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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 2, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 2, 1998 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jason Bere |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Trachsel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 36,761 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Sam Holbrook 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Rich Rieker 3B: Jeff Nelson |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chris Stynes | Third Baseman |
| Sean Casey | First Baseman |
| Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| Dmitri Young | Left Fielder |
| Roberto Petagine | Right Fielder |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | Center Fielder |
| Bret Boone | Second Baseman |
| Brook Fordyce | Catcher |
| Jason Bere | Pitcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Brant Brown | Left Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Manny Alexander | Shortstop |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Steve Trachsel | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 2, 1998
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Trachsel
Stynes hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Trachsel
Casey hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Trachsel
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Trachsel
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bere
Johnson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Bere
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Bere
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stynes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Petagine vs. Trachsel
Petagine 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Trachsel
Hammonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Trachsel
Boone hits a popup into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fordyce vs. Trachsel
Fordyce strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Bere
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bere
Brown hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Petagine. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Bere
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Bere
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bere fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bere vs. Trachsel
Bere takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stynes vs. Trachsel
Stynes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Trachsel
Casey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stynes moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Larkin vs. Trachsel
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Bere
Servais hits a fly ball into center field. Hammonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Trachsel vs. Bere
Trachsel strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bere
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Young who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Morandini vs. Bere
Morandini hits a fly ball into right field. Petagine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Trachsel
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Trachsel covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Petagine vs. Trachsel
Petagine hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Trachsel
Hammonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Trachsel
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Bere
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stynes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Bere
Grace takes first base on ball four. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Bere
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Bere
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Bere
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fordyce vs. Trachsel
Fordyce 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bere vs. Trachsel
Bere strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Trachsel
Stynes 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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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Bere
Servais hits a fly ball into right field. Petagine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trachsel vs. Bere
Trachsel strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bere
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Bere
Morandini strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Trachsel
Casey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Trachsel
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Casey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Trachsel
Young strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petagine vs. Trachsel
Petagine hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Bere
Sosa hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Bere
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Bere
There goes Grace. The throw from Fordyce and he is out, Larkin applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bere
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Hammonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Bere
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Bere
Alexander hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Trachsel
Hammonds strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Trachsel
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fordyce vs. Trachsel
Fordyce hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Hudek
John Hudek now pitching. Ed Taubensee now catching.
Servais is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Hudek
Jason Maxwell pinch hits for Steve Trachsel.
Maxwell bunts towards the mound. Hudek fields it and throws to first for the out. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hudek
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Morandini vs. Hudek
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Hudek
Sosa hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Mulholland
Terry Mulholland now pitching.
Taubensee hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Taubensee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Stynes vs. Mulholland
Stynes bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Servais scoops up the ball and tags Stynes for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Karchner
Reggie Sanders pinch hits for Sean Casey. Matt Karchner now pitching.
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Karchner
Larkin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Heredia
Felix Heredia now pitching.
Young hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Young reaches second base with a double. Taubensee scores. Larkin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Petagine vs. Heredia
Petagine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. White
Roberto Petagine now playing first base. Reggie Sanders now playing right field. Gabe White now pitching. Pat Watkins now playing left field.
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Hammonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. White
Glenallen Hill pinch hits for Brant Brown.
Hill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. White
Gaetti hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. White
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. White
Servais hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. White
Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Felix Heredia.
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watkins. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. White
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stynes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Beck
Jose Hernandez now playing left field. Rod Beck now pitching.
Hammonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Beck
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nieves vs. Beck
Melvin Nieves pinch hits for Pat Watkins.
Nieves strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Taubensee vs. Beck
Taubensee hits a line drive into center field. Johnson 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 9/2/1998 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Stynes C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Johnson L, cf 4 0 2 0
Casey S, 1b 3 0 2 0 Morandini M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Sanders R, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 4 1 2 1
Larkin B, ss 3 1 1 0 Grace M, 1b 2 0 0 0
Young D, lf 4 0 1 2 Brown B, lf 3 0 1 0
White G, p 0 0 0 0 Hill G, ph 1 1 1 0
Petagine R, rf-1b 4 0 0 0 Beck R, p 0 0 0 0
Hammonds J, cf 3 0 2 0 Gaetti G, 3b 3 1 1 2
Boone B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Alexander M, ss 4 0 0 0
Fordyce B, c 3 0 0 0 Servais S, c 3 1 1 1
Hudek J, p 0 0 0 0 Trachsel S, p 2 0 0 0
Watkins P, lf 0 0 0 0 Maxwell J, ph 0 0 0 0
Nieves M, ph 1 0 0 0 Mulholland T, p 0 0 0 0
Bere J, p 1 0 0 0 Karchner M, p 0 0 0 0
Taubensee E, c 2 1 1 0 Heredia F, p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez J, ph-lf 1 0 1 0
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33 2 7 2 31 4 9 4
Cincinnati 000 000 020 -- 2
Chicago 000 001 03x -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Bere J 6.0 5 1 1 3 5
Hudek J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
White G (L) 1.0 4 3 3 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel S 7.0 4 0 0 2 5
Mulholland T 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Karchner M 0.1 0 1 1 1 1
Heredia F (W) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Beck R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Chicago 9
2B -- Brown B, Taubensee E, Young D, Hernandez J
3B -- Johnson L
HR -- Sosa S, Gaetti G, Servais S
CS -- Grace M
SH -- Maxwell J
HBP -- by Hudek J (Servais S)
T -- 2:44
A -- 36761
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