Chicago Cubs vs Florida Marlins
July 17, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1998 at Pro Player Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 6, Florida Marlins 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 2 2 1
Morandini 2b 5 1 3 1
Sosa rf 5 1 2 3
Grace 1b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez lf 4 0 1 1
  Mieske lf 0 0 0 0
Blauser ss 3 0 0 0
Houston c 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 3b 4 1 1 0
Trachsel p 2 1 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Dunwoody cf 4 0 0 0
Renteria ss 4 1 1 0
Kotsay rf 4 0 0 0
Zeile 3b 4 0 1 1
Floyd lf 4 0 1 0
Lee 1b 3 0 0 0
Zaun c 1 0 0 0
Counsell 2b 3 0 1 0
Dempster p 1 0 0 0
  Ojala p 1 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 1 0
  Stanifer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Chicago 120 012 0006111
Florida 000 100 000150
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel  W (9-5) 9.0 5 1 1 2 9
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
9
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Dempster  L (1-4) 4.1 8 4 4 2 2
  Ojala   3.2 3 2 2 3 3
  Stanifer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
5
6

  E–Houston (3).  DP–Chicago 2, Florida 1.  2B–Chicago Sosa (16,off Dempster).  HR–Chicago Sosa (36,6th inning off Ojala 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Trachsel (5,off Dempster).  HBP–Lee (4,by Trachsel).  SB–Johnson (2,2nd base off Dempster/Zaun).  CS–Zeile (4,2nd base by Trachsel/Houston).  BK–Trachsel (1).  HBP–Trachsel (5,Lee).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Greg Gibson, 3B–Brian Gibbons.  T–2:42.  A–20,141.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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