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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 26, 1998
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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 26, 1998 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1998 |
|---|---|
| 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 26, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Clark |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Shane Reynolds |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 51,950 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Mark Hirschbeck 2B: Jeff Kellogg 3B: Bruce Froemming |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Glenallen Hill | Left Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Tyler Houston | Catcher |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Mark Clark | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Shane Reynolds | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 26, 1998
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Reynolds
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Reynolds
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Reynolds
Sosa hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Reynolds
Grace strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Clark
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Clark
Spiers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Clark
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Clark
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spiers scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Clark
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti has Bell trapped. There's the throw to Houston and back to Gaetti, who tags Bell for the out. Bagwell moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Everett vs. Clark
Everett takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Eusebio vs. Clark
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Reynolds
Hill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Reynolds
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Reynolds
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Reynolds
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Clark
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Clark
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Clark
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Reynolds
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Reynolds
Johnson hits a popup beyond second. Biggio can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Reynolds
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Reynolds
Sosa hits a line drive beyond short. Bogar can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Reynolds
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Clark
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clark
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Clark
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gaetti. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Clark
Alou strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Reynolds
Hill 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, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Reynolds
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Reynolds
Houston strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Clark
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Clark
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Clark
Bogar hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Reynolds
Blauser hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Reynolds
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Reynolds
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Morandini vs. Reynolds
Morandini strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Clark
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Clark
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Clark
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Clark covering, for the out. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Clark
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Reynolds
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Reynolds
Grace strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Reynolds
Hill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Clark
Bagwell hits a fly ball into left field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Clark
Alou hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Clark
Everett hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Reynolds
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Spiers, and into shallow left field. Gaetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Houston vs. Reynolds
There's a wild pitch. Gaetti moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Houston vs. Reynolds
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reynolds fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Merced vs. Reynolds
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Jeff Blauser.
Merced hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gaetti tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Reynolds
Clark hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Reynolds
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Clark
Jose Hernandez now playing shortstop.
Eusebio hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Clark
Bogar hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Meluskey vs. Clark
Mitch Meluskey pinch hits for Shane Reynolds.
Meluskey strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Magnante
Mike Magnante now pitching.
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Magnante fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Powell
Jay Powell now pitching.
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Powell
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell fields the ball and throws to Powell covering. Safe. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Powell
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Powell
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Everett. Gaetti reaches second base with a double. Sosa scores. Grace goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Miller
Trever Miller now pitching. Scott Servais pinch hits for Tyler Houston.
Servais hits a popup towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Clark
Scott Servais now catching.
Biggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morandini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Clark
Spiers hits a fly ball into left field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clark
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Miller
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Miller
Manny Alexander pinch hits for Mark Clark.
Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Miller
Johnson hits a popup beyond second. Biggio can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Miller
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Beck
Jose Hernandez now playing left field. Manny Alexander now playing shortstop. Rod Beck now pitching.
Bagwell 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: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Beck
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Beck
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Eusebio vs. Beck
Eusebio strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Beck
Dave Clark pinch hits for Tim Bogar.
Clark hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Beck scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1998 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Johnson L, cf 5 0 2 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Morandini M, 2b 5 0 1 0 Spiers B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Sosa S, rf 4 1 2 0 Bell D, rf 4 0 1 0
Grace M, 1b 4 1 1 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 1 3 2
Hill G, lf 4 0 1 0 Alou M, lf 4 0 1 0
Beck R, p 0 0 0 0 Everett C, cf 3 0 0 0
Gaetti G, 3b 4 1 2 2 Eusebio T, c 4 0 0 0
Houston T, c 3 0 0 0 Bogar T, ss 3 0 0 0
Servais S, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Clark D, ph 1 0 0 0
Blauser J, ss 2 0 0 0 Reynolds S, p 2 0 1 0
Merced O, ph 0 0 0 1 Meluskey M, ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez J, ss-lf 1 0 0 0 Magnante M, p 0 0 0 0
Clark M, p 3 0 2 0 Powell J, p 0 0 0 0
Alexander M, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Miller T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 11 3 34 2 7 2
Chicago 000 000 120 -- 3
Houston 100 000 001 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Clark M (W) 8.0 5 1 1 1 5
Beck R (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds S 7.0 7 1 1 0 11
Magnante M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Powell J (L) 0.1 3 2 2 0 1
Miller T 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Gaetti G
LOB -- Chicago 8, Houston 6
2B -- Clark M 2, Reynolds S, Gaetti G 2, Alou M
HR -- Bagwell J
SF -- Merced O
WP -- Reynolds S
T -- 2:50
A -- 51950
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