Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
August 4, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1999 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 1, Chicago Cubs 5

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 0 0 1
Guerrero W. 2b 2 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Merced ph 1 0 0 0
  Machado c 0 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 0 0
Guerrero V. rf 3 0 2 0
Fullmer 1b 4 0 1 0
Barrett c 3 0 1 0
  Smart p 0 0 0 0
  Mouton ph 1 0 0 0
Andrews 3b 3 0 0 0
Cabrera ss 3 1 1 0
Powell p 2 0 0 0
  Mordecai 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 2 0 0 0
Alexander 2b 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 2 2 1
Rodriguez lf 3 1 1 0
Houston 3b 3 2 2 1
Nieves ss 3 0 1 2
Santiago c 2 0 1 1
Trachsel p 4 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 7 5
Montreal 000 000 010152
Chicago 010 103 00x570
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Powell  L (0-4) 5.1 6 5 4 4 3
  Ayala   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Smart   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
5
4
5
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel  W (4-14) 9.0 5 1 1 3 8
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
8

  E–W Guerrero (11), Fullmer (3).  DP–Montreal 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Montreal Fullmer (20,off Trachsel), Chicago Nieves (1,off Powell); Houston (7,off Smart).  3B–Montreal Cabrera (5,off Trachsel).  HR–Chicago Sosa (42,6th inning off Powell 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Houston (1,off Powell); Nieves (1,off Powell).  IBB–Santiago (5,by Powell).  SB–V Guerrero (7,2nd base off Trachsel/Santiago); W Guerrero (6,2nd base off Trachsel/Santiago).  CS–V Guerrero (5,2nd base by Trachsel/Santiago); Rodriguez (4,2nd base by Powell/Barrett).  WP–Ayala (3).  IBB–Powell (2,Santiago).  U-HP–Larry Vanover, 1B–C.B. Bucknor, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:37.  A–33,465.
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