Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
September 24, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1997 at Astrodome. 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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Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 0 4 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
  Cairo 2b 1 0 0 0
Grace 1b 5 0 1 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 0 1 0
Hansen 3b 3 0 0 0
  Lowery ph 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez 3b 0 0 0 0
Kieschnick lf 3 1 1 1
  Glanville lf 1 0 0 0
Houston c 4 2 3 1
Alexander ss 2 0 0 0
Clark M. p 3 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Pisciotta p 0 0 0 0
  Clark D. ph 1 0 1 1
  Brown pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 1 2 0
Bell rf 5 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 1
Gonzalez lf 3 0 1 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Berry ph 1 0 0 0
Hidalgo cf 4 0 2 0
Spiers 3b 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Holt p 2 0 0 0
  Abreu ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Chicago 010 010 0013112
Houston 000 000 100180
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  W (14-8) 6.2 6 1 0 3 3
  Patterson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Pisciotta   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Adams  SV (18) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
0
4
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  L (8-12) 7.0 6 2 2 1 6
  Magnante   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Springer   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Martin   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
7

  E–Alexander (11), M Clark (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Biggio (36,off M Clark).  HR–Chicago Kieschnick (4,2nd inning off Holt 0 on, 2 out); Houston (2,5th inning off Holt 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Alexander (3,off Springer).  HBP–Biggio (33,by M Clark).  HBP–M Clark (4,Biggio).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–3:00.  A–41,560.
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