Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
September 27, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1998 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros 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, Houston Astros 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 0 0 0
Hernandez ss,lf 5 1 1 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Grace 1b 5 0 1 0
Sosa rf 5 0 2 1
Hill lf 4 0 1 0
  Blauser ss 1 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 5 0 1 0
Morandini 2b 3 1 0 0
Servais c 4 1 0 0
  Houston ph,c 1 0 0 0
Mulholland p 2 0 1 2
  Brown ph 0 0 0 0
  Mieske ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Merced ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 3 7 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 0 0
Hidalgo cf 4 1 2 2
Bell rf 5 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 3 1 2 1
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Berry 3b 4 0 1 1
  Bogar 3b 0 0 0 0
  Spiers ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 5 1 1 0
Ausmus c 5 0 3 0
Hampton p 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Incaviglia ph 1 0 0 0
  Bergman p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Elarton p 0 0 0 0
  Everett ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 40 4 12 4
Chicago 100 200 000 00370
Houston 001 000 020 014122
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland   8.0 9 3 3 3 9
  Beck  L (3-4) 2.2 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
10.2
12
4
4
5
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton   6.0 5 3 0 2 4
  Henry   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Bergman   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Wagner   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Elarton  W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
11.0
7
3
0
5
9

  E–Biggio (15), Gutierrez (15).  DP–Chicago 2, Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Grace (38,off Hampton); Mulholland (2,off Hampton), Houston Ausmus (10,off Mulholland); Hidalgo (15,off Mulholland).  3B–Houston Everett (4,off Beck).  IBB–Morandini (4,by Bergman); Alou (11,by Beck); Biggio (6,by Beck).  SH–Hampton (7,off Mulholland).  SF–Hidalgo (4,off Beck).  SB–Sosa (18,2nd base off Bergman/Ausmus); Johnson (10,2nd base off Wagner/Ausmus).  IBB–Beck 2 (4,Alou,Biggio); Bergman (3,Morandini).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–3:30.  A–51,916.
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