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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
October 3, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on October 3, 1999 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | October 3, 1999 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | October 3, 1999 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Trachsel |
Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Luebbers |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 47,998 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Layne 1B: Jeff Kellogg 2B: Brian Runge 3B: Paul Schrieber |
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 |
Shane Andrews | Third Baseman |
Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
Jose Molina | Catcher |
Steve Trachsel | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
J.D. Drew | Center Fielder |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
Thomas Howard | Right Fielder |
Eduardo Perez | Left Fielder |
Marcus Jensen | Catcher |
Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
Larry Luebbers | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
October 3, 1999
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Luebbers
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Luebbers
Morandini hits a popup into center field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Luebbers
Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Trachsel
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Trachsel
Drew strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Trachsel
McGwire hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Trachsel
Tatis hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Luebbers
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Luebbers
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Luebbers
Andrews hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Jensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Trachsel
Howard hits a line drive beyond second. Morandini can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Trachsel
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Trachsel
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields it and throws to second for the out. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Polanco vs. Trachsel
Polanco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Howard scores. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Luebbers vs. Trachsel
Luebbers bunts towards first. Grace juggles the ball. That's an error on Grace. Jensen scores. Polanco moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Renteria vs. Trachsel
Renteria hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Polanco tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Drew vs. Trachsel
Drew hits a fly ball into left field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Luebbers
Blauser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Luebbers
Molina hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trachsel vs. Luebbers
Trachsel bunts towards first. McGwire fields it and throws to third for the out. Molina moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Luebbers
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Molina scores. Trachsel moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Morandini vs. Luebbers
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields it and throws to second for the out. Trachsel moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sosa vs. Luebbers
Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Luebbers
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire juggles the ball. That's an error on McGwire. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Luebbers
Hill strikes out. Jensen drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hill out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Trachsel
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Trachsel
Tatis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Trachsel
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields it and throws to second for the out. McGwire moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Trachsel
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McGwire scores. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Trachsel
Jensen hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Luebbers
Andrews hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Luebbers
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Luebbers
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Trachsel
Roosevelt Brown now playing left field.
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Luebbers vs. Trachsel
Luebbers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Renteria vs. Trachsel
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Luebbers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Drew vs. Trachsel
Drew hits a line drive into right field. Sosa picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sosa. Luebbers scores. Renteria moves to third. Drew moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
McGwire vs. Myers
Rodney Myers now pitching.
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tatis vs. Myers
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Renteria scores. Drew scores. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Myers
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGwire scores. Tatis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Myers
Willie McGee pinch hits for Eduardo Perez.
McGee 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
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Luebbers
Willie McGee now playing left field. Joe McEwing now playing left field. Chad Meyers pinch hits for Rodney Myers.
Meyers hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Luebbers
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Morandini vs. Luebbers
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Meyers moves to third. Johnson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Sosa vs. Ankiel
Rick Ankiel now pitching.
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Meyers scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Ankiel
Grace strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 10/3/1999 -- Chicago at St. Louis (D) Chicago AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI Johnson L, cf 3 0 2 1 Renteria E, ss 2 1 1 1 Sanders S, p 0 0 0 0 Drew J, cf 3 1 1 0 Morandini M, 2b 3 1 0 0 McGwire M, 1b 1 3 1 1 Sosa S, rf 3 1 1 3 Tatis F, 3b 3 0 2 2 Grace M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Howard T, rf 3 1 2 1 Alexander M, 3b 0 0 0 0 Perez E, lf 2 0 1 1 Hill G, lf 2 0 0 0 McGee W, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Brown R, lf 0 0 0 0 McEwing J, lf 0 0 0 0 Andrews S, 3b-1b 2 0 0 0 Jensen M, c 2 1 0 0 Blauser J, ss 2 0 1 0 Polanco P, 2b 2 1 1 1 Molina J, c 2 1 1 0 Luebbers L, p 2 1 1 0 Trachsel S, p 1 1 0 0 Ankiel R, p 0 0 0 0 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Meyers C, ph-cf 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 22 5 6 4 21 9 10 7 Chicago 004 01 -- 5 St. Louis 131 40 -- 9 0 outs when game ended. Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Trachsel S (L) 3.1 8 8 6 1 1 Myers R 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 Sanders S 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Luebbers L (W)* 4.0 6 5 5 0 1 Ankiel R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th E -- Grace M, McGwire M, Sosa S DP -- Chicago 1, St. Louis 1 LOB -- Chicago 2, St. Louis 3 HR -- McGwire M, Sosa S SF -- Renteria E T -- 1:44 A -- 47998
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