Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
September 17, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 2 2 0
Morandini 2b 5 1 2 1
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 2 2
Rodriguez lf 3 0 0 0
  Haney p 0 0 0 0
  Hill ph 1 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 3b,lf,3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Houston c 3 0 2 0
Alexander ss,3b 3 0 0 0
  Merced ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Morgan p 1 0 0 0
  Brown ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Blauser ph,ss 1 0 0 0
  Gaetti ph,3b 1 1 1 1
Totals 37 4 9 4
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Finley cf 5 1 1 0
Gwynn rf 4 1 2 1
  Mouton pr 0 0 0 0
Vaughn lf 5 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 1 1 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 1 1
Myers G. c 2 0 0 0
  Hernandez c 2 0 0 0
Sheets 2b 3 0 1 1
  Vander Wal ph 1 0 0 0
  Giovanola 2b 0 0 0 0
Gomez ss 4 0 1 0
Spencer p 1 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Leyritz ph 1 0 0 0
  Myers R. p 0 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 0 0 0 0
  Arias ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 7 3
Chicago 100 001 010 1490
San Diego 200 000 010 0370
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan   5.0 4 2 2 3 2
  Haney   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Karchner   1.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Heredia  W (3-3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Beck  SV (49) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
7
3
3
5
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Spencer   5.2 5 2 2 0 7
  Ramirez   1.1 0 0 0 1 3
  Myers   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Miceli   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Hoffman  L (4-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
2
10

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 2.  2B–Chicago Houston (7,off Spencer), San Diego Finley (37,off Morgan); Joyner (29,off Morgan); Caminiti (28,off Karchner).  HR–Chicago Morandini (8,1st inning off Spencer 0 on, 1 out); Gaetti (18,10th inning off Hoffman 0 on, 0 out), San Diego Gwynn (14,8th inning off Karchner 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Spencer (3,off Morgan).  IBB–Joyner (8,by Karchner).  SB–Mouton (4,2nd base off Beck/Houston).  BK–Ramirez (1).  IBB–Karchner (2,Joyner).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:57.  A–32,047.
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