Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
July 23, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1998 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 1, Chicago Cubs 2

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Jones cf 3 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Telford p 0 0 0 0
Cabrera 2b 4 0 0 0
Grudzielanek ss 4 0 2 0
Guerrero rf 4 1 2 1
May lf 4 0 0 0
Widger c 1 0 1 0
  Henley c 3 0 0 0
McGuire 1b,cf 2 0 0 0
Andrews 3b 3 0 1 0
Powell p 2 0 0 0
  Maddux p 0 0 0 0
  Livingstone ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 0 1 0
Morandini 2b 4 1 2 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 1
Rodriguez lf 3 0 0 0
Houston 1b 3 0 0 0
Blauser ss 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 3b 2 0 0 0
Servais c 3 1 1 1
Clark p 1 0 0 0
  Alexander ph 1 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 4 2
Montreal 000 000 100161
Chicago 000 110 00x241
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Powell  L (0-1) 6.0 3 2 1 1 3
  Maddux   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Telford   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
4
2
1
2
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  W (6-9) 8.0 4 1 1 1 4
  Beck  SV (29) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
5

  E–V Guerrero (12), Servais (2).  2B–Montreal V Guerrero (19,off Beck), Chicago Morandini (17,off Powell).  HR–Montreal V Guerrero (21,7th inning off Clark 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Servais (5,5th inning off Powell 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Clark (7,off Powell).  HBP–Blauser (5,by Powell).  SB–Widger (4,2nd base off Clark/Servais).  CS–Grudzielanek (5,2nd base by Beck/Servais); Blauser (2,2nd base by Powell/Henley).  BK–Clark (1).  HBP–Powell (1,Blauser).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–C.B. Bucknor, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:17.  A–39,262.
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