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Rockies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 31, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Colorado Rockies, played on July 31, 1998 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 31, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Colorado Rockies
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 31, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Colorado Rockies |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jamey Wright |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kerry Wood |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 40,490 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Mark Wegner 2B: Paul Schrieber 3B: Dana DeMuth |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Neifi Perez | Shortstop |
Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
Larry Walker | Right Fielder |
Dante Bichette | Left Fielder |
Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
Todd Helton | First Baseman |
Mike Lansing | Second Baseman |
Jeff Reed | Catcher |
Jamey Wright | Pitcher |
Don Baylor | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brant Brown | Center Fielder |
Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
Tyler Houston | Catcher |
Manny Alexander | Third Baseman |
Kerry Wood | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rockies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 31, 1998
Top 1
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wood
Perez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Wood
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wood
Walker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bichette vs. Wood
Bichette hits a popup towards short. Blauser catches it and throws to second to double up Burks. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wright
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Wright
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Wright
Sosa hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Wright
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Wright
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Wright
Blauser hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Wood
Castilla hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Wood
Helton hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Wood
Lansing hits a popup beyond second. Morandini can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Wood
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Wright
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Wright
Alexander hits a line drive into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Wright
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Wood
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wood
Perez hits a popup into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Wood
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wright
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Wright
Morandini hits a line drive beyond short. Perez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sosa vs. Wright
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Brown scores. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Wright
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Helton scoops it up and throws to first, with Wright covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wood
Walker is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Wood
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Wood
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wright
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Wright
There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Reed and he is out, Lansing applying the tag. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Wright
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Wright
Houston hits a popup towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Wood
Helton hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Wood
Lansing hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Wood
Reed strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Wright
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Wright
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wright
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Wood
Wright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Wood
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Wood
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wood
Walker takes first base on ball four. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bichette vs. Wood
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Wright
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Wright
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Helton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sosa for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Wright
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Wright
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blauser vs. Wright
Blauser is hit by the pitch. Grace moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Houston vs. Wright
Houston strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Wood
Castilla strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Wood
Helton strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Wood
Lansing hits a line drive beyond first. Grace can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Wood
There goes Lansing. The throw from Houston and he is out, Morandini applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Wright
Curtis Goodwin now playing center field.
Alexander hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Wright
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wright
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Wright
Morandini hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Wood
Reed takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vander Wal vs. Wood
John Vander Wal pinch hits for Jamey Wright.
Vander Wal strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Wood
Perez takes first base on ball four. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Wood
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. Reed moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Mulholland
Terry Mulholland now pitching.
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reed tags and scores. Perez tags and moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Bichette vs. Mulholland
Bichette hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. DeJean
Mike DeJean now pitching.
Sosa hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. DeJean
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. DeJean
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. DeJean
Blauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. DeJean
Houston hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. DeJean
Alexander takes first base on ball four. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mulholland vs. DeJean
Mulholland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blauser scores. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Veres
Dave Veres now pitching.
Brown takes first base on ball four. Alexander moves to third. Mulholland moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Morandini vs. Veres
Morandini hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alexander scores. There goes Mulholland trying to get to home. Goodwin throws the ball in to Reed who tags Mulholland who's trying to score from second, for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play
Top 9
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Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Mulholland
Lance Johnson now playing center field. Brant Brown now playing left field.
Castilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Helton vs. Mulholland
Helton hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Mulholland
Lansing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Castilla moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Reed vs. Mulholland
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Mulholland covering, for the out. Castilla moves to third. Lansing moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Shumpert vs. Mulholland
Terry Shumpert pinch hits for Dave Veres.
Shumpert hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/31/1998 -- Colorado at Chicago (D) Colorado AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Perez N, ss 3 0 1 0 Brown B, cf-lf 4 1 1 0 Burks E, cf 3 0 0 0 Morandini M, 2b 5 0 2 1 Goodwin C, cf 0 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 4 1 1 1 Walker L, rf 1 0 1 1 Grace M, 1b 1 2 0 0 Bichette D, lf 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez H, lf 2 2 2 4 Castilla V, 3b 3 0 0 0 Johnson L, cf 0 0 0 0 Helton T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Blauser J, ss 2 1 0 0 Lansing M, 2b 4 0 3 0 Houston T, c 4 0 0 0 Reed J, c 3 1 0 0 Alexander M, 3b 3 2 1 1 Wright J, p 2 0 1 0 Wood K, p 3 0 0 0 Vander Wal J, ph 1 0 0 0 Mulholland T, p 1 0 1 1 DeJean M, p 0 0 0 0 Veres D, p 0 0 0 0 Shumpert T, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 1 6 1 29 9 8 8 Colorado 000 000 010 -- 1 Chicago 301 000 14x -- 9 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO Wright J (L) 7.0 5 5 5 4 2 DeJean M 0.2 2 4 4 3 0 Veres D 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wood K (W) 7.1 5 1 1 4 6 Mulholland T (S) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 DP -- Colorado 1, Chicago 2 LOB -- Colorado 8, Chicago 5 HR -- Sosa S, Rodriguez H 2, Alexander M CS -- Rodriguez H SF -- Walker L HBP -- by Wood K (Walker L), by Wright J (Blauser J) T -- 2:25 A -- 40490
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