Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
September 14, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 4 1 2 1
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Hill lf 2 2 1 1
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Morandini 2b 3 0 1 0
Servais c 3 0 1 1
  Rodriguez ph 1 0 0 0
Clark p 3 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Veras 2b 4 0 1 1
Gwynn rf 4 0 1 1
  Rivera rf 0 0 0 0
Vaughn lf 3 1 1 1
Caminiti 3b 4 1 1 1
Joyner 1b 4 0 1 0
Finley cf 4 0 2 0
Leyritz c 3 0 1 0
  Mouton pr 0 1 0 0
  Myers c 1 0 0 0
Gomez ss 2 1 1 0
Hitchcock p 2 0 0 0
  Giovanola ph 0 0 0 0
  Langston p 0 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
Chicago 010 000 110350
San Diego 000 100 21x491
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Clark   6.2 7 3 3 2 1
  Heredia   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Karchner  L (3-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
2
2
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hitchcock   7.0 4 2 2 3 7
  Langston   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Miceli  W (10-4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Hoffman  SV (50) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
3
10

  E–Joyner (6).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Leyritz (9,off Clark); Gwynn (32,off Heredia).  HR–Chicago Hill (7,2nd inning off Hitchcock 0 on, 1 out); Hernandez (23,8th inning off Langston 0 on, 1 out), San Diego Vaughn (49,4th inning off Clark 0 on, 0 out); Caminiti (29,8th inning off Karchner 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Giovanola (5,off Clark).  SB–Morandini (13,2nd base off Hitchcock/Leyritz); Vaughn (11,2nd base off Clark/Servais); Finley 2 (12,2nd base off Clark/Servais 2).  U-HP–Bruce Dreckman, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:44.  A–23,948.
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