Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
July 31, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1997 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf 4 1 0 0
  Hollandsworth lf 0 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0
Piazza c 2 0 0 0
Karros 1b 4 0 1 1
Mondesi rf 4 2 3 2
Zeile 3b 3 0 0 0
Gagne ss 4 0 1 1
Guerrero 2b 4 0 1 0
Park p 2 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Glanville lf 4 1 2 0
McRae cf 4 0 1 0
Sosa rf 3 0 0 0
Grace 1b 3 0 0 0
Dunston ss 2 0 0 0
  Sandberg 2b 2 0 1 0
Orie 3b 2 0 0 1
  Houston ph 1 0 0 0
Servais c 3 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Sanchez 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Mulholland p 2 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 0 0
  Telemaco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Los Angeles 200 101 000470
Chicago 100 000 000142
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Park  W (10-5) 8.0 3 1 1 2 7
  Worrell  SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland  L (6-11) 8.0 7 4 4 5 3
  Telemaco   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
3

  E–Glanville (2), Grace (5).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago McRae (27,off Park).  HR–Los Angeles Mondesi (23,6th inning off Mulholland 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Park (6,off Telemaco).  HBP–Orie (3,by Park).  CS–Zeile (4,2nd base by Mulholland/Servais).  HBP–Park (5,Orie).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–2:33.  A–39,145.
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