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Cubs
@ Rockies
Coors Field
April 30, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 30, 1997 at Coors Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Colorado Rockies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 30, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Colorado Rockies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Foster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Ritz |
| Ballpark | Coors Field |
| City | Denver |
| State | CO |
| Attendance | 48,017 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dana DeMuth 1B: Jerry Meals 2B: Gary Darling 3B: Charlie Reliford |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Kieschnick | Left Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Dave Hansen | Third Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Kevin Foster | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Young | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Larry Walker | Right Fielder |
| Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
| Dante Bichette | Left Fielder |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Kirt Manwaring | Catcher |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Kevin Ritz | Pitcher |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Rockies
Coors Field
April 30, 1997
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ritz
McRae hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Ritz
Dunston hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Ritz
Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Ritz
Sosa hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Foster
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Foster
Burks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Foster
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kieschnick vs. Ritz
Kieschnick 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Ritz
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Ritz
Hansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Ritz
Servais strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Foster
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Foster
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Foster
Castilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Manwaring vs. Foster
Manwaring hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ritz
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ritz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ritz
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Ritz
There goes McRae. The throw from Manwaring and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Dunston vs. Ritz
Dunston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Ritz
Grace hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Ritz
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Young fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Foster
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ritz vs. Foster
Ritz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Foster
Young hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Foster
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kieschnick vs. Ritz
Kieschnick strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Ritz
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Ritz
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ritz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Foster
Walker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Foster
Galarraga takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Foster
The ball gets by Servais for a passed ball. Galarraga moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Bichette vs. Foster
Bichette hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Galarraga moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Castilla vs. Foster
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Galarraga scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Foster
Manwaring strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Ritz
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ritz
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ritz
McRae 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 5
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Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Foster
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ritz vs. Foster
Ritz bunts towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Foster
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ritz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Foster
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out. Ritz moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Foster
Walker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ritz scores. Burks goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Foster
Galarraga strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Ritz
Dunston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Ritz
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards second. Young scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Ritz
Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kieschnick vs. Ritz
Kieschnick 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 6
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Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Foster
Bichette hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Foster
Castilla hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Foster
Manwaring hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kieschnick. Manwaring reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching. Dave Clark now playing left field.
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Manwaring moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Ritz vs. Wendell
Ritz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Wendell
There's a wild pitch. Ritz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Wendell
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Burks vs. Wendell
Burks hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Manwaring tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Tatis
Ramon Tatis now pitching.
Walker is hit by the pitch. Ritz moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Galarraga vs. Tatis
Galarraga hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Tatis
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Ritz
Quinton McCracken now playing center field. Ellis Burks now playing left field.
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Ritz
Hansen strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Ritz
Servais hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ritz
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Ritz
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Dunston vs. Ritz
Dunston 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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Cubs, 2 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Tatis
Castilla hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Manwaring vs. Tatis
Manwaring takes first base on ball four. Castilla moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Weiss vs. Tatis
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tatis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Castilla moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ritz vs. Tatis
Ritz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Ritz
Grace hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Ritz
Sosa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burks. Sosa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Houston vs. Ritz
Tyler Houston pinch hits for Ramon Tatis.
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sosa moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Sandberg vs. DiPoto
Jerry DiPoto now pitching.
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sosa scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. DiPoto
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hansen for the out. Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. DiPoto
Servais hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sandberg scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. DiPoto
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. DiPoto
McRae strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Tyler Houston now playing third base.
Young hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Bottenfield
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bottenfield
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. DiPoto
Dunston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. DiPoto
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. DiPoto
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Rockies, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. DiPoto
Houston strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/30/1997 -- Chicago at Colorado (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Colorado AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 5 0 1 0 Young E, 2b 4 1 1 0
Dunston S, ss 4 0 2 0 Burks E, cf-lf 4 1 0 1
Grace M, 1b 5 1 2 1 Walker L, rf 4 2 2 3
Sosa S, rf 5 1 2 0 Galarraga A, 1b 3 2 1 4
Kieschnick B, lf 3 0 0 0 Bichette D, lf 4 1 1 0
Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0 McCracken Q, cf 0 0 0 0
Tatis R, p 0 0 0 0 Castilla V, 3b 3 1 2 3
Houston T, ph-3b 2 0 0 0 Manwaring K, c 3 1 1 0
Sandberg R, 2b 4 2 2 1 Weiss W, ss 2 0 0 0
Hansen D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Ritz K, p 3 2 0 0
Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0 DiPoto J, p 0 0 0 0
Servais S, c 4 1 2 3
Foster K, p 2 0 0 0
Clark D, lf 1 0 1 0
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38 5 12 5 30 11 8 11
Chicago 000 000 230 -- 5
Colorado 000 227 00x -- 11
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Foster K (L)* 5.0 6 7 6 4 2
Wendell T 0.2 0 2 2 2 0
Tatis R 1.1 2 2 2 1 0
Bottenfield K 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO
Ritz K (W) 7.1 8 4 4 3 5
DiPoto J 1.2 4 1 1 0 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
DP -- Chicago 1, Colorado 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, Colorado 4
2B -- Manwaring K, Sosa S
HR -- Walker L, Castilla V, Galarraga A, Servais S, Grace M
SB -- McRae B
SF -- Burks E
HBP -- by Tatis R (Walker L)
WP -- Wendell T
PB -- Servais S
T -- 2:50
A -- 48017
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