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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 9, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 9, 1998 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shawn Estes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Geremi Gonzalez |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 35,970 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jeff Nelson 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Bob Davidson 3B: Brian Gorman |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marvin Benard | Left Fielder |
| Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
| Stan Javier | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Hayes | First Baseman |
| Brent Mayne | Catcher |
| Rich Aurilia | Shortstop |
| Alex Diaz | Center Fielder |
| Shawn Estes | Pitcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Manny Alexander | Second Baseman |
| Jose Hernandez | Center Fielder |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Matt Mieske | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Brant Brown | First Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Geremi Gonzalez | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 9, 1998
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Gonzalez
Benard strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Gonzalez
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Gonzalez
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alexander misplays the ball. That's an error on Alexander. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kent vs. Gonzalez
Kent strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Gonzalez
There's a wild pitch. Mueller moves to third. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Gonzalez
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Estes
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Estes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Estes
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Estes
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Gonzalez
Mayne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Aurilia vs. Gonzalez
Aurilia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayne moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Diaz vs. Gonzalez
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. Mayne moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Estes vs. Gonzalez
Gonzalez fires to first and picks off Diaz. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Estes vs. Gonzalez
Estes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alexander reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Estes
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mieske vs. Estes
Mieske hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Estes
Orie hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Estes
Brown is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Estes
Servais hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Estes
Gonzalez bunts towards the mound. Estes fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alexander vs. Estes
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alexander for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Gonzalez
Benard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Gonzalez
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Gonzalez
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Gonzalez
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Estes
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Estes
Sosa takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Blauser vs. Estes
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hernandez moves to third. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mieske vs. Estes
Mieske hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hernandez tags and scores. Sosa tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Orie vs. Estes
Orie hits a fly ball into center field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sosa tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Estes
Brown hits a line drive beyond short. Aurilia can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Servais vs. Estes
Servais strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Gonzalez
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. Gonzalez
Mayne hits a fly ball into left field. Mieske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Aurilia vs. Gonzalez
Aurilia hits a popup towards third. Orie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Gonzalez
Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Estes
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Estes
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Estes
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Estes vs. Gonzalez
Estes hits a popup into left field. Mieske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Gonzalez
Benard hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Gonzalez
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Gonzalez
Javier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Kent vs. Gonzalez
Kent hits a popup into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Estes
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Estes
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mieske vs. Estes
Mieske hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Estes
Orie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benard. Orie reaches second base with a double. Mieske moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Estes
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Gonzalez
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Gonzalez
Mayne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Aurilia vs. Gonzalez
Aurilia hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Gonzalez
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Diaz for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Estes
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Estes
Gonzalez bunts towards the mound. Estes fields it and throws to first for the out. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Estes
Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Servais moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Grace vs. Johnstone
Mark Grace pinch hits for Jose Hernandez. John Johnstone now pitching. Darryl Hamilton now playing center field.
Grace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton. Grace reaches second base with a double. Servais scores. Alexander goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Johnstone
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Johnstone
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Gonzalez
Mark Grace now playing first base. Brant Brown now playing center field.
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Gonzalez
Benard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Gonzalez
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. Benard moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Gonzalez
The umpire calls a balk on Gonzalez Benard moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Javier vs. Gonzalez
Javier hits a popup, foul, towards third. Orie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mieske vs. Poole
Jim Poole now pitching. Chris Jones now playing right field.
Mieske hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Poole
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Poole
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Poole
Servais hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Gonzalez
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Gonzalez
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Gonzalez
Mayne strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Poole
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Poole
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Poole
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Gonzalez
Aurilia hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gonzalez
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Gonzalez
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Benard vs. Gonzalez
Benard strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1998, game 2 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Benard M, lf 4 0 1 0 Alexander M, 2b 5 1 1 0
Mueller B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Hernandez J, cf 2 1 0 0
Javier S, rf 4 0 1 0 Grace M, ph-1b 2 0 1 2
Poole J, p 0 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 3 1 0 0
Kent J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Blauser J, ss 4 0 1 0
Hayes C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mieske M, lf 3 1 3 1
Mayne B, c 2 0 0 0 Orie K, 3b 3 1 2 3
Aurilia R, ss 4 0 1 0 Brown B, 1b-cf 3 0 1 0
Diaz A, cf 3 0 0 0 Servais S, c 4 1 2 0
Johnstone J, p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, p 2 0 0 0
Jones C, rf 0 0 0 0
Estes S, p 2 0 0 0
Hamilton D, cf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 0 6 0 31 6 11 6
San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 022 002 00x -- 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Estes S (L) 5.1 9 6 6 2 7
Johnstone J 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Poole J 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez J (W) 9.0 6 0 0 4 7
E -- Alexander M
LOB -- San Francisco 10, Chicago 8
2B -- Orie K, Grace M
HR -- Orie K
CS -- Diaz A
SH -- Gonzalez J 2
SF -- Mieske M, Orie K
HBP -- by Estes S (Brown B)
WP -- Gonzalez J
Balk -- Gonzalez J
T -- 2:35
A -- 35970
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