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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 9, 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 September 9, 1998 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jason Schmidt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Clark |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 34,857 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Meals 1B: Larry Poncino 2B: Gerry Davis 3B: Wally Bell |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Adrian Brown | Center Fielder |
| Doug Strange | Second Baseman |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Kevin Young | First Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Turner Ward | Left Fielder |
| Freddy Garcia | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Polcovich | Shortstop |
| Jason Schmidt | Pitcher |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Tyler Houston | Catcher |
| Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Mark Clark | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 9, 1998
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Clark
Brown hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Strange vs. Clark
Strange strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Clark
Kendall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Clark
There goes Kendall. The throw from Houston and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Young vs. Clark
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Clark
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Schmidt
Johnson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Strange fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Schmidt
Morandini hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Strange reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Schmidt
Sosa takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Schmidt
Grace hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Schmidt
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Schmidt
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich misplays the ball. That's an error on Polcovich. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Schmidt
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 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Clark
Brant Brown now playing left field.
Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Clark
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Clark
Polcovich strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Clark
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Clark
Brown 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
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Schmidt
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Schmidt
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Schmidt
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Schmidt
Morandini hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sosa vs. Schmidt
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Clark
Strange hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Clark
Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Clark
Young hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Schmidt
Grace strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Schmidt
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Schmidt
Gaetti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Clark
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Clark
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Clark
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Schmidt
Houston hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Schmidt
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Schmidt
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Clark
Polcovich strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Clark
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Clark
There goes Polcovich. The throw from Houston and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Clark
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Schmidt
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Schmidt
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Schmidt
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Clark
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Clark covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Clark
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Clark
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Schmidt
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Schmidt
Brown hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Schmidt
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Clark
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Clark
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Clark
Garcia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morandini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Schmidt
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, 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, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Schmidt
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Clark
Emil Brown pinch hits for Kevin Polcovich.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Laker vs. Clark
Tim Laker pinch hits for Jason Schmidt.
Laker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Clark
Abraham Nunez pinch runs for Tim Laker.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nunez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Strange vs. Mulholland
Terry Mulholland now pitching.
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Christiansen
Abraham Nunez now playing shortstop. Jason Christiansen now pitching.
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Christiansen
Morandini hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Christiansen
Sosa strikes out. There goes Johnson. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Christiansen
Grace is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Merced vs. Van Poppel
Matt Mieske pinch hits for Brant Brown. Todd Van Poppel now pitching. Orlando Merced pinch hits for Matt Mieske.
Merced hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Van Poppel
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Beck
Jose Hernandez now playing left field. Rod Beck now pitching. Manny Alexander now playing shortstop.
Kendall hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Beck
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Beck
Guillen strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1998 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Brown A, cf 4 1 1 0 Johnson L, cf 4 2 3 0
Strange D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Morandini M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Kendall J, c 3 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 3 1 0 0
Young K, 1b 4 0 1 1 Grace M, 1b 3 1 1 3
Guillen J, rf 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez H, lf 1 0 0 0
Ward T, lf 3 1 1 1 Brown B, lf 2 0 0 0
Garcia F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Mieske M, ph 0 0 0 0
Polcovich K, ss 2 0 0 0 Merced O, ph 1 0 1 1
Brown E, ph 1 0 0 0 Beck R, p 0 0 0 0
Christiansen J, p 0 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Van Poppel T, p 0 0 0 0 Houston T, c 3 0 0 0
Schmidt J, p 2 0 1 0 Hernandez J, ss-lf 3 0 0 0
Laker T, ph 1 0 1 0 Clark M, p 3 0 0 0
Nunez A, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Mulholland T, p 0 0 0 0
Alexander M, ss 0 0 0 0
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31 2 5 2 31 4 6 4
Pittsburgh 110 000 000 -- 2
Chicago 300 000 01x -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt J (L) 7.0 4 3 3 1 9
Christiansen J 0.2 1 1 1 1 1
Van Poppel T 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Clark M (W) 7.2 5 2 2 1 10
Mulholland T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Beck R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Polcovich K
LOB -- Pittsburgh 3, Chicago 5
2B -- Brown A
HR -- Grace M, Ward T
SB -- Johnson L
CS -- Kendall J, Polcovich K
WP -- Clark M
T -- 2:21
A -- 34857
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