Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
July 15, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1997 at Wrigley Field. 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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Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Carr cf 5 0 1 0
Gutierrez 2b,ss 5 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 1 1 0
Berry 3b 4 0 3 1
  Mouton pr 0 1 0 0
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
Eusebio c 4 0 2 1
Bogar ss 2 0 0 0
  Biggio ph,2b 1 1 0 0
Kile p 3 0 0 0
  Spiers ph,3b 1 1 1 3
Totals 36 5 9 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Glanville lf 3 1 1 0
McRae cf 3 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 1 1 0
Grace 1b 4 0 2 0
Dunston ss 4 1 2 3
  Sandberg 2b 0 0 0 0
Orie 3b 4 0 1 0
Houston c 4 0 1 0
Sanchez 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
  Clark ph 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
Foster p 2 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
  Servais ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Houston 000 000 203590
Chicago 000 300 000380
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile  W (12-3) 8.0 7 3 3 2 6
  Cabrera   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Magnante  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Foster   7.1 7 2 2 0 10
  Tatis   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Rojas  L (0-3) 1.1 2 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
11

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Berry (14,off Foster); Bell (13,off Foster); Carr (3,off Foster).  HR–Houston Spiers (2,9th inning off Rojas 2 on, 1 out), Chicago Dunston (6,4th inning off Kile 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Bagwell (20,by Tatis).  SH–Foster (8,off Kile).  WP–Kile (5).  IBB–Tatis (5,Bagwell).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:42.  A–19,323.
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