Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
April 7, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1999 at Astrodome. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 2 2 0
Blauser 2b 1 1 1 0
  Morandini ph,2b 2 1 2 3
Grace 1b 4 0 0 1
Sosa rf 3 1 1 1
Hill lf 5 1 2 4
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
Santiago c 4 1 1 0
Hernandez ss 4 1 2 0
Gaetti 3b 5 0 1 0
Tapani p 3 1 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Goodwin lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 9
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 1 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
Everett cf 4 0 1 1
Hidalgo lf 3 1 1 0
Spiers 3b 3 0 1 0
  Caminiti ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Meluskey c 4 0 1 1
Gutierrez ss 4 0 1 0
Hampton p 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 1 0 0 0
  Howell ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Barker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Chicago 003 110 0229122
Houston 010 010 000251
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani  W (1-0) 6.0 4 2 2 5 4
  Miller   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Mulholland   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
6
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  L (0-1) 3.2 7 4 4 5 3
  Williams   3.1 1 1 1 3 4
  Miller   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Henry   1.2 3 3 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
12
9
7
9
10

  E–Santiago (1), Hernandez (2), Gutierrez (1).  2B–Chicago Sosa (1,off Hampton); Santiago (1,off Williams); Morandini (2,off T Miller), Houston Hidalgo (1,off Tapani); Gutierrez (1,off Mulholland).  3B–Chicago Morandini (1,off Henry).  HR–Chicago Hill (1,8th inning off Henry 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Grace (1,off Hampton).  HBP–Hernandez (1,by Williams); Morandini (1,by Williams).  CS–Sosa (1,2nd base by Williams/Meluskey); Spiers (1,2nd base by Tapani/Santiago).  SB–Bagwell (1,2nd base off Tapani/Santiago).  WP–Williams (1).  HBP–Williams 2 (2,Hernandez,Morandini).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–3:13.  A–23,381.
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