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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 20, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 20, 1999 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 20, 1999 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 20, 1999 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Thompson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Lieber |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 38,085 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ian Lamplugh 1B: Randy Marsh 2B: CB Bucknor 3B: Mark Carlson |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
Adam Kennedy | Second Baseman |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Ray Lankford | Left Fielder |
Thomas Howard | Right Fielder |
Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
J.D. Drew | Center Fielder |
Marcus Jensen | Catcher |
Mark Thompson | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
Roosevelt Brown | Left Fielder |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Shane Andrews | Third Baseman |
Benito Santiago | Catcher |
Jose Nieves | Shortstop |
Chad Meyers | Second Baseman |
Jon Lieber | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 20, 1999
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Lieber
Renteria hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Grace. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Lieber
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Lieber
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Lieber
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Thompson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Thompson
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Thompson
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Lieber
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lieber
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Lieber
Tatis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Thompson
Grace strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Thompson
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Thompson
Santiago hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nieves vs. Thompson
Nieves hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santiago moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Meyers vs. Thompson
Meyers strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Lieber
Drew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Drew for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Lieber
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lieber
Thompson hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lieber vs. Thompson
Lieber strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Thompson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Thompson
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Lieber
Renteria hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Lieber
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Lieber
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Thompson
Sosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Thompson
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Sosa for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Thompson
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Lieber
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lieber
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howard for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Lieber
Tatis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Thompson
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Thompson
Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Thompson
Meyers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lieber vs. Thompson
Lieber hits a line drive into left field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Lieber
Drew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Lieber
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lieber
Thompson hits a line drive towards first. Grace reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Thompson
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Thompson
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Thompson
Sosa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Grace vs. Thompson
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Lieber
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Renteria for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Lieber
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kennedy for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Lieber
McGwire hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Lieber
Lankford bunts towards third. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Lieber
Howard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Lieber
Tatis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Drew vs. Lieber
Drew hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Lieber
Jensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Myers
Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Mark Thompson. Rodney Myers now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Myers
Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Renteria vs. Myers
Renteria hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Renteria reaches second base with a double. Perez scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Myers
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Slocumb
Heathcliff Slocumb now pitching. Craig Paquette now playing right field. Placido Polanco now playing second base.
Andrews strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Slocumb
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Slocumb
Nieves hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Myers
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Myers
Lankford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Myers
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Slocumb
Joe McEwing now playing right field. Craig Paquette now playing first base.
Meyers hits a popup into right field. McEwing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Liniak vs. Slocumb
Cole Liniak pinch hits for Rodney Myers.
Liniak hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Painter
Lance Painter now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Liniak moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Painter
Bo Porter pinch hits for Roosevelt Brown.
Porter strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. McNichol
Bo Porter now playing left field. Brian McNichol now pitching.
Tatis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Drew vs. McNichol
Eli Marrero pinch runs for Fernando Tatis.
Drew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. McNichol
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. Marrero moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Polanco vs. McNichol
Polanco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Bottalico
Ricky Bottalico now pitching. Craig Paquette now playing third base. Eli Marrero now playing first base.
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Bottalico
Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Bottalico
Andrews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Bottalico
Santiago hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drew. Santiago reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Nieves vs. Bottalico
Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Morandini vs. Bottalico
Mickey Morandini pinch hits for Chad Meyers.
Morandini strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/20/1999 -- St. Louis at Chicago (N) St. Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Renteria E, ss 4 0 1 1 Johnson L, cf 3 0 0 0 Kennedy A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brown R, lf 3 0 0 0 Slocumb H, p 0 0 0 0 Porter B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Painter L, p 0 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 3 0 1 0 Bottalico R, p 0 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 4 1 1 0 McGwire M, 1b 4 1 1 1 Andrews S, 3b 4 1 1 2 McEwing J, rf 0 0 0 0 Santiago B, c 4 0 2 0 Lankford R, lf 4 1 2 0 Nieves J, ss 4 0 1 0 Howard T, rf 3 1 1 2 Meyers C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Paquette C, rf-1b-3b 1 0 0 0 Morandini M, ph 1 0 0 0 Tatis F, 3b 3 1 1 0 Lieber J, p 2 0 0 0 Marrero E, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Drew J, cf 4 1 1 2 Liniak C, ph 1 0 1 0 Jensen M, c 4 1 1 0 McNichol B, p 0 0 0 0 Thompson M, p 2 0 0 0 Perez E, ph 1 1 1 1 Polanco P, 2b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 7 9 7 33 2 8 2 St. Louis 000 000 700 -- 7 Chicago 000 000 002 -- 2 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Thompson M (W) 6.0 4 0 0 2 5 Slocumb H 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 Painter L 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Bottalico R 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lieber J (L) 6.2 6 6 6 0 9 Myers R 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 McNichol B 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Grace M DP -- St. Louis 2, Chicago 1 LOB -- St. Louis 2, Chicago 6 2B -- Renteria E, Santiago B HR -- McGwire M, Howard T, Drew J, Andrews S WP -- Myers R T -- 2:26 A -- 38085
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