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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 26, 1991
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 26, 1991 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 26, 1991 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 26, 1991 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Orel Hershiser |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Sutcliffe |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 31,149 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Charlie Williams 3B: Randy Marsh |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brett Butler | Center Fielder |
Juan Samuel | Second Baseman |
Kal Daniels | Left Fielder |
Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
Mike Scioscia | Catcher |
Lenny Harris | Third Baseman |
Jose Offerman | Shortstop |
Orel Hershiser | Pitcher |
Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chico Walker | Third Baseman |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
Andre Dawson | Right Fielder |
George Bell | Left Fielder |
Dwight Smith | Center Fielder |
Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
Rick Wilkins | Catcher |
Rick Sutcliffe | Pitcher |
Jim Essian | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 26, 1991
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Sutcliffe
Butler hits a line drive towards first. Grace reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Sutcliffe
Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Daniels vs. Sutcliffe
Daniels hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Sutcliffe
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Samuel moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Sutcliffe
Murray takes first base on ball four. Samuel moves to third. Strawberry moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Scioscia vs. Sutcliffe
Scioscia hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hershiser
Walker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Hershiser
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Hershiser
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dawson vs. Hershiser
Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hershiser
Bell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Dawson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Hershiser
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Sutcliffe
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutcliffe covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Sutcliffe
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hershiser vs. Sutcliffe
Hershiser bunts towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hershiser for the out. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Sutcliffe
Butler 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
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Hershiser
Dunston bunts for a single. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wilkins vs. Hershiser
Wilkins hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sutcliffe vs. Hershiser
Sutcliffe strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hershiser
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Sutcliffe
Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dunston. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Daniels vs. Sutcliffe
Daniels hits a ball on the ground for a single. Samuel moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strawberry vs. Sutcliffe
Strawberry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg catches it and throws to second with Dunston covering, to double up Samuel. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Sutcliffe
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Hershiser
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Hershiser
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Hershiser
Dawson hits a line drive towards third. Harris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Sutcliffe
Scioscia hits a line drive into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Sutcliffe
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Sutcliffe
Offerman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hershiser
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hershiser
Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Hershiser
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hershiser vs. Sutcliffe
Hershiser strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Sutcliffe
Butler hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Sutcliffe
Samuel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daniels vs. Sutcliffe
Daniels hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Samuel moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Strawberry vs. Sutcliffe
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. Daniels moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Murray vs. Sutcliffe
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Hershiser
Wilkins is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sutcliffe vs. Hershiser
Sutcliffe strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hershiser
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Hershiser
Grace hits a line drive off the glove of Murray, and into shallow right field. Grace reaches second base with a double. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Sandberg vs. Hershiser
Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. Grace scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Hershiser
Dawson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Samuel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Sutcliffe
Scioscia hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Sutcliffe
Harris 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Sutcliffe
Offerman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Crews
Tim Crews now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray juggles the ball. That's an error on Murray. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Crews
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Crews
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samuel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Sutcliffe
Stan Javier pinch hits for Tim Crews.
Javier 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Sutcliffe
Butler hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Sutcliffe
Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Gott
Jim Gott now pitching.
Wilkins strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sutcliffe vs. Gott
Sutcliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Gott
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Sutcliffe
Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Daniels for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Sutcliffe
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Sutcliffe
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Gott
Grace hits a line drive for a single. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Gott
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Dawson vs. Gott
Dawson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Gott
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Sutcliffe
Jerome Walton now playing center field. Dwight Smith now playing left field.
Scioscia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Sutcliffe
Harris bunts towards third. Walker fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Walker. Scioscia moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hansen vs. Sutcliffe
Dave Hansen pinch hits for Jose Offerman.
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Scioscia moves to third. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Webster vs. McElroy
Chris Gwynn pinch hits for Jim Gott. Chuck McElroy now pitching. Mitch Webster pinch hits for Chris Gwynn.
Webster bunts for a single. Scioscia scores. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Butler vs. McElroy
Butler hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Walton. Butler reaches second base with a double. Harris scores. Webster moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Samuel vs. Lancaster
Les Lancaster now pitching.
Samuel hits a fly ball into right center field, beyond the reach of Walton. Samuel reaches second base with a double. Webster scores. Butler scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Daniels vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Doug Dascenzo now playing center field.
Daniels strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Assenmacher
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Howell
Jay Howell now pitching. Mike Sharperson now playing third base. Lenny Harris now playing shortstop. Mitch Webster now playing left field.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Howell
Dunston hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wilkins vs. Howell
Wilkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Dunston for the double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/26/1991 -- Los Angeles at Chicago (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Butler B, cf 5 1 1 1 Walker C, 3b 4 2 1 0 Samuel J, 2b 4 0 2 2 Grace M, 1b 4 1 2 0 Daniels K, lf 5 0 2 0 Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 1 2 Howell J, p 0 0 0 0 Dawson A, rf 4 0 1 1 Strawberry D, rf 3 0 0 0 Bell G, lf 4 0 1 0 Murray E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Walton J, cf 0 0 0 0 Scioscia M, c 4 1 1 0 Assenmacher P, p 0 0 0 0 Harris L, 3b-ss 4 1 0 0 Smith D, cf-lf 4 0 1 0 Offerman J, ss 2 0 0 0 Dunston S, ss 4 0 2 0 Hansen D, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilkins R, c 3 0 0 0 Sharperson M, 3b 0 0 0 0 Sutcliffe R, p 3 0 0 0 Hershiser O, p 1 0 0 0 McElroy C, p 0 0 0 0 Crews T, p 0 0 0 0 Lancaster L, p 0 0 0 0 Javier S, ph 1 0 0 0 Dascenzo D, cf 0 0 0 0 Gott J, p 0 0 0 0 Gwynn C, ph 0 0 0 0 Webster M, ph-lf 1 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 7 4 34 3 9 3 Los Angeles 000 000 004 -- 4 Chicago 100 020 000 -- 3 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Hershiser O 5.0 7 3 3 0 5 Crews T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Gott J (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 Howell J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Sutcliffe R 8.1 4 2 1 5 4 McElroy C (L)* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 Lancaster L+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Assenmacher P 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Dunston S, Murray E, Walker C DP -- Los Angeles 3, Chicago 2 LOB -- Los Angeles 9, Chicago 5 2B -- Grace M, Butler B, Samuel J SH -- Hershiser O HBP -- by Hershiser O (Wilkins R) T -- 3:06 A -- 31149
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