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Cubs
@ Braves
Turner Field
April 4, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 4, 1997 at Turner Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 4, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 4, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Foster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny Neagle |
| Ballpark | Turner Field |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 45,044 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Reliford 1B: Dana DeMuth 2B: Bruce Dreckman 3B: Gary Darling |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Doug Glanville | Left Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Brant Brown | First Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Kevin Foster | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Ryan Klesko | Left Fielder |
| Javy Lopez | Catcher |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Denny Neagle | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
Turner Field
April 4, 1997
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Neagle
McRae bunts towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Neagle
Glanville hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Neagle
Sandberg hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Foster
Lofton hits a popup into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Foster
Tucker hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Foster
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Foster
McGriff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Klesko vs. Foster
Klesko hits a line drive into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Neagle
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Neagle, and towards Blauser, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Neagle
Dunston hits a line drive into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Neagle
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Foster
Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lemke vs. Foster
Lemke strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Foster
Blauser hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Neagle vs. Foster
Neagle strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Neagle
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Neagle covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Neagle
Servais hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lemke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Neagle
Foster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Foster
Lofton hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Foster
Tucker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Foster
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Foster
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Foster
Klesko hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Neagle
McRae hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lofton who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Glanville vs. Neagle
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Neagle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Sandberg vs. Neagle
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Neagle
Sosa hits a popup towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Foster
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Foster
Lemke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Foster
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lemke moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Neagle vs. Foster
Neagle strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Neagle
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Neagle
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orie for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Neagle
Brown hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Neagle
Servais hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Foster
Lofton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Foster
Tucker bunts towards first. Brown fields the ball and throws to Foster covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Foster
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Foster
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Neagle
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Neagle
McRae hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Neagle
Glanville hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Klesko throws the ball in to Jones who relays the ball to Lemke who tags Glanville trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Sandberg vs. Neagle
Sandberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klesko. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Neagle
Sosa is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Dunston vs. Neagle
Dunston hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lopez scoops up the ball and tags Dunston for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Foster
Klesko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Foster
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Klesko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemke vs. Foster
Lemke bunts towards the mound. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. Klesko moves to third. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Blauser vs. Foster
Blauser hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Lockhart vs. Foster
Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Denny Neagle.
Lockhart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Klesko scores. There goes Lopez trying to get to home. Sosa throws the ball in to Servais who tags Lopez who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Wade
Terrell Wade now pitching.
Orie strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wade
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Wade
Servais takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Wade
Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Kevin Foster.
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Wade
McRae hits a line drive to right field. Tucker throws towards first. McGriff fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McGriff. Servais scores. Hernandez goes all the way around to score. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Glanville vs. Clontz
Brad Clontz now pitching.
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Patterson
Bob Patterson now pitching.
Lofton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Patterson
Tucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lofton moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Patterson
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lofton scores. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Patterson
McGriff strikes out. There goes Jones. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Adams
Andruw Jones pinch hits for Ryan Klesko. Terry Adams now pitching.
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Adams
Lopez hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Clontz
Andruw Jones now playing right field. Michael Tucker now playing left field.
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Clontz
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Clontz
There goes Sosa. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Blauser applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Clontz
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Adams
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Adams
Blauser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mordecai vs. Adams
Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Brad Clontz.
Mordecai hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Lofton vs. Adams
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston misplays the ball. That's an error on Dunston. Blauser scores. Mordecai moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Tucker vs. Adams
Tucker hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Adams
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Glanville throws the ball in to Dunston who relays the ball to Sandberg who tags Jones trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Mordecai scores. Lofton moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Wohlers
Mark Wohlers now pitching. Tyler Houston pinch hits for Kevin Orie.
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wohlers
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Wohlers
Dave Hansen pinch hits for Scott Servais.
Hansen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lemke catches it and throws to first to double up Brown. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/4/1997 -- Chicago at Atlanta (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 4 2 3 1 Lofton K, cf 5 1 1 0
Glanville D, lf 4 0 1 0 Tucker M, rf-lf 5 1 3 1
Sandberg R, 2b 3 0 1 2 Jones C, 3b 4 0 3 2
Sosa S, rf 3 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 4 0 1 0
Dunston S, ss 4 0 0 0 Klesko R, lf 3 1 1 0
Orie K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jones A, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Houston T, ph 1 0 0 0 Lopez J, c 4 0 2 0
Brown B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Lemke M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Servais S, c 2 1 0 0 Blauser J, ss 4 1 1 0
Hansen D, ph 1 0 0 0 Neagle D, p 2 0 0 0
Foster K, p 2 0 0 0 Lockhart K, ph 1 0 1 1
Hernandez J, ph 1 1 1 0 Wade T, p 0 0 0 0
Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0 Clontz B, p 0 0 0 0
Adams T, p 0 0 0 0 Mordecai M, ph 1 1 1 0
Wohlers M, p 0 0 0 0
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31 4 7 3 37 5 15 4
Chicago 000 101 200 -- 4
Atlanta 001 001 12x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Foster K 6.0 9 2 2 1 5
Patterson B 0.1 3 1 1 0 1
Adams T (L) 1.2 3 2 0 0 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle D 6.0 5 2 2 1 1
Wade T 0.2 2 2 1 1 1
Clontz B (W) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Wohlers M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- McGriff F, Dunston S
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Chicago 4, Atlanta 10
2B -- Lopez J, Sandberg R
3B -- McRae B
HR -- Tucker M
SB -- Jones C
CS -- Sosa S
SH -- Lemke M
T -- 2:54
A -- 45044
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