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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 23, 2001
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 23, 2001 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 23, 2001 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 23, 2001 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Lieber |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tim Redding |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 43,057 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Reliford 1B: Kerwin Danley 2B: Greg Gibson 3B: Dana DeMuth |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eric Young | Second Baseman |
Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Rondell White | Left Fielder |
Todd Hundley | Catcher |
Michael Tucker | Center Fielder |
Augie Ojeda | Third Baseman |
Jon Lieber | Pitcher |
Don Baylor | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Lance Berkman | Left Fielder |
Moises Alou | Right Fielder |
Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Tim Redding | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 23, 2001
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Redding
Young hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Redding
Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Redding
Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Redding
McGriff hits a line drive towards short. Lugo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Redding
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Lieber
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Lieber
Lugo hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Lieber
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Lieber
Berkman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Berkman reaches second base with a double. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Lieber
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Redding
Hundley hits a popup towards short. Lugo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Redding
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ojeda vs. Redding
Ojeda hits a line drive into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Lieber
Castilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Lieber
The ball gets by Hundley for a passed ball. Castilla moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hidalgo vs. Lieber
Hidalgo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Lieber
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Castilla moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Redding vs. Lieber
Redding hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castilla scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Lieber
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ojeda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lieber vs. Redding
Lieber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Redding
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Redding
Gutierrez strikes out. Ausmus drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gutierrez out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Lieber
Lugo hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Lieber
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Lieber
Berkman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Lieber
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ojeda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Lieber
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Redding
Sosa hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Redding
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Redding
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Redding
Hundley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Lieber
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ojeda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Lieber
Ausmus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Redding vs. Lieber
Redding bunts towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Redding for the out. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Lieber
Biggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White throws the ball in to McGriff who tags Biggio trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ausmus scores. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Redding
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ojeda vs. Redding
Ojeda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Ojeda reaches second base with a double. Tucker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lieber vs. Redding
Lieber bunts in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. Ojeda moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Young vs. Redding
Young hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gutierrez vs. Redding
Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Lieber
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Lieber
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lieber
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Lieber
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Castilla vs. Lieber
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ojeda fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Redding
Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Redding
McGriff hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Stone
Ricky Stone now pitching.
White strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Stone
Hundley hits a line drive towards first. Bagwell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Stone
Tucker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Tucker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ojeda vs. Stone
Ojeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Tavarez
Joe Girardi now catching. Julian Tavarez now pitching.
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Tavarez
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vizcaino vs. Tavarez
Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Ricky Stone.
Vizcaino is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Tavarez
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ojeda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Williams
Mike Williams now pitching.
Girardi hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Williams
Young hits a ball on the ground towards second. Biggio fields it and throws to first for one. The throw to second, and they've got Girardi trapped. There's the throw back to Biggio who tags Girardi for the double play. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Williams
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Tavarez
Lugo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Tavarez
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. Lugo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Mahay
Ron Mahay now pitching.
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Weathers
David Weathers now pitching.
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Weathers
Castilla is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Weathers
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Tucker. Hidalgo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Weathers
Ausmus hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Jackson
Michael Jackson now pitching.
Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Jackson
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Jackson
White strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Jackson
Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for David Weathers. Chad Meyers pinch runs for Fred McGriff.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Farnsworth
Matt Stairs now playing first base. Orlando Merced pinch hits for Michael Jackson. Kyle Farnsworth now pitching.
Merced hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Farnsworth
Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Farnsworth
There goes Biggio. The throw from Girardi and he is out, Gutierrez applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Farnsworth
Lugo hits a line drive into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Machado vs. Wagner
Robert Machado pinch hits for Michael Tucker. Billy Wagner now pitching.
Machado is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ojeda vs. Wagner
Ojeda hits a line drive into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Wagner
Girardi strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/23/2001 -- Chicago at Houston (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Young E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 0 2 1 Gutierrez R, ss 4 1 1 0 Lugo J, ss 4 1 0 0 Sosa S, rf 4 3 3 4 Bagwell J, 1b 4 2 2 1 McGriff F, 1b 3 1 1 1 Berkman L, lf 3 1 2 2 Meyers C, pr 0 0 0 0 Alou M, rf 4 1 2 2 Stairs M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Castilla V, 3b 4 1 1 0 White R, lf 4 0 0 0 Hidalgo R, cf 3 0 1 0 Hundley T, c 3 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 3 1 1 0 Tavarez J, p 0 0 0 0 Redding T, p 1 0 1 1 Mahay R, p 0 0 0 0 Stone R, p 0 0 0 0 Weathers D, p 0 0 0 0 Vizcaino J, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown R, ph 1 0 0 0 Williams M, p 0 0 0 0 Farnsworth K, p 0 0 0 0 Jackson M, p 0 0 0 0 Tucker M, cf 2 1 1 0 Merced O, ph 1 0 0 0 Machado R, ph 1 0 0 0 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0 Ojeda A, 3b 4 0 1 1 Lieber J, p 1 0 0 0 Girardi J, c 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 6 8 6 32 7 12 7 Chicago 200 112 000 -- 6 Houston 012 100 30x -- 7 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lieber J 5.0 8 4 4 3 3 Tavarez J* 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 Mahay R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Weathers D (L) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 Farnsworth K 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Redding T+ 5.0 6 6 6 1 4 Stone R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Williams M (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Jackson M 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Wagner B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th + Pitched to 2 batters in 6th DP -- Chicago 1, Houston 1 LOB -- Chicago 3, Houston 7 2B -- Berkman L, Ojeda A, Tucker M, Bagwell J, Hidalgo R HR -- Sosa S 3, Berkman L, McGriff F, Alou M CS -- Biggio C SH -- Redding T, Lieber J PB -- Hundley T T -- 3:05 A -- 43057
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