Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
June 28, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 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 2, Chicago Cubs 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Howard cf 2 0 0 0
  Hudek p 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Berry 3b 3 1 0 0
Ausmus c 4 1 1 0
Bogar ss 1 0 0 0
  Spiers ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Garcia p 2 0 0 0
  Gutierrez ph 1 0 0 1
  Mouton pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 2 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Glanville lf 4 1 2 0
McRae cf 4 1 0 0
Sosa rf 4 1 1 2
Grace 1b 3 1 1 2
Dunston ss 3 1 1 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 1 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Orie 3b 2 0 1 0
Servais c 2 0 0 1
Gonzalez p 2 0 0 0
  Sanchez ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Houston 000 000 200224
Chicago 200 100 02x562
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  L (3-6) 6.0 3 3 2 1 4
  Hudek   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
5
4
2
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez  W (4-2) 6.1 2 2 2 4 4
  Adams   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Tatis   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Bottenfield  SV (1) 2.1 0 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
7
9

  E–Bagwell (7), Berry (7), Ausmus (5), Garcia (1), Orie (2), Servais (5).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Glanville (9,off Garcia).  HR–Chicago Grace (7,1st inning off Garcia 1 on, 2 out); Sosa (16,8th inning off Hudek 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Servais (5,off Garcia).  SB–Bell (5,2nd base off Gonzalez/Servais); Mouton (7,2nd base off Adams/Servais); Dunston (16,2nd base off Garcia/Ausmus); Glanville (11,2nd base off Hudek/Ausmus).  CS–Sosa (2,2nd base by Garcia/Ausmus).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–2:58.  A–38,244.
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