Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs
September 11, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1998 at Wrigley Field. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Brewers 13, Chicago Cubs 11

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 5 3 3 1
Loretta 1b 5 1 2 1
Nilsson c 5 2 2 2
Cirillo 3b 5 2 2 1
Burnitz rf 5 1 1 3
Grissom cf 4 2 2 1
Valentin ss 4 0 1 1
Jenkins lf 5 0 1 1
Pulsipher p 3 1 1 0
  Plunk p 0 1 0 0
  Newfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 13 15 11
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 2 1 1
Hernandez ss 5 1 1 1
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
Grace 1b 5 0 2 1
Sosa rf 5 1 2 2
Hill lf 4 2 2 0
Gaetti 3b 4 1 2 2
Alexander 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
  Merced ph 1 0 0 0
Servais c 2 3 2 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Houston c 1 0 1 1
Wengert p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 1 1 1 2
  Stevens p 0 0 0 0
  Blauser ph 1 0 1 1
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Mieske ph 1 0 0 0
  Morandini 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 11 15 11
Milwaukee 006 313 00013152
Chicago 210 240 01111151
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Pulsipher   4.2 11 9 9 2 1
  Plunk  W (1-2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
  Myers   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Wickman  SV (23) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
11
10
3
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wengert  L (1-4) 2.1 4 5 5 2 1
  Myers   1.0 4 4 4 1 3
  Heredia   0.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Stevens   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Adams   0.2 2 3 3 1 2
  Mulholland   2.1 0 0 0 0 3
  Karchner   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
13
13
5
11

  E–Nilsson (9), Myers (2), Adams (3).  DP–Milwaukee 1.  2B–Milwaukee Loretta (26,off Wengert); Cirillo (26,off Wengert); Jenkins (12,off Myers); Vina 2 (34,off Myers,off Adams); Nilsson (14,off Stevens), Chicago Servais 2 (15,off Pulsipher 2); Hill (5,off Pulsipher).  3B–Chicago Hernandez (7,off Pulsipher); Blauser (3,off Pulsipher).  HR–Milwaukee Burnitz (34,3rd inning off Wengert 2 on, 1 out), Chicago Maxwell (1,4th inning off Pulsipher 1 on, 1 out); Sosa (59,5th inning off Pulsipher 0 on, 1 out); Gaetti (16,5th inning off Pulsipher 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Loretta (4,off Karchner); Wengert (1,off Pulsipher); Johnson (1,off Pulsipher).  HBP–Vina (25,by Wengert).  SB–Sosa (17,2nd base off Pulsipher/Nilsson).  WP–Adams 3 (3), Mulholland (2).  HBP–Wengert (3,Vina).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–3:41.  A–37,410.
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