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September 7, 1998

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Cubs 1 6 0
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Cardinals 3 5 1

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .313
OBP .000 .378
At Bats 3 566
Hits 0 177
• Singles 0 100
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 58
Walks 0 61
RBI’s 0 140

Mike Busby Season Stats

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5 1 0
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Busch Stadium - September 7, 1998
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Mike Busby
Eli Marrero
Mark McGwire
Delino DeShields
Fernando Tatis
Placido Polanco
Ron Gant
Ray Lankford
John Mabry
Sammy Sosa
Count: 2-2, 1 Out
Count: 2-2, 1 Out

Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 John Mabry now playing right field. Grace strikes out.
Bottom 7 Tatis strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gant takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Lankford. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Lankford steals second.
Bottom 7 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 McGwire hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Matt Karchner now pitching. DeShields hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Mike Busby now pitching. Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Matt Mieske pinch hits for Mike Morgan. Lance Painter now pitching. Mieske takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Servais bunts towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with DeShields covering, for the out. Morandini moves to second.
Top 7 Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Gaetti hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Marrero hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 6 Polanco hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sosa strikes out.
Top 6 Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Gant takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Lankford. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Lankford steals second.
Bottom 5 Lankford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 McGwire hits a popup into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Oliver fires to first and has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to Polanco who tags Johnson for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a line drive towards short. Polanco reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 DeShields hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Marrero takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Oliver strikes out.
Top 4 Servais hits a line drive into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morandini for the out.
Top 4 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Tatis, and into shallow left field. Gaetti reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Tatis takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to third. Gant moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gant is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McGwire moves to second.
Bottom 3 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Jordan strikes out.
Top 3 Sosa strikes out.
Top 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. Morgan moves to third. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco misplays the ball. That's an error on Polanco.
Top 3 Johnson hits a popup into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lankford. Morgan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Marrero hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out.
Bottom 2 Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Servais hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hill moves to second.
Top 2 Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields the ball and throws to Oliver covering. Safe.
Bottom 1 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tatis for the out.
Bottom 1 Gant takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Lankford. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Lankford steals second.
Bottom 1 Lankford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Jordan hits a line drive into left field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 DeShields hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sosa hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Grace hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.