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Cubs
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 13, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 13, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 13, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 13, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Trachsel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Cordova |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 21,505 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Bonin 1B: Bob Davidson 2B: Rich Rieker 3B: Frank Pulli |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Tyler Houston | Catcher |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Brant Brown | Left Fielder |
| Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Steve Trachsel | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
| Turner Ward | Center Fielder |
| Al Martin | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Williams | First Baseman |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Francisco Cordova | Pitcher |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 13, 1997
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cordova
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Cordova
Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Cordova
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards second. Womack scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Trachsel
Womack strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Trachsel
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Trachsel
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trachsel
Trachsel fires to first and has Martin trapped. There's the throw to Hernandez who tags Martin for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Cordova
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Cordova
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Houston for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Cordova
Orie hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trachsel
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Trachsel
Randa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Trachsel
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Trachsel
There goes Dunston. The throw from Houston and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Guillen vs. Trachsel
The ball gets by Houston for a passed ball. Dunston scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Trachsel
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Cordova
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Cordova
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Trachsel vs. Cordova
Trachsel strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Cordova
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ward throws the ball in to Dunston who tags Johnson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hernandez scores. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Trachsel
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Trachsel
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Trachsel
Womack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Trachsel
Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Cordova
Sandberg hits a line drive towards short. Dunston reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Cordova
Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Cordova
Sosa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grace scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Cordova
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Cordova covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Trachsel
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trachsel
Williams 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, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Trachsel
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Cordova
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dunston. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Cordova
Brown hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Orie moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Cordova
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Orie scores. Brown scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Trachsel vs. Cordova
Trachsel strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Peters
Chris Peters now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Peters
Sandberg is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Peters
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Trachsel
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Trachsel
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Trachsel
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Peters
Sosa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Peters
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Peters
There goes Sosa. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Sosa steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Orie vs. Peters
Orie is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Glanville vs. Sodowsky
Doug Glanville pinch hits for Brant Brown. Clint Sodowsky now pitching.
Glanville hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Sodowsky
The ball gets by Kendall for a passed ball. Sosa moves to third. Orie moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Sodowsky
Hernandez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Trachsel vs. Sodowsky
Trachsel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Trachsel
Doug Glanville now playing left field. Freddy Garcia pinch hits for Clint Sodowsky.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Trachsel
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Trachsel
Ward 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, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Christiansen
Jason Christiansen now pitching.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Christiansen
There goes Johnson. The throw from Kendall and he is out, Womack applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Christiansen
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Christiansen
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Trachsel
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trachsel
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Trachsel
Randa hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Trachsel
Dunston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randa moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Guillen vs. Trachsel
Guillen 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, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Wilkins
Marc Wilkins now pitching. Mark Smith now playing right field.
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Wilkins
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Wilkins
Orie hits a line driveOrie is thrown out after the base hit. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Pisciotta
Marc Pisciotta now pitching.
Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pisciotta
Smith hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Womack vs. Pisciotta
Womack strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Pisciotta
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Patterson
Bob Patterson now pitching.
Martin 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 9
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Wilkins
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams juggles the ball. That's an error on Williams. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Wilkins
Hernandez bunts towards first. Williams scoops it up and throws to first, with Womack covering, for the out. Glanville moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lowery vs. Wallace
Robin Jennings pinch hits for Bob Patterson. Jeff Wallace now pitching. Terrell Lowery pinch hits for Robin Jennings.
Lowery strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Wallace
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching.
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Adams
Adrian Brown pinch runs for Eddie Williams.
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Adams
Dunston hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sveum vs. Adams
Dale Sveum pinch hits for Jeff Wallace.
Sveum strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/13/1997 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Johnson L, cf 4 0 1 1 Womack T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Sandberg R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Ward T, cf 4 0 2 0
Grace M, 1b 4 1 1 0 Martin A, lf 4 0 0 0
Sosa S, rf 4 0 2 1 Williams E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Houston T, c 4 0 0 0 Brown A, pr 0 0 0 0
Orie K, 3b 3 1 1 0 Randa J, 3b 4 0 2 0
Brown B, lf 2 1 1 0 Dunston S, ss 4 1 1 0
Glanville D, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Guillen J, rf 3 0 0 0
Hernandez J, ss 2 1 2 2 Wilkins M, p 0 0 0 0
Trachsel S, p 3 0 0 0 Wallace J, p 0 0 0 0
Pisciotta M, p 0 0 0 0 Sveum D, ph 1 0 0 0
Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0 Kendall J, c 3 0 0 0
Jennings R, ph 0 0 0 0 Cordova F, p 1 0 0 0
Lowery T, ph 1 0 0 0 Peters C, p 0 0 0 0
Adams T, p 0 0 0 0 Sodowsky C, p 0 0 0 0
Garcia F, ph 1 0 0 0
Christiansen J, p 0 0 0 0
Smith M, rf 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 9 4 33 1 7 0
Chicago 001 120 000 -- 4
Pittsburgh 010 000 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel S (W) 7.0 5 1 0 0 6
Pisciotta M 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Patterson B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Adams T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova F (L) 4.1 7 4 3 0 3
Peters C 1.0 1 0 0 2 1
Sodowsky C 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Christiansen J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Wilkins M 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Wallace J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Houston T, Dunston S, Williams E
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Hernandez J, Grace M, Brown B
3B -- Orie K
SB -- Dunston S, Sosa S
CS -- Martin A, Johnson L
SH -- Hernandez J
PB -- Houston T, Kendall J
T -- 2:52
A -- 21505
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