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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 9, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 9, 1998 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 9, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 9, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shawn Estes |
Home Starting Pitcher | Geremi Gonzalez |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 35,970 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jeff Nelson 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Bob Davidson 3B: Brian Gorman |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Marvin Benard | Left Fielder |
Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
Stan Javier | Right Fielder |
Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
Charlie Hayes | First Baseman |
Brent Mayne | Catcher |
Rich Aurilia | Shortstop |
Alex Diaz | Center Fielder |
Shawn Estes | Pitcher |
Dusty Baker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Manny Alexander | Second Baseman |
Jose Hernandez | Center Fielder |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
Matt Mieske | Left Fielder |
Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
Brant Brown | First Baseman |
Scott Servais | Catcher |
Geremi Gonzalez | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 9, 1998
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Gonzalez
Benard strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Gonzalez
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Gonzalez
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alexander misplays the ball. That's an error on Alexander. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kent vs. Gonzalez
Kent strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Gonzalez
There's a wild pitch. Mueller moves to third. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Gonzalez
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Estes
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Estes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Estes
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Estes
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Gonzalez
Mayne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Aurilia vs. Gonzalez
Aurilia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayne moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Diaz vs. Gonzalez
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. Mayne moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Estes vs. Gonzalez
Gonzalez fires to first and picks off Diaz. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Estes vs. Gonzalez
Estes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alexander reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Estes
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mieske vs. Estes
Mieske hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Estes
Orie hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Estes
Brown is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Estes
Servais hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Estes
Gonzalez bunts towards the mound. Estes fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alexander vs. Estes
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alexander for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Gonzalez
Benard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Gonzalez
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Gonzalez
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Gonzalez
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Estes
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Estes
Sosa takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Blauser vs. Estes
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hernandez moves to third. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mieske vs. Estes
Mieske hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hernandez tags and scores. Sosa tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Orie vs. Estes
Orie hits a fly ball into center field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sosa tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Estes
Brown hits a line drive beyond short. Aurilia can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Servais vs. Estes
Servais strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Gonzalez
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. Gonzalez
Mayne hits a fly ball into left field. Mieske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Aurilia vs. Gonzalez
Aurilia hits a popup towards third. Orie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Gonzalez
Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Estes
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Estes
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Estes
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Estes vs. Gonzalez
Estes hits a popup into left field. Mieske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Gonzalez
Benard hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Gonzalez
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Gonzalez
Javier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Kent vs. Gonzalez
Kent hits a popup into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Estes
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Estes
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mieske vs. Estes
Mieske hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Estes
Orie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benard. Orie reaches second base with a double. Mieske moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Estes
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Gonzalez
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Gonzalez
Mayne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Aurilia vs. Gonzalez
Aurilia hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Gonzalez
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Diaz for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Estes
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Estes
Gonzalez bunts towards the mound. Estes fields it and throws to first for the out. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Estes
Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Servais moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Grace vs. Johnstone
Mark Grace pinch hits for Jose Hernandez. John Johnstone now pitching. Darryl Hamilton now playing center field.
Grace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton. Grace reaches second base with a double. Servais scores. Alexander goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Johnstone
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Johnstone
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Gonzalez
Mark Grace now playing first base. Brant Brown now playing center field.
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Gonzalez
Benard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Gonzalez
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. Benard moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Gonzalez
The umpire calls a balk on Gonzalez Benard moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Javier vs. Gonzalez
Javier hits a popup, foul, towards third. Orie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mieske vs. Poole
Jim Poole now pitching. Chris Jones now playing right field.
Mieske hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Poole
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Poole
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Poole
Servais hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Gonzalez
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Gonzalez
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Gonzalez
Mayne strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Poole
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Poole
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Poole
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Gonzalez
Aurilia hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gonzalez
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Gonzalez
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Benard vs. Gonzalez
Benard strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/9/1998, game 2 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D) San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Benard M, lf 4 0 1 0 Alexander M, 2b 5 1 1 0 Mueller B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Hernandez J, cf 2 1 0 0 Javier S, rf 4 0 1 0 Grace M, ph-1b 2 0 1 2 Poole J, p 0 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 3 1 0 0 Kent J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Blauser J, ss 4 0 1 0 Hayes C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mieske M, lf 3 1 3 1 Mayne B, c 2 0 0 0 Orie K, 3b 3 1 2 3 Aurilia R, ss 4 0 1 0 Brown B, 1b-cf 3 0 1 0 Diaz A, cf 3 0 0 0 Servais S, c 4 1 2 0 Johnstone J, p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, p 2 0 0 0 Jones C, rf 0 0 0 0 Estes S, p 2 0 0 0 Hamilton D, cf 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 0 6 0 31 6 11 6 San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0 Chicago 022 002 00x -- 6 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Estes S (L) 5.1 9 6 6 2 7 Johnstone J 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 Poole J 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Gonzalez J (W) 9.0 6 0 0 4 7 E -- Alexander M LOB -- San Francisco 10, Chicago 8 2B -- Orie K, Grace M HR -- Orie K CS -- Diaz A SH -- Gonzalez J 2 SF -- Mieske M, Orie K HBP -- by Estes S (Brown B) WP -- Gonzalez J Balk -- Gonzalez J T -- 2:35 A -- 35970
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