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Cubs 4 @ Astros 5
Astrodome
August 15, 1998

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 15, 1998 at Astrodome. The home team Astros beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 15, 1998 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 4 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 5 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherBilly Wagner  
Losing PitcherTerry Mulholland  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 15, 1998 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherKevin Tapani  
Home Starting PitcherMike Hampton  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance52,003 
Time of Game3 hours 32 minutes 
UmpiresHP: CB Bucknor
1B: Paul Schrieber
2B: Dana DeMuth
3B: Charlie Reliford

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lance Johnson  Center Fielder 
Jeff Blauser  Shortstop 
Mark Grace  First Baseman 
Sammy Sosa  Right Fielder 
Glenallen Hill  Left Fielder 
Jose Hernandez  Third Baseman 
Manny Alexander  Second Baseman 
Scott Servais  Catcher 
Kevin Tapani  Pitcher 
Jim Riggleman  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Craig Biggio  Second Baseman 
Ricky Gutierrez  Shortstop 
Derek Bell  Right Fielder 
Jeff Bagwell  First Baseman 
Moises Alou  Left Fielder 
Carl Everett  Center Fielder 
Sean Berry  Third Baseman 
Brad Ausmus  Catcher 
Mike Hampton  Pitcher 
Larry Dierker  Manager 

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Cubs 4 @ Astros 5
Astrodome
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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/15/1998 -- Chicago at Houston (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Johnson L, cf         5  1  2  0   Biggio C, 2b          3  1  1  0   
Blauser J, ss         4  1  0  0   Gutierrez R, ss       4  0  2  0   
Grace M, 1b           4  1  1  0   Bell D, rf            5  0  0  1   
Sosa S, rf            5  1  2  1   Bagwell J, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Hill G, lf            4  0  2  2   Alou M, lf            4  3  3  2   
Brown B, lf           1  0  0  0   Everett C, cf         4  0  1  0   
Hernandez J, 3b       5  0  1  1   Berry S, 3b           3  0  1  1   
Alexander M, 2b       4  0  0  0   Bogar T, pr           0  1  0  0   
Servais S, c          4  0  0  0   Ausmus B, c           4  0  1  0   
Tapani K, p           3  0  0  0   Hampton M, p          2  0  0  0   
Heredia F, p          0  0  0  0   Clark D, ph           0  0  0  0   
Karchner M, p         0  0  0  0   Incaviglia P, ph      1  0  0  0   
Morandini M, ph       1  0  0  0   Elarton S, p          0  0  0  0   
Beck R, p             0  0  0  0   Spiers B, ph          1  0  0  0   
Adams T, p            0  0  0  0   Wagner B, p           0  0  0  0   
Mulholland T, p       0  0  0  0   Eusebio T, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  4  8  4                        36  5  9  4

Chicago          004 000 000 00 --  4
Houston          000 101 101 01 --  5
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tapani K              6.2  6  3  3  1  3
Heredia F             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Karchner M            1.0  1  0  0  1  0
Beck R                1.0  2  1  1  0  0
Adams T*              0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Mulholland T (L)      1.2  0  1  0  5  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hampton M             7.0  8  4  4  3  7
Elarton S             2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Wagner B (W)          2.0  0  0  0  0  5
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 10th

E -- Mulholland T
DP -- Chicago 2, Houston 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Houston 11
2B -- Hernandez J, Everett C
HR -- Alou M 2
SB -- Johnson L
SH -- Gutierrez R, Ausmus B
SF -- Bell D, Berry S
HBP -- by Hampton M (Alexander M)
T -- 3:32
A -- 52003

    

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