Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers
July 9, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1998 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 9, Milwaukee Brewers 12

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez cf 4 1 0 0
Morandini 2b 5 1 3 1
Sosa rf 4 2 1 2
Grace 1b 4 2 2 1
Rodriguez lf 4 1 2 3
Blauser ss 3 0 0 0
Houston c 4 0 2 1
Alexander 3b 4 0 0 0
Tapani p 2 1 1 0
  Stevens p 0 0 0 0
  Orie ph 1 1 1 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Pisciotta p 0 0 0 0
  Hardtke ph 1 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 8
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 3 3 1 0
Nilsson lf 3 2 1 1
  Jackson ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Cirillo 3b 5 3 4 1
Jaha 1b 1 2 0 0
  Loretta ph,1b 2 0 1 2
Burnitz rf 4 1 1 3
Grissom cf 4 1 2 5
Valentin ss 4 0 2 0
Hughes c 4 0 0 0
Juden p 0 0 0 0
  Weathers p 2 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Newfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodall p 1 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 12 12 12
Chicago 340 011 0009121
Milwaukee 403 103 01x12121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani   2.1 6 7 7 2 1
  Stevens   2.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Patterson  L (1-1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Pisciotta   1.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Mulholland   1.0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
12
11
3
3
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Juden   1.2 6 7 5 3 1
  Weathers   3.1 3 2 2 0 2
  Reyes  W (4-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Woodall   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Fox   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Wickman  SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
9
7
3
6

  E–Mulholland (1), Valentin (15).  DP–Milwaukee 2.  2B–Chicago Morandini (15,off Juden); Houston (2,off Juden); Tapani (2,off Juden); Grace (22,off Weathers), Milwaukee Burnitz (16,off Tapani); Grissom (17,off Tapani); Valentin (14,off Tapani); Nilsson (8,off Patterson).  3B–Milwaukee Vina (5,off Patterson).  HR–Chicago Sosa (34,2nd inning off Juden 1 on, 2 out); Rodriguez (20,2nd inning off Juden 1 on, 2 out), Milwaukee Grissom (6,3rd inning off Tapani 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Grace (5,off Juden); Burnitz (6,off Pisciotta).  HBP–Vina 2 (12,by Tapani,by Mulholland).  SB–Morandini (7,3rd base off Juden/Hughes); Sosa (11,2nd base off Juden/Hughes); Nilsson (2,2nd base off Stevens/Houston); Cirillo (5,2nd base off Stevens/Houston).  CS–Blauser (1,2nd base by Weathers/Hughes).  WP–Pisciotta (6).  HBP–Tapani (4,Vina); Mulholland (4,Vina).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:58.  A–38,055.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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