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Twins
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 2, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 2, 1997 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Tewksbury |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Clark |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 21,487 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Bill Hohn 2B: Scott Potter 3B: Gerry Davis |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Brent Brede | Right Fielder |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Matt Lawton | Center Fielder |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Scott Stahoviak | First Baseman |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Bob Tewksbury | Pitcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Doug Glanville | Left Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Tyler Houston | Catcher |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Manny Alexander | Shortstop |
| Mark Clark | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 2, 1997
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Clark
Knoblauch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brede vs. Clark
Brede hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Knoblauch moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Coomer vs. Clark
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to second for the out. Knoblauch scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Clark
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Clark
Lawton hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tewksbury
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tewksbury fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Tewksbury
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Tewksbury
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Clark
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Clark
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Clark covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Clark
Meares hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Glanville. Meares reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Tewksbury vs. Clark
Tewksbury hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meares scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Clark
Knoblauch hits a popup towards short. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Tewksbury
Sosa hits a popup off the glove of Knoblauch, and into shallow right field. Sosa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Houston vs. Tewksbury
Houston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sosa scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Tewksbury
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. Houston moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Orie vs. Tewksbury
Orie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Alexander vs. Tewksbury
Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Houston scores. Sandberg moves to third. Orie moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Tewksbury
Clark hits a line drive towards short. Meares catches it and throws to third to double up Sandberg. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Tewksbury
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Orie trying to get to home. Cordova throws the ball in to Steinbach who tags Orie, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Alexander moves to second. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Clark
Brede hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Clark
Coomer hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Clark
Steinbach hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Clark
Lawton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brede moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Cordova vs. Clark
Cordova hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Houston scoops up the ball and tags Cordova for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Tewksbury
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Tewksbury
Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Brede. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Tewksbury
Sosa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Houston vs. Tewksbury
Houston bunts towards third. Coomer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grace scores. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sandberg vs. Tewksbury
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sosa scores. Houston moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Orie vs. Tewksbury
Orie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Houston scores. Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Tewksbury
Alexander hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Tewksbury
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Clark
Stahoviak strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Clark
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Clark
Chris Latham pinch hits for Bob Tewksbury.
Latham hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Miller
Travis Miller now pitching.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Miller
Glanville bunts towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Miller
Grace hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Miller
Sosa is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Houston vs. Miller
Houston hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Houston reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. There goes Sosa trying to get to home. Cordova throws the ball in to Coomer who relays the ball to Steinbach, who tags Sosa, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Clark
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Clark
Brede hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Clark
Coomer hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Miller
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Miller
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Miller
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Brede settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Clark
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Clark
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Clark
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander misplays the ball. That's an error on Alexander. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stahoviak vs. Clark
Stahoviak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Miller
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Miller
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Miller
There goes Johnson. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Glanville vs. Miller
Glanville hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Miller
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares misplays the ball. That's an error on Meares. Johnson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Miller
Sosa hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Miller
Houston hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Clark
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Clark
David Ortiz pinch hits for Travis Miller.
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Clark
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Serafini
Dan Serafini now pitching. Todd Walker now playing third base. Damian Miller now catching. Denny Hocking now playing second base.
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sandberg for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Serafini
Orie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Serafini
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Clark
Brede hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Clark
Walker hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sosa who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Clark
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Clark
Lawton hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Serafini
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Serafini
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Serafini
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Serafini fields it and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Serafini
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Clark
Cordova hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Clark
Stahoviak hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Glanville. Stahoviak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Meares vs. Clark
Meares hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hocking vs. Clark
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Clark covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1997 -- Minnesota at Chicago (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Johnson L, cf 4 2 2 0
Serafini D, p 0 0 0 0 Glanville D, lf 4 0 0 0
Brede B, rf 4 0 2 0 Grace M, 1b 5 2 1 0
Coomer R, 3b 3 0 0 1 Sosa S, rf 3 3 3 2
Walker T, 3b 1 1 1 0 Houston T, c 4 2 3 3
Steinbach T, c 3 0 0 0 Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 2 1
Miller D, c 0 0 0 1 Orie K, 3b 3 0 2 1
Lawton M, cf 4 0 1 0 Alexander M, ss 4 0 1 1
Cordova M, lf 4 0 0 0 Clark M, p 3 0 0 0
Stahoviak S, 1b 4 0 1 0
Meares P, ss 4 1 1 0
Tewksbury B, p 1 0 1 1
Latham C, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller T, p 0 0 0 0
Ortiz D, ph 1 0 0 0
Hocking D, 2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 8 3 34 9 14 8
Minnesota 110 000 010 -- 3
Chicago 023 103 00x -- 9
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Tewksbury B (L) 3.0 10 5 5 1 1
Miller T 3.0 3 4 1 2 2
Serafini D 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Clark M (W) 9.0 8 3 3 0 4
E -- Alexander M, Meares P
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Chicago 6
2B -- Meares P, Sosa S, Sandberg R, Grace M, Houston T, Stahoviak S
3B -- Walker T
HR -- Sosa S
SB -- Johnson L
SH -- Glanville D
SF -- Miller D
T -- 2:14
A -- 21487
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