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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 28, 2001
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on September 28, 2001 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 28, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Oswalt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Lieber |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 36,573 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Barron 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Jerry Meals 3B: Phil Cuzzi |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | Left Fielder |
| Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Roy Oswalt | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Young | Second Baseman |
| Michael Tucker | Center Fielder |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Matt Stairs | Left Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Jon Lieber | Pitcher |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 28, 2001
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Lieber
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Lieber
Lugo hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Lieber
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Oswalt
Young hits a line drive into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Oswalt
Tucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Oswalt
Sosa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Oswalt
McGriff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tucker moves to third. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Stairs vs. Oswalt
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo fields it and throws to second for the out. Tucker scores. Sosa moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gutierrez vs. Oswalt
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berkman. Gutierrez reaches second base with a double. Sosa scores. Stairs moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Oswalt
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lieber
Berkman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tucker. Berkman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hidalgo vs. Lieber
Hidalgo hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tucker. Hidalgo reaches second base with a double. Berkman scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Lieber
Merced takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castilla vs. Lieber
Castilla hits a line drive into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Lieber
Ausmus hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hidalgo moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Oswalt vs. Lieber
Oswalt is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Oswalt
Girardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lieber vs. Oswalt
Lieber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Oswalt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Lieber
Biggio 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 -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Lieber
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Lieber
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Oswalt
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Oswalt
Sosa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berkman. Sosa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Oswalt
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Oswalt
Stairs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sosa scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Oswalt
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stairs moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Oswalt
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stairs scores. There goes Gutierrez trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Mueller moves to second. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lieber
Augie Ojeda now playing shortstop.
Berkman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Lieber
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Lieber
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Lieber covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Redding
Tim Redding now pitching.
Girardi hits a line drive into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lieber vs. Redding
Lieber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Redding
Young is hit by the pitch. Lieber moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tucker vs. Redding
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Lieber
Castilla hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Lieber
Ausmus hits a line drive into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Redding vs. Lieber
Redding is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Redding
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Redding
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Redding
Stairs is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Lieber
Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Lieber
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ojeda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Lieber
Bagwell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Lieber
Berkman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ojeda vs. Redding
Ojeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Redding
There goes Ojeda. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Ojeda steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Redding
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ojeda moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Girardi vs. Redding
Girardi hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Ojeda scores. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lieber vs. Redding
Lieber bunts towards first. Bagwell fields it, throws to third for one, and over to second for the double play. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Redding
Young is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Lieber
Michael Tucker now playing left field. Corey Patterson now playing center field.
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Lieber
Merced is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Lieber
Castilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Lieber
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Stone
Julio Lugo now playing right field. Jose Vizcaino now playing shortstop. Ricky Stone now pitching.
Tucker hits a line drive towards short. Vizcaino reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Stone
Sosa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Stone
McGriff takes first base on ball four. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Patterson vs. Stone
Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Biggio fields the ball and throws to first. Bagwell drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Bagwell. Sosa scores. McGriff moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Ojeda vs. Stone
Ojeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Farnsworth
Kyle Farnsworth now pitching.
Vizcaino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Farnsworth
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Farnsworth
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Farnsworth
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Stone
Mueller hits a popup towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Stone
Girardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Stone
Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Kyle Farnsworth.
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Stone
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Fassero
Jeff Fassero now pitching.
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ojeda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Fassero
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Truby vs. Fassero
Chris Truby pinch hits for Ricky Stone.
Truby hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Fassero
Castilla hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson 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 9/28/2001 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Young E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Lugo J, ss-rf 4 0 0 0 Tucker M, cf-lf 4 1 1 0
Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 4 3 3 0
Berkman L, lf 4 1 1 0 McGriff F, 1b 3 0 1 0
Hidalgo R, cf 4 0 2 1 Stairs M, lf 3 1 1 2
Merced O, rf 2 0 0 0 Patterson C, cf 1 0 0 0
Stone R, p 0 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ss 2 0 2 1
Truby C, ph 1 1 1 1 Ojeda A, ss 1 1 0 0
Castilla V, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mueller B, 3b 4 0 2 1
Ausmus B, c 3 0 0 0 Girardi J, c 4 0 3 1
Oswalt R, p 1 0 0 0 Lieber J, p 3 0 1 0
Redding T, p 1 0 0 0 Farnsworth K, p 0 0 0 0
Vizcaino J, ss 0 0 0 0 Brown R, ph 1 0 0 0
Fassero J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 2 34 6 14 5
Houston 010 000 001 -- 2
Chicago 202 001 10x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt R (L) 3.0 9 4 4 0 1
Redding T 3.0 3 1 1 1 3
Stone R 2.0 2 1 0 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber J (W) 7.0 5 1 1 1 7
Farnsworth K 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Fassero J 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
E -- Bagwell J
DP -- Houston 3, Chicago 1
LOB -- Houston 5, Chicago 7
2B -- Gutierrez R, Berkman L, Hidalgo R, Sosa S
HR -- Truby C
SB -- Ojeda A
HBP -- by Redding T (Young E)
T -- 2:35
A -- 36573
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