Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
September 25, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1997 at Astrodome. 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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Chicago Cubs 1, Houston Astros 9

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 3 0 0 0
Glanville lf 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 3b 3 1 2 0
Hubbard c 3 0 1 1
Cairo 2b 3 0 0 0
  Morel p 0 0 0 0
Alexander ss 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez p 1 0 0 0
  Stevens p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Sandberg 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 1 2 1 1
Bell rf 5 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 4 2 2 1
Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 1
Hidalgo cf 3 0 0 1
Spiers 3b 3 1 1 1
Gutierrez ss 2 2 0 0
Ausmus c 4 1 1 3
Hampton p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 9 8 9
Chicago 000 000 100142
Houston 001 100 61x981
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez  L (11-9) 6.1 4 5 4 4 6
  Stevens   0.0 1 3 3 1 0
  Tatis   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Morel   1.2 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
8
9
8
7
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (15-10) 9.0 4 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
6

  E–Sosa 2 (8), Spiers (18).  DP–Chicago 2, Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Hernandez (8,off Hampton), Houston Biggio (37,off Gonzalez); Bagwell (39,off Gonzalez); Bell (29,off Stevens).  3B–Chicago Hernandez (5,off Hampton), Houston Bagwell (2,off Morel).  HR–Houston Ausmus (4,7th inning off Gonzalez 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Gonzalez (8,off Hampton); Hampton (10,off Gonzalez).  SF–Gonzalez (5,off Gonzalez).  HBP–Biggio (34,by Gonzalez); Bagwell (16,by Stevens).  CS–Hernandez (5,3rd base by Hampton/Ausmus).  SB–Biggio 2 (47,2nd base off Stevens/Hubbard,3rd base off Stevens/Hubbard).  HBP–Gonzalez (2,Biggio); Stevens (1,Bagwell).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:42.  A–35,623.
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