San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
September 28, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1998 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Javier cf 3 1 1 1
Aurilia ss 3 0 0 0
  Dunston ph,ss 1 0 1 0
  Burks ph 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez pr 0 0 0 0
Bonds lf 4 0 0 1
Kent 2b 4 0 0 1
Carter rf 4 0 0 0
Snow 1b 3 0 1 0
Hayes 3b 3 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Johnson c 2 0 0 0
  Mayne ph,c 2 1 2 0
Gardner p 2 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Rios ph 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz p 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
  Mueller 3b 1 1 1 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 1 1 0
Morandini 2b 4 0 1 0
Sosa rf 4 2 2 0
Grace 1b 3 0 2 0
Rodriguez lf 2 1 1 0
  Mieske ph,lf 1 0 1 2
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Tapani p 1 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 1 1 2
Houston c 3 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 2 0 1 0
Trachsel p 1 0 0 0
  Merced lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 4
San Francisco 000 000 003360
Chicago 000 022 01x5100
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner  L (13-6) 5.1 6 4 4 1 2
  Rodriguez   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Johnstone   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Morman   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Mesa   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel  W (15-8) 6.1 1 0 0 6 6
  Karchner   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Heredia   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Tapani   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Mulholland   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Beck  SV (51) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
7
6

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 3.  2B–Chicago Grace (39,off Mesa).  3B–San Francisco Snow (1,off Tapani).  HR–Chicago Gaetti (19,5th inning off Gardner 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Bonds (6,off Mulholland).  HBP–Kent (9,by Trachsel).  SH–Trachsel (9,off Gardner).  SB–Hernandez (4,2nd base off Ortiz/Mayne).  WP–Mesa (8).  HBP–Trachsel (8,Kent).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–3:41.  A–39,556.
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