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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 23, 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 September 23, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 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 | September 23, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| 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 | 19,380 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Williams 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Steve Rippley 3B: Mark Hirschbeck |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Doug Glanville | Left Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Manny Alexander | Shortstop |
| Steve Trachsel | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Darryl Kile | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 23, 1997
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kile
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Glanville vs. Kile
Glanville strikes out. There goes Johnson. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Kile
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Kile
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Trachsel
Biggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Biggio reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Trachsel
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Biggio scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Trachsel
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Trachsel
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Kile
Orie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Orie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Kile
Servais takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Cairo vs. Kile
Cairo hits a line drive into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Kile
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Trachsel vs. Kile
Trachsel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Trachsel
Hidalgo hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Trachsel
Spiers strikes out. Servais drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Spiers out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Trachsel
Eusebio strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kile
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glanville vs. Kile
Glanville bunts towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Kile
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Kile
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Trachsel
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Trachsel
Kile hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Trachsel
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Trachsel
There goes Biggio. The throw from Servais and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Trachsel
Bell hits a popup towards short. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Kile
Orie hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
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 -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Kile
Cairo hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Trachsel
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Trachsel
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Alexander. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Trachsel
Hidalgo hits a popup towards third. Orie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Trachsel
Spiers hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Trachsel
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutierrez vs. Trachsel
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Kile
Alexander hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Trachsel vs. Kile
Trachsel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kile
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Kile
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Trachsel
Kile strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Trachsel
Biggio hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Trachsel
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Trachsel
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Trachsel
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards first. Grace reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Kile
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Kile
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Kile
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Trachsel
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Glanville. Hidalgo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Trachsel
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hidalgo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Eusebio vs. Trachsel
Eusebio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hidalgo scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Trachsel
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Eusebio moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Kile vs. Trachsel
Kile hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Eusebio scores. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching.
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Bottenfield
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Kile
Servais hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Kile
Cairo 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 -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Kile
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Bottenfield
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Bottenfield
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Bottenfield
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Kile
Robin Jennings pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield.
Jennings hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kile
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Kile
Glanville 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 8
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Myers
Rodney Myers now pitching.
Spiers hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Myers
Eusebio is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Myers
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Eusebio moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kile vs. Myers
Kile bunts towards third. Orie fields it and has Eusebio trapped. There's the throw to Alexander who tags Eusebio for the out. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Myers
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Gutierrez trying to get to home. Alexander throws to Servais who tags Gutierrez for the out. Kile moves to second. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Kile
Grace hits a line drive beyond first. Bagwell can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Kile
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Orie vs. Kile
Orie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sandberg vs. Wagner
Dave Clark pinch hits for Scott Servais. Billy Wagner now pitching. Ryne Sandberg pinch hits for Dave Clark.
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cairo vs. Wagner
Jose Hernandez pinch runs for Kevin Orie.
Cairo strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1997 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Johnson L, cf 4 2 3 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 2 3 1
Glanville D, lf 3 0 0 0 Bell D, rf 4 0 1 1
Grace M, 1b 3 0 1 2 Bagwell J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Sosa S, rf 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 0 0
Orie K, 3b 3 0 1 0 Hidalgo R, cf 4 1 1 0
Hernandez J, pr 0 0 0 0 Spiers B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Servais S, c 2 0 0 0 Eusebio T, c 3 1 2 1
Clark D, ph 0 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ss 4 0 2 0
Sandberg R, ph 1 0 0 0 Kile D, p 4 0 1 1
Cairo M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0
Alexander M, ss 3 1 1 1
Trachsel S, p 2 0 0 0
Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0
Jennings R, ph 1 0 0 0
Myers R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 6 3 35 5 11 5
Chicago 101 010 000 -- 3
Houston 100 112 00x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel S (L) 5.1 9 5 5 1 3
Bottenfield K 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Myers R 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Kile D (W) 8.1 6 3 3 2 6
Wagner B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Servais S, Alexander M
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Chicago 4, Houston 8
2B -- Johnson L 2, Orie K, Hidalgo R
3B -- Biggio C
HR -- Bagwell J, Alexander M, Biggio C
SB -- Johnson L, Biggio C
SH -- Glanville D
SF -- Grace M
HBP -- by Myers R (Eusebio T)
T -- 2:44
A -- 19380
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