 3b 3 1 2 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 2 0 1 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
Hampton p 3 0 0 1
  Spiers ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Glanville lf 3 1 1 0
McRae cf 3 0 1 0
Grace 1b 2 0 0 1
Sosa rf 3 1 0 0
Dunston ss 2 0 1 1
  Sanchez ss 1 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Orie 3b 3 0 0 0
Hubbard c 3 0 2 0
Foster p 1 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 1 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 6 2
Houston 010 000 000171
Chicago 200 000 00x261
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  L (3-7) 7.1 6 2 2 4 5
  Magnante   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
2
2
5
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Foster  W (9-5) 6.2 7 1 1 3 5
  Tatis   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wendell  SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
7

  E–Ausmus (4), Sanchez (5).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Berry (10,off Foster), Chicago Dunston (15,off Hampton); McRae (18,off Hampton).  SH–Ausmus (4,off Wendell); Foster (7,off Hampton).  IBB–Biggio (4,by Foster); Gutierrez (2,by Foster); Sosa (5,by Magnante).  SF–Grace (5,off Hampton).  SB–Gutierrez (2,2nd base off Foster/Hubbard); Sosa (9,2nd base off Hampton/Ausmus).  CS–Dunston (4,2nd base by Hampton/Ausmus).  WP–Hampton (5).  BK–Hampton (1).  IBB–Magnante (2,Sosa); Foster 2 (3,Biggio,Gutierrez).  U-HP–Larry Vanover, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:54.  A–28,265.
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