Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs
June 6, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1998 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 6, Chicago Cubs 7

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 2 2 0
Caruso ss 5 0 3 2
Thomas 1b 4 0 1 1
  Cameron pr 0 0 0 0
Belle lf 5 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 4 1 2 0
Cordero rf 3 0 0 1
Ordonez cf 4 2 2 0
O'Brien c 4 1 2 2
Eyre p 3 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Norton ph 1 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Alexander 2b 4 1 0 0
Lowery cf 4 1 1 0
Brown 1b 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 3 1 1 1
Blauser ss 4 0 1 2
Rodriguez lf 4 0 0 0
  Mieske lf 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 3b 3 2 1 1
Servais c 4 1 1 0
Tapani p 1 0 1 0
  White ph 1 1 1 2
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 7 6
Chicago 001 013 0016122
Chicago 003 102 10x770
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Eyre  L (1-6) 6.0 6 6 4 2 6
  Castillo   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Foulke   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
7
5
2
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani  W (8-3) 6.0 8 5 5 1 4
  Mulholland   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Adams   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Beck  SV (16) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
7

  E–Thomas (1), Cordero (5).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Durham 2 (15,off Tapani,off Beck); Caruso 2 (8,off Tapani,off Mulholland), Chicago Tapani (1,off Eyre).  3B–Chicago Ventura (4,off Tapani).  HR–Chicago Hernandez (6,4th inning off Eyre 0 on, 0 out); White (1,6th inning off Eyre 1 on, 2 out); Sosa (18,7th inning off C Castillo 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Cordero (2,off Tapani).  SH–Tapani (3,off Eyre).  SB–Caruso (6,3rd base off Adams/Servais).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:31.  A–38,232.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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