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July 12, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 1 7 0
Cubs 1 5 0
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Cardinals 1 7 0
Cubs 1 5 0

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .260
OBP .333 .304
At Bats 3 358
Hits 1 93
• Singles 1 51
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 66

Andy Benes Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 0
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Wrigley Field - July 12, 1997
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Walk
Andy Benes
Tom Lampkin
Dmitri Young
Delino DeShields
Gary Gaetti
Royce Clayton
Ron Gant
Ray Lankford
John Mabry
Sammy Sosa
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

Sosa takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Tom Lampkin now catching. Dunston strikes out.
Top 9 Mabry hits a popup into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Scott Livingstone pinch hits for Mike Difelice. Livingstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Ryne Sandberg now playing second base. Mel Rojas now pitching. Gaetti strikes out.
Bottom 8 Glanville strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dave Hansen pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield. Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hansen for the out.
Bottom 8 Ryne Sandberg pinch hits for Rey Sanchez. Sandberg strikes out. Difelice drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sandberg out.
Top 8 Lankford strikes out.
Top 8 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. There goes DeShields. The throw from Servais and he is out, Sanchez applying the tag.
Top 8 DeShields hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Servais strikes out.
Bottom 7 Orie hits a line drive into right field. Mabry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Clayton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Benes bunts towards the mound. Mulholland fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third. Mabry moves to second.
Top 7 Mabry is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Difelice bunts towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second.
Top 7 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Doug Glanville now playing left field. Brian McRae now playing center field. Gaetti hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dunston hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Glanville hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lankford strikes out.
Top 6 Gant strikes out.
Top 6 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mulholland strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Servais hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Orie trying to get to third. Mabry throws the ball in to Gaetti, who tags Orie for the out.
Bottom 5 Orie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Clayton hits a line drive towards short. Dunston reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Benes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mulholland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Sosa. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Sosa steals second.
Bottom 4 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Glanville moves to third.
Bottom 4 Grace strikes out.
Bottom 4 Dunston strikes out. There goes Glanville. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 4 Glanville hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Young hits a popup towards third. Orie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Lankford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mulholland bunts towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mulholland for the out.
Bottom 3 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Servais strikes out.
Top 3 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 DeShields hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Clark. DeShields reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Clayton strikes out.
Top 3 Benes hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Orie hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sosa hits a line drive into right field. Mabry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mabry hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Mulholland scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mabry for the out.
Top 2 Difelice takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out.
Top 2 Gaetti strikes out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dunston strikes out.
Bottom 1 Glanville strikes out.
Top 1 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Gant takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 DeShields strikes out.
Top 1 Clayton hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.