Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 16, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1998 at Astrodome. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Morandini 2b 5 1 1 0
Grace 1b 3 0 1 0
Sosa rf 5 1 1 1
Rodriguez lf 4 0 0 0
  Hill ph 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Johnson cf 4 0 1 0
  Alexander ph,3b 1 0 1 1
Hernandez 3b,cf 4 0 0 0
Houston c 4 0 1 0
Blauser ss 4 0 0 0
Wood p 3 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 1 0
Spiers 3b 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 0 0
Alou lf 5 0 0 0
Everett cf 3 1 2 0
Eusebio c 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 0 1
Bergman p 1 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Incaviglia ph 1 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 3 1
Chicago 000 100 000 01271
Houston 000 010 000 00130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wood   8.0 3 1 1 2 11
  Karchner  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Beck  SV (36) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
3
1
1
3
12
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bergman   8.0 4 1 1 0 9
  Magnante   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Henry   1.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Powell  L (4-5) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Miller   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
7
2
2
3
13

  E–Blauser (13).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Grace (28,off Bergman); Brown (14,off Powell), Houston Biggio (38,off Wood); Everett (30,off Wood).  HR–Chicago Sosa (47,4th inning off Bergman 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Hill (1,by Miller).  SH–Bergman (7,off Wood).  SF–Gutierrez (6,off Wood).  HBP–Spiers (4,by Beck).  SB–Biggio 2 (39,2nd base off Wood/Houston,3rd base off Wood/Houston).  WP–Wood (5), Bergman (6).  BK–Wood (3).  HBP–Beck (1,Spiers).  IBB–Miller (1,Hill).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–C.B. Bucknor.  T–3:15.  A–52,199.
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