Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 5, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1998 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 1 2 1
Hernandez ss,lf 4 0 0 1
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 5 2 2 1
Hill lf 4 2 2 0
  Brown lf 0 0 0 0
  Alexander ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 5 0 2 2
Morandini 2b 2 0 0 0
Servais c 4 1 0 0
Tapani p 2 2 0 1
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 8 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 5 0 2 0
Brown cf 3 1 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
Young 1b 3 2 0 0
Guillen rf 4 0 1 1
Ward lf 4 1 1 2
Garcia 3b 4 0 2 0
Nunez ss 3 0 1 0
Lawrence p 2 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Tabaka p 0 0 0 0
  Strange ph 1 0 0 0
  Van Poppel p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 3
Chicago 020 012 030880
Pittsburgh 000 200 020483
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani  W (17-7) 7.1 6 4 3 3 1
  Adams   1.1 2 0 0 1 2
  Beck  SV (44) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence  L (1-1) 5.0 7 5 5 3 6
  Martinez   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Tabaka   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Van Poppel   1.0 1 3 0 1 1
  Rincon   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
8
5
5
12

  E–Nunez 3 (4).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Servais (3).  2B–Chicago Hill (3,off Lawrence); Gaetti (28,off Lawrence); Johnson 2 (4,off Lawrence,off Van Poppel).  HR–Chicago Sosa (58,6th inning off Lawrence 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Ward (7,4th inning off Tapani 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Hernandez (2,off Lawrence).  SB–Nunez (1,2nd base off Adams/Servais).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:51.  A–37,711.
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