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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 20, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 20, 1998 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 20, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 20, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Harnisch |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Tapani |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 40,117 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dana DeMuth 1B: Jerry Layne 2B: Sam Holbrook 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Reggie Sanders | Center Fielder |
Jon Nunnally | Right Fielder |
Sean Casey | First Baseman |
Dmitri Young | Left Fielder |
Bret Boone | Second Baseman |
Aaron Boone | Third Baseman |
Damian Jackson | Shortstop |
Brook Fordyce | Catcher |
Pete Harnisch | Pitcher |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Glenallen Hill | Left Fielder |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Tyler Houston | Catcher |
Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
Kevin Tapani | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 20, 1998
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Tapani
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nunnally vs. Tapani
Nunnally hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Tapani
There goes Nunnally. The throw from Houston and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Tapani
Casey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Casey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Tapani
The ball gets by Houston for a passed ball. Casey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Young vs. Tapani
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Tapani
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harnisch
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Harnisch
Morandini hits a line drive into center field. Sanders picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sanders. Morandini moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sosa vs. Harnisch
Sosa hits a popup towards first. Casey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Harnisch
Grace strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Tapani
Boone hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Tapani
Jackson hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fordyce vs. Tapani
Fordyce hits a line drive into left field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Harnisch vs. Tapani
Harnisch 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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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Harnisch
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Harnisch
Gaetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Harnisch
Houston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Harnisch
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Tapani
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Tapani
Nunnally strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Tapani
Casey hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Hill. Casey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Tapani
Young hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Casey trying to get to home. Hill throws the ball in to Houston who tags Casey, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tapani vs. Harnisch
Tapani hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harnisch
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Harnisch
Morandini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Harnisch
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Harnisch
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casey juggles the ball. That's an error on Casey. Johnson scores. Morandini moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Harnisch
Hill takes first base on ball four. Morandini moves to third. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Gaetti vs. Harnisch
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Tapani
Boone hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Tapani
Boone hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Sosa who is chasing the ball. Boone reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Tapani
Jackson hits a line drive into left field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boone tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fordyce vs. Tapani
Fordyce strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harnisch vs. Tapani
Harnisch 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 4
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Harnisch
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Harnisch
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tapani vs. Harnisch
Tapani hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Tapani
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Tapani
Nunnally takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Tapani
Casey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Tapani
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields the ball and throws to Tapani covering. Safe. Nunnally moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Tapani
Boone hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Myers
Rodney Myers now pitching.
Boone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harnisch
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Harnisch
Morandini hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Harnisch
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone juggles the ball. That's an error on Boone. Morandini moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Harnisch
Grace hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Harnisch
Hill strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Myers
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fordyce vs. Myers
Myers fires to first and picks off Jackson. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fordyce vs. Myers
Fordyce hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harnisch vs. Myers
Harnisch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Harnisch
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Harnisch
Houston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Harnisch
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gaetti moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Harnisch
Henry Rodriguez pinch hits for Rodney Myers.
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Haney
Chris Haney now pitching.
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Haney
Nunnally 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 -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Haney
Casey hits a fly ball into left field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. White
Gabe White now pitching. Roberto Petagine now playing first base.
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. White
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. White
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. White
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Haney
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Haney
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Miller
Kurt Miller now pitching.
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Miller
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fordyce vs. Miller
Fordyce hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Petagine vs. Miller
Petagine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fordyce moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Watkins vs. Miller
Pat Watkins pinch hits for Reggie Sanders.
Watkins hits a fly ball into left field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. White
Pat Watkins now playing center field.
Hill hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. White
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. White
Scott Servais pinch hits for Tyler Houston.
Servais hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. White
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Young. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Mieske vs. White
Matt Mieske pinch hits for Kurt Miller.
Mieske hits a fly ball into center field. Watkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Heredia
Scott Servais now catching. Felix Heredia now pitching.
Nunnally strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Heredia
White strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Heredia
Young 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 9
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. White
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. White
Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Mickey Morandini.
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. White
Sosa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/20/1998 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Sanders R, cf 4 0 1 0 Johnson L, cf 5 2 2 1 Watkins P, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Morandini M, 2b 4 0 3 0 Nunnally J, rf 4 1 0 0 Blauser J, ph 1 0 0 0 Casey S, 1b 4 0 2 0 Sosa S, rf 5 0 0 0 White G, p 1 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Young D, lf 3 2 2 0 Hill G, lf 3 1 1 1 Boone B, 2b 4 3 3 6 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Boone A, 3b 4 1 2 0 Houston T, c 3 0 2 0 Jackson D, ss 3 0 1 1 Servais S, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Fordyce B, c 4 0 1 0 Hernandez J, ss 4 0 1 0 Harnisch P, p 3 0 0 0 Tapani K, p 2 0 0 0 Petagine R, 1b 1 0 1 0 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez H, ph 1 0 0 0 Haney C, p 0 0 0 0 Miller K, p 0 0 0 0 Mieske M, ph 1 0 0 0 Heredia F, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 13 7 38 3 10 2 Cincinnati 000 230 020 -- 7 Chicago 001 000 110 -- 3 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Harnisch P (W) 6.0 7 1 0 1 6 White G (S) 3.0 3 2 2 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Tapani K (L) 4.2 9 5 5 2 4 Myers R 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 Haney C* 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 Miller K 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Heredia F 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Sanders R, Casey S, Boone A DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Chicago 9 2B -- Casey S 2, Hernandez J 3B -- Boone A HR -- Boone B 3, Johnson L, Hill G CS -- Nunnally J SF -- Jackson D PB -- Houston T T -- 2:45 A -- 40117
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