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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 20, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 20, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 20, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Trachsel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Darryl Kile |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 30,085 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Rieker 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Larry Poncino 3B: Greg Gibson |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Brant Brown | Left Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Steve Trachsel | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Pat Listach | Center Fielder |
| Darryl Kile | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 20, 1997
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kile
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Kile
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Kile
There goes McRae. The throw from Eusebio and he is out, Bogar applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Kile
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Kile
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Trachsel
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Trachsel
Spiers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Trachsel
Bagwell hits a popup, foul, halfway down the third base line. Trachsel gets to the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Trachsel. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Trachsel
Trachsel fires to first and picks off Spiers. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Trachsel
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Trachsel
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Kile
Sandberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Orie vs. Kile
Orie hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Kile
Servais hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Kile
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trachsel vs. Kile
Trachsel bunts towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Kile
McRae strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Trachsel
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Trachsel
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Trachsel
Bogar hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Bogar reaches second base with a double. Eusebio moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Listach vs. Trachsel
Listach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. Eusebio scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kile vs. Trachsel
Kile strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kile
Brown bunts in front of the plate. Eusebio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Kile
Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Kile
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Sandberg vs. Kile
Sandberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Orie vs. Kile
Orie hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brown tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Servais vs. Kile
Servais 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
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Trachsel
Biggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Biggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Trachsel
Spiers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Spiers reaches second base with a double. Biggio scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Trachsel
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Trachsel
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Spiers moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Trachsel
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Trachsel
Eusebio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching.
Bogar hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Listach vs. Bottenfield
Listach hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Kile
Sanchez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottenfield vs. Kile
Bottenfield bunts towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Kile
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Kile
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Bottenfield
Kile 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, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Bottenfield
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Bottenfield
Spiers takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Bottenfield
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Bagwell vs. Bottenfield
Bagwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Bottenfield
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out. Biggio scores. Spiers moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Bottenfield
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Kile
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Kile
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Kile
Sandberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Kile
Orie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Servais vs. Kile
Servais hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Biggio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Bottenfield
Eusebio hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Bottenfield
Bogar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Listach vs. Bottenfield
Listach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Kile
Sanchez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Kile
Dave Hansen pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield.
Hansen hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kile
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
Kile strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wendell
Biggio hits a line drive towards short. Sanchez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Wendell
Spiers strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kile
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Kile
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Kile
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Kile
Sandberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Wendell
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Wendell
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Wendell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wendell fields it and throws to first for the out. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Eusebio vs. Wendell
Eusebio is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Bogar vs. Wendell
Bogar hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Lima
Jose Lima now pitching. Brad Ausmus now catching.
Orie hits a line drive towards short. Bogar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Lima
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Servais for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Lima
Sanchez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Listach vs. Rojas
Mel Rojas now pitching.
Listach hits a line drive towards third. Orie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Rojas
Ausmus hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Rojas
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Rojas
Spiers strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Lima
Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Mel Rojas.
Cairo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Lima
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lima
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Lima
Grace hits a popup towards short. Bogar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1997 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 4 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 5 2 2 0
Brown B, lf 5 1 1 0 Spiers B, 3b 4 1 2 1
Grace M, 1b 2 0 1 0 Bagwell J, 1b 3 1 2 1
Sosa S, rf 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez L, lf 4 1 1 1
Sandberg R, 2b 4 1 3 0 Bell D, rf 4 1 1 3
Orie K, 3b 3 1 2 3 Eusebio T, c 3 1 2 0
Servais S, c 4 0 1 0 Lima J, p 0 0 0 0
Sanchez R, ss 4 0 1 0 Bogar T, ss 4 0 2 0
Trachsel S, p 0 0 0 0 Listach P, cf 4 0 0 1
Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0 Kile D, p 3 0 0 0
Hansen D, ph 1 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 1 0 1 0
Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0
Rojas M, p 0 0 0 0
Cairo M, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 9 3 35 7 13 7
Chicago 021 000 000 -- 3
Houston 114 100 00x -- 7
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel S (L) 2.1 9 6 5 0 1
Bottenfield K 2.2 2 1 1 2 1
Wendell T 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Rojas M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Kile D (W) 7.0 9 3 3 4 7
Lima J 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Trachsel S
DP -- Chicago 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, Houston 7
2B -- Sandberg R, Bogar T, Biggio C, Spiers B, Bagwell J
HR -- Bagwell J, Orie K, Bell D
SB -- Spiers B, Biggio C
CS -- McRae B
SH -- Trachsel S, Bottenfield K
SF -- Orie K
T -- 2:49
A -- 30085
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