Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs
June 7, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 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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Chicago White Sox 7, Chicago Cubs 13

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 2 2 1
Caruso ss 2 0 1 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Cameron ph 1 0 0 0
  Fordham p 0 0 0 0
  Norton ph 1 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 4 1 2 1
Belle lf 5 1 2 0
Ventura 3b 5 0 0 2
Cordero rf 4 1 1 1
Ordonez cf 5 1 1 2
Kreuter c 4 1 1 0
Sirotka p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Snopek ph,ss 3 0 1 0
Totals 38 7 11 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Alexander 3b 5 0 1 0
Morandini 2b 5 2 3 0
Grace 1b 5 3 3 0
Sosa rf 5 3 2 5
Blauser ss 4 0 0 0
Mieske lf 4 2 1 0
  Lowery cf 0 0 0 0
Hernandez cf,lf 3 2 2 5
Servais c 4 1 1 2
Gonzalez p 4 0 1 1
  Steenstra p 0 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Pisciotta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 13 14 13
Chicago 100 100 5007110
Chicago 503 230 00x13140
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sirotka  L (6-6) 2.2 9 8 8 2 3
  Castillo   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin   3.0 5 5 5 1 2
  Fordham   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Simas   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
13
13
3
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez  W (5-5) 6.1 6 4 4 5 4
  Steenstra   0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Mulholland   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Pisciotta   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
5
6

  E–None.  PB–Servais (2).  2B–Chicago Thomas (15,off Gonzalez), Chicago Sosa (11,off Sirotka); Morandini (10,off Sirotka); Mieske (5,off Sirotka); Servais (6,off Sirotka); Grace (16,off Baldwin); Hernandez (7,off Baldwin).  HR–Chicago Ordonez (7,7th inning off Steenstra 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Hernandez (7,1st inning off Sirotka 2 on, 2 out); Sosa (19,5th inning off Baldwin 2 on, 1 out).  SB–Belle (2,2nd base off Steenstra/Servais).  U-HP–Bruce Dreckman, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:55.  A–39,320.
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