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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 21, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 21, 1999 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 21, 1999 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 21, 1999 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Francisco Cordova |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Lieber |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 37,006 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Davidson 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Kerwin Danley 3B: Mike Winters |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Martin | Left Fielder |
Mike Benjamin | Shortstop |
Brian Giles | Center Fielder |
Kevin Young | First Baseman |
Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
Warren Morris | Second Baseman |
Brant Brown | Right Fielder |
Keith Osik | Catcher |
Francisco Cordova | Pitcher |
Gene Lamont | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
Tyler Houston | Third Baseman |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Center Fielder |
Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
Glenallen Hill | Right Fielder |
Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
Benito Santiago | Catcher |
Jon Lieber | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 21, 1999
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lieber
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Lieber
Benjamin strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Lieber
Giles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Cordova
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Cordova covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Cordova
Houston hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Cordova
Grace strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lieber
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Lieber
Sprague hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Lieber
Morris strikes out. There goes Sprague. The throw from Santiago to Hernandez, and Sprague is out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Cordova
Sosa hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Giles. Sosa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Cordova
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Benjamin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Cordova
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sosa moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Cordova
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lieber
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Lieber
Osik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Lieber
Cordova bunts towards the mound. Lieber fields it and throws to first for the out. Osik moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Lieber
Martin hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Osik moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Benjamin vs. Lieber
Chris Tremie pinch runs for Keith Osik.
Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lieber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Cordova
Chris Tremie now catching.
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lieber vs. Cordova
Lieber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Cordova
Morandini hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Cordova
There goes Morandini. The throw from Tremie and he is out, Benjamin applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Lieber
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards second. Morandini throws towards first, with the pitcher covering. Lieber fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lieber. Giles moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Young vs. Lieber
Young hits a fly ball towards right. Hill settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Hill. Giles tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Lieber
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Lieber
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Lieber's glove, towards Morandini, who fields it, throws to second, with Hernandez covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Cordova
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Cordova
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Cordova
Sosa hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lieber
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tremie vs. Lieber
Tremie strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Lieber
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Lieber covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cordova
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Cordova
Hill hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Cordova
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lieber
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Lieber
Benjamin strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Lieber
Giles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Lieber
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Cordova
Santiago hits a line drive towards short. Benjamin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lieber vs. Cordova
Lieber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Cordova
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morandini for the out. Lieber moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Houston vs. Cordova
Houston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Lieber trying to get to home. Brown throws the ball in to Tremie who tags Lieber who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Lieber
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Lieber
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Houston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lieber
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Tremie vs. Lieber
Tremie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morandini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Cordova
Adrian Brown now playing right field.
Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Cordova
Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Grace trying to get to home. Giles throws the ball in to Tremie who tags Grace who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Cordova
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. Sosa moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Hill vs. Cordova
Hill strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Lieber
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lieber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lieber
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Lieber
Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Houston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Cordova
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Cordova
Curtis Goodwin pinch hits for Benito Santiago.
Goodwin hits a line drive towards first. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Christiansen
Jeff Reed pinch hits for Jon Lieber. Jason Christiansen now pitching.
Reed strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching. Jeff Reed now catching.
Giles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Aguilera
Young hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Aguilera
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Morris vs. Aguilera
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Aguilera covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Christiansen
Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Mickey Morandini.
Blauser hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Christiansen
Houston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Christiansen
Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Houston moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Sosa vs. Christiansen
Sosa is walked intentionally. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Christiansen
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Houston scores. Grace moves to third. Sosa moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/21/1999 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Martin A, lf 4 0 1 0 Morandini M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Benjamin M, ss 4 0 0 0 Blauser J, ph 1 1 1 1 Giles B, cf 4 1 2 0 Houston T, 3b 3 1 1 0 Young K, 1b 3 0 1 1 Grace M, 1b 4 0 2 0 Sprague E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Sosa S, cf 3 0 2 0 Morris W, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez H, lf 4 0 1 1 Brown B, rf 2 0 0 0 Hill G, rf 3 0 0 0 Brown A, rf 0 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 3 0 0 0 Osik K, c 1 0 1 0 Santiago B, c 2 0 0 0 Tremie C, pr-c 2 0 0 0 Goodwin C, ph 1 0 0 0 Cordova F, p 2 0 0 0 Aguilera R, p 0 0 0 0 Christiansen J, p 0 0 0 0 Lieber J, p 2 0 1 0 Reed J, ph-c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 6 1 30 2 9 2 Pittsburgh 000 100 000 -- 1 Chicago 000 000 002 -- 2 0 outs when winning run was scored. Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Cordova F 7.2 6 0 0 0 4 Christiansen J (L) 0.1 3 2 2 2 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lieber J 8.0 5 1 0 1 9 Aguilera R (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Lieber J, Hill G DP -- Chicago 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 6 2B -- Sosa S, Grace M, Young K HR -- Blauser J CS -- Sprague E, Morandini M SH -- Cordova F SF -- Young K T -- 2:23 A -- 37006
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