Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
August 3, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1997 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf 5 0 0 0
Guerrero 2b 5 0 0 0
Piazza c 3 0 0 0
Karros 1b 5 0 0 0
Mondesi rf 5 2 2 2
Zeile 3b 5 0 3 0
Gagne ss 5 1 2 1
Cedeno cf 5 0 1 0
Valdez p 3 0 1 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Dreifort p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Liriano ph 0 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
  Anthony ph 0 0 0 0
  Ashley ph 1 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 3 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Glanville lf,cf 5 1 2 0
McRae cf 3 0 0 0
  Sanchez ss 1 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
Grace 1b 5 1 3 1
Sosa rf 6 1 2 3
Houston 3b,c 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss,lf,ss 5 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 5 0 1 0
Servais c 2 0 1 0
  Hansen ph 0 0 0 0
  Orie ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Trachsel p 2 1 1 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 44 4 11 4
Los Angeles 010 000 100 001390
Chicago 000 001 010 0024110
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez   6.1 5 1 1 1 8
  Radinsky   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Dreifort   1.2 3 1 1 1 1
  Hall   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Osuna   2.0 1 0 0 0 4
  Worrell  L (1-3) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
11.2
11
4
4
3
15
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel   7.0 6 2 2 2 6
  Patterson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Wendell   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Rojas   2.1 2 1 1 1 2
  Tatis  W (1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
12.0
9
3
3
3
10

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Trachsel (2,off Valdes); Sosa (26,off Dreifort); Sandberg (19,off Dreifort).  3B–Chicago Dunston (4,off Valdes).  HR–Los Angeles Mondesi 2 (25,2nd inning off Trachsel 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Trachsel 0 on, 0 out); Gagne (7,12th inning off Rojas 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Sosa (23,12th inning off Worrell 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Liriano (2,off Rojas); Glanville (5,off Valdes); Orie (3,off Dreifort).  BK–Dreifort (1).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–4:03.  A–31,280.
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