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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 8, 2001
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves, played on September 8, 2001 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Glavine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Tapani |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 38,705 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Emmel 1B: Mike DiMuro 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: Ed Rapuano |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marcus Giles | Second Baseman |
| Julio Franco | First Baseman |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| B.J. Surhoff | Left Fielder |
| Andruw Jones | Center Fielder |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Paul Bako | Catcher |
| Tom Glavine | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Young | Second Baseman |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Rondell White | Left Fielder |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Michael Tucker | Center Fielder |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Kevin Tapani | Pitcher |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 8, 2001
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Tapani
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Tapani
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Tapani
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Glavine
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Glavine
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Glavine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Glavine
Sosa hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Giles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Tapani
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Tapani
Surhoff strikes out. Girardi drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Surhoff out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Tapani
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Glavine
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Glavine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Glavine
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Glavine
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Tapani
Matt Stairs now playing first base.
Sanchez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Tapani
Bako hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glavine vs. Tapani
Glavine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bako moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Giles vs. Tapani
Giles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Giles reaches second base with a double. Bako scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Franco vs. Tapani
Franco hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tucker. Franco reaches second base with a double. Giles scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Tapani
Jones hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Tapani
Jordan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Surhoff vs. Tapani
Surhoff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jordan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Tapani
Jones hits a line drive into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Glavine
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Glavine
Girardi hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tapani vs. Glavine
Tapani hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Tapani
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Tapani
Bako is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Glavine vs. Tapani
Glavine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Glavine
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Glavine
Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Glavine
Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Glavine
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Glavine, and towards Sanchez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Tapani
Giles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Tapani
There goes Giles. The throw from Girardi and he is out, Young applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Tapani
Franco hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Tapani
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tapani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Glavine
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Glavine
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Glavine
Tucker hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Glavine
Girardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Glavine
Chad Meyers pinch hits for Kevin Tapani.
Meyers hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Tavarez
Julian Tavarez now pitching.
Jordan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Tavarez
Surhoff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Tavarez
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Glavine
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Surhoff. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Seanez
Rudy Seanez now pitching.
Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Seanez
Sosa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Surhoff. Sosa reaches second base with a double. Gutierrez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Seanez
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
White vs. Seanez
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Seanez
There's a wild pitch. Sosa moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Coomer vs. Seanez
Coomer hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Tavarez
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Tavarez
Bako strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Tavarez
Dave Martinez pinch hits for Rudy Seanez.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Remlinger
Mike Remlinger now pitching.
Tucker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Remlinger
Girardi hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Remlinger
Bill Mueller pinch hits for Julian Tavarez.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Fassero
Bill Mueller now playing third base. Jeff Fassero now pitching.
Giles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Giles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Franco vs. Fassero
Franco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Giles scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Fassero
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Fassero
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stairs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jordan for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Karsay
Wes Helms now playing third base. Steve Karsay now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Karsay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Karsay
Gutierrez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Karsay
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Helms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Fassero
Surhoff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Fassero
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Fassero
Sanchez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Bako vs. Fassero
Bako takes first base on ball four. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Lockhart vs. Van Poppel
Bernard Gilkey pinch hits for Steve Karsay. Todd Van Poppel now pitching. Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Bernard Gilkey.
Lockhart strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Giles vs. Van Poppel
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Smoltz
John Smoltz now pitching.
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Smoltz
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Smoltz
Delino DeShields pinch hits for Todd Van Poppel.
DeShields hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Jones. DeShields reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Smoltz
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/2001 -- Atlanta at Chicago (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Giles M, 2b 5 2 3 1 Young E, 2b 4 1 1 0
Franco J, 1b 4 1 2 2 Gutierrez R, ss 4 1 2 1
Jones C, 3b 4 1 1 2 Sosa S, rf 4 0 1 1
Helms W, 3b 0 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 1 0 0 0
Jordan B, rf 4 0 1 0 Stairs M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Surhoff B, lf 4 0 2 0 White R, lf 4 0 0 0
Jones A, cf 3 0 0 0 Coomer R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Sanchez R, ss 4 0 1 0 Fassero J, p 0 0 0 0
Bako P, c 3 1 1 0 Van Poppel T, p 0 0 0 0
Glavine T, p 2 0 0 0 DeShields D, ph 1 0 1 0
Seanez R, p 0 0 0 0 Tucker M, cf 4 1 1 1
Martinez D, ph 1 0 0 0 Girardi J, c 3 0 1 0
Remlinger M, p 0 0 0 0 Tapani K, p 1 0 0 0
Karsay S, p 0 0 0 0 Meyers C, ph 1 0 0 0
Gilkey B, ph 0 0 0 0 Tavarez J, p 0 0 0 0
Lockhart K, ph 1 0 0 0 Mueller B, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Smoltz J, p 0 0 0 0
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35 5 11 5 34 3 7 3
Atlanta 004 000 010 -- 5
Chicago 000 012 000 -- 3
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Glavine T (W)* 5.0 4 2 2 0 1
Seanez R 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Remlinger M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Karsay S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Smoltz J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani K (L) 5.0 7 4 4 0 4
Tavarez J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Fassero J 1.1 3 1 1 2 0
Van Poppel T 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Atlanta 5, Chicago 4
2B -- Giles M 2, Franco J, Young E, Sosa S, DeShields D
HR -- Jones C, Tucker M
CS -- Giles M
WP -- Seanez R
T -- 2:48
A -- 38705
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