Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs
June 17, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1998 at Wrigley Field. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Brewers 6, Chicago Cubs 5

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 5 1 3 0
Loretta 3b 5 0 0 0
Burnitz rf 3 1 0 0
Jaha 1b 4 2 2 3
Nilsson lf 4 0 1 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
Grissom cf 4 0 0 0
Valentin ss 2 1 2 1
Hughes c 4 1 1 2
Karl p 0 0 0 0
  Patrick p 1 0 1 0
  Jenkins ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Alexander 3b 5 0 1 0
Morandini 2b 5 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 1 0
Sosa rf 4 1 2 1
Mieske lf 2 0 0 0
  Brown ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Blauser ss 2 2 1 0
Hernandez cf 4 2 3 4
Servais c 2 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,c 2 0 0 0
Tapani p 2 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Pisciotta p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez ph 0 0 0 0
  Lowery pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Milwaukee 002 100 3006110
Chicago 020 100 002580
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Karl   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Patrick  W (2-0) 4.2 2 3 3 1 4
  Reyes   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Myers   1.1 1 0 0 0 3
  Wickman  SV (5) 1.1 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani  L (8-5) 7.0 10 6 6 3 3
  Pisciotta   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Patterson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–Milwaukee Jaha (3,off Tapani); Valentin (11,off Tapani).  HR–Milwaukee Hughes (3,3rd inning off Tapani 1 on, 0 out); Jaha (5,7th inning off Tapani 2 on, 2 out), Chicago Hernandez 2 (10,2nd inning off Patrick 1 on, 1 out,9th inning off Wickman 1 on, 0 out); Sosa (25,4th inning off Patrick 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Valentin (1,by Pisciotta).  SB–Vina (10,2nd base off Tapani/Servais).  CS–Nilsson (1,2nd base by Tapani/Servais).  HBP–Pisciotta (2,Valentin).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–2:58.  A–28,673.
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