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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 4, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 4, 1998 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jason Schmidt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Geremi Gonzalez |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 37,780 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Hirschbeck 1B: Paul Nauert 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Eric Gregg |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
| Manny Martinez | Center Fielder |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Kevin Young | First Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Al Martin | Left Fielder |
| Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Polcovich | Shortstop |
| Jason Schmidt | Pitcher |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Hernandez | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
| Manny Alexander | Shortstop |
| Tyler Houston | Catcher |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Geremi Gonzalez | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 4, 1998
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Gonzalez
Womack strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Gonzalez
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Gonzalez
Kendall 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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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Schmidt
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Schmidt
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Schmidt
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Schmidt
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gonzalez
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Gonzalez
Guillen is hit by the pitch. Young moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Gonzalez
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young scores. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Gonzalez
Ramirez hits a fly ball towards left. Rodriguez catches it and throws to home to double up Guillen. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Polcovich vs. Gonzalez
Polcovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Schmidt
Rodriguez hits a line drive beyond first. Young can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Schmidt
There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Kendall to Polcovich and they have Rodriguez trapped. The throw over to Young, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Schmidt
Alexander hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Schmidt
Houston strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Gonzalez
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Gonzalez
Womack hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Gonzalez
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Schmidt
Orie hits a line drive off the glove of Ramirez, and into shallow left field. Orie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Schmidt
Gonzalez bunts towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Womack covering, for the out. Orie moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Schmidt
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Morandini vs. Schmidt
Morandini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Orie scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Schmidt
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morandini moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Schmidt
Grace strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Gonzalez
Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gonzalez
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Gonzalez
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Schmidt
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Schmidt
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Schmidt
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Schmidt
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Gonzalez
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Gonzalez covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Gonzalez
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Gonzalez
Polcovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Schmidt
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Schmidt
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Schmidt
Morandini takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Schmidt
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Gonzalez
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Gonzalez
Womack hits a fly ball into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Gonzalez
Martinez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Martinez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Gonzalez
Kendall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hernandez who is chasing the ball. Kendall reaches third base with a triple. Martinez scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Young vs. Gonzalez
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Schmidt
Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Schmidt
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich misplays the ball. That's an error on Polcovich. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Schmidt
Alexander hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Houston vs. Schmidt
Houston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Orie vs. Schmidt
Orie hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Valdes vs. Schmidt
Pedro Valdes pinch hits for Geremi Gonzalez.
Valdes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Pisciotta
Marc Pisciotta now pitching.
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Pisciotta
Martin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Pisciotta
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Pisciotta
Polcovich hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Polcovich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Pisciotta
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Houston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Schmidt
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen who is chasing the ball. Hernandez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Morandini vs. Schmidt
Morandini hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Schmidt
Sosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Christiansen
Jason Christiansen now pitching.
Grace hits a line drive to center field. Martinez throws towards Womack. Womack fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Womack. Sosa moves to third. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Christiansen
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sosa scores. Grace scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Christiansen
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Christiansen
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Houston for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Adams
Jose Hernandez now playing left field. Terrell Lowery now playing center field. Terry Adams now pitching.
Womack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Adams
Martinez takes first base on ball four. Womack moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Adams
Kendall strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Adams
Young hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Womack moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Guillen vs. Adams
Guillen takes first base on ball four. Womack scores. Martinez moves to third. Young moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Mulholland
Jose Hernandez now playing center field. Matt Mieske now playing left field. Terry Mulholland now pitching.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Williams
Mike Williams now pitching. Turner Ward now playing left field.
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mieske vs. Williams
Mieske strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Williams
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Beck
Rod Beck now pitching.
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bieser vs. Beck
Steve Bieser pinch hits for Kevin Polcovich.
Bieser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bieser for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Beck
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Mieske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1998 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Womack T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Hernandez , cf-lf-cf 5 1 1 0
Martinez M, cf 3 1 1 0 Morandini M, 2b 3 1 3 3
Kendall J, c 4 0 1 1 Sosa S, rf 3 1 1 0
Young K, 1b 4 1 1 0 Grace M, 1b 4 1 1 0
Guillen J, rf 2 0 0 1 Rodriguez H, lf 4 0 2 2
Martin A, lf 4 1 2 2 Adams T, p 0 0 0 0
Williams M, p 0 0 0 0 Mulholland T, p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Beck R, p 0 0 0 0
Polcovich K, ss 3 0 1 0 Alexander M, ss 4 0 1 0
Bieser S, ph 1 0 0 0 Houston T, c 4 0 2 0
Schmidt J, p 3 0 0 0 Orie K, 3b 4 1 1 0
Christiansen J, p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, p 1 0 0 0
Ward T, lf 1 0 0 0 Valdes P, ph 1 0 0 0
Pisciotta M, p 0 0 0 0
Lowery T, cf 0 0 0 0
Mieske M, lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 4 34 5 12 5
Pittsburgh 010 001 110 -- 4
Chicago 001 000 40x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt J (L)* 6.0 10 4 4 2 7
Christiansen J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Williams M 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez J 6.0 4 2 2 0 3
Pisciotta M (W) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Adams T 0.1 1 1 0 2 1
Mulholland T 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Beck R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Polcovich K, Womack T, Alexander M
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 8
2B -- Orie K, Martinez M, Polcovich K
3B -- Kendall J, Hernandez J
HR -- Martin A, Morandini M
CS -- Rodriguez H
SH -- Gonzalez J
HBP -- by Gonzalez J (Guillen J)
T -- 2:39
A -- 37780
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