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October 2, 1999

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 6 10 0
Cardinals 3 6 0
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Cubs 6 10 0
Cardinals 3 6 0

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .288
OBP .250 .367
At Bats 4 621
Hits 1 179
• Singles 1 91
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 62
Walks 0 78
RBI’s 0 138

Rich Croushore Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 7 3
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Busch Stadium - October 2, 1999
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Strikeout
Rich Croushore
Alberto Castillo
Mark McGwire
Placido Polanco
Fernando Tatis
Edgar Renteria
Eduardo Perez
J.D. Drew
Craig Paquette
Sammy Sosa
Lance Johnson
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

Sosa strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Brown strikes out.
Top 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mickey Morandini pinch hits for Bobby Ayala. Rich Croushore now pitching. J.D. Drew now playing center field. Morandini strikes out.
Bottom 8 McEwing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ayala fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Tatis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McGwire moves to second.
Bottom 8 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Meyers hits a line drive into right field. Paquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Nieves hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Castillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reed hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Andrews hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Lance Painter now pitching. Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off McGwire, and towards Polanco, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Renteria hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas Howard pinch hits for Garrett Stephenson. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Ayala covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Bobby Ayala now pitching. Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Manny Alexander pinch hits for Andrew Lorraine. Alexander strikes out.
Top 7 Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lorraine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McEwing hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Reed takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Andrews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Castillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first, with Stephenson covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Tatis hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sosa strikes out.
Top 5 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Polanco hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Castillo hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McEwing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Lorraine strikes out.
Top 4 Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields it and throws to second for the out. Reed moves to third.
Top 4 Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to home to get Andrews. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Reed hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Paquette. Reed reaches second base with a double. Grace scores. Andrews moves to third.
Top 4 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grace moves to second.
Top 4 Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tatis hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Tatis reaches second base with a double. Renteria scores. McGwire moves to third.
Bottom 3 McGwire is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Paquette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Renteria. The throw from Reed and he is safe. Renteria steals third.
Bottom 3 Renteria hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Renteria reaches second base with a double. Polanco scores.
Bottom 3 Stephenson bunts towards the mound. Lorraine fields it and throws to first for the out. Polanco moves to second.
Bottom 3 Polanco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sosa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brown hits a popup into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Castillo hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McEwing hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lorraine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lorraine strikes out.
Top 2 Meyers strikes out.
Top 2 Nieves hits a popup towards short. Renteria settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McGwire hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Paquette strikes out.
Bottom 1 Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Reed hits a fly ball for a double play.
Top 1 Andrews takes first base on ball four. Grace moves to second.
Top 1 Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Sosa moves to third.
Top 1 Sosa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Top 1 Brown strikes out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.