Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
August 15, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1997 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, San Diego Padres 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 0 0 0
Glanville lf 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 1 2 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 0 1
Orie 3b 3 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 0 0
Servais c 3 0 1 0
Trachsel p 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Batista p 0 0 0 0
  Hubbard ph 1 0 1 0
  Pisciotta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Veras 2b 3 2 3 0
Finley cf 4 1 1 1
Gwynn rf 5 0 1 1
Caminiti 3b 4 1 2 1
Joyner 1b 3 0 0 1
Vaughn lf 4 0 0 0
Gomez ss 3 0 1 0
Flaherty c 3 1 2 1
Hitchcock p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5
Chicago 000 000 100143
San Diego 002 210 00x5101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel  L (5-10) 5.0 7 5 4 2 5
  Batista   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Pisciotta   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
3
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hitchcock  W (8-7) 9.0 4 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
4

  E–Orie (6), Servais 2 (7), Gomez (13).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Q Veras (19,off Batista); Caminiti (21,off Batista).  3B–Chicago Grace (2,off Hitchcock).  HR–San Diego Flaherty (8,4th inning off Trachsel 0 on, 0 out); Caminiti (15,5th inning off Trachsel 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hitchcock (8,off Pisciotta).  SF–Joyner (10,off Trachsel); Finley (7,off Trachsel).  HBP–Q Veras (5,by Trachsel).  SB–Q Veras 2 (28,2nd base off Trachsel/Servais 2).  HBP–Trachsel (3,Q Veras).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:23.  A–32,916.
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