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Lineups and Summary
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 17, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on July 17, 1988 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shawn Hillegas |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Nipper |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 35,138 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: John McSherry 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Fred Brocklander |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Sax | Second Baseman |
| Danny Heep | Left Fielder |
| Franklin Stubbs | First Baseman |
| John Shelby | Center Fielder |
| Mike Davis | Right Fielder |
| Tracy Woodson | Third Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Dave Anderson | Shortstop |
| Shawn Hillegas | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darrin Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Gary Varsho | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Vance Law | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Left Fielder |
| Jody Davis | Catcher |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Angel Salazar | Shortstop |
| Al Nipper | Pitcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 17, 1988
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Nipper
Sax hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Nipper
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo misplays the ball. That's an error on Trillo. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Stubbs vs. Nipper
Stubbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hillegas
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Varsho vs. Hillegas
Varsho hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Hillegas
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Hillegas
Law hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heep. Law reaches second base with a double. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Mumphrey vs. Hillegas
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grace scores. Law scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Hillegas
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shelby vs. Nipper
Shelby hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Nipper
Davis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodson vs. Nipper
Woodson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Nipper
Dempsey hits a line drive towards short. Salazar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Nipper
Anderson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Hillegas
Trillo hits a line drive into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Hillegas
Salazar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Nipper vs. Hillegas
Nipper bunts towards the mound. Hillegas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hillegas
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hillegas vs. Nipper
Hillegas hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Nipper
Sax hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Nipper
Heep hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Stubbs vs. Nipper
Stubbs takes first base on ball four. Heep moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Shelby vs. Nipper
Shelby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace juggles the ball. The ball bounces towards second. Trillo picks up the ball and throws Heep out. Stubbs moves to second. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Varsho vs. Hillegas
Varsho hits a line drive towards first. Stubbs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Hillegas
Grace hits a line drive into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Law vs. Hillegas
Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Nipper
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Woodson vs. Nipper
Woodson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Nipper
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Nipper
Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Varsho settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Hillegas
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hillegas
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Hillegas
Trillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stubbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hillegas vs. Nipper
Hillegas strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Nipper
Sax takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Nipper
Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stubbs vs. Nipper
Stubbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Grace, and towards Trillo, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Hillegas
Salazar hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nipper vs. Hillegas
Nipper bunts towards first. Stubbs scoops it up and throws to first, with Sax covering, for the out. Salazar moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Hillegas
Jackson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Varsho vs. Hillegas
Mitch Webster pinch runs for Darrin Jackson.
Varsho hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sax settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Hillegas
Grace hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sax reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shelby vs. Nipper
Mitch Webster now playing center field.
Shelby hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Nipper
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Woodson vs. Nipper
Woodson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Holton
Brian Holton now pitching. Jose Gonzalez now playing center field.
Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Holton
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Holton
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Holton
Trillo strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Lancaster
Les Lancaster now pitching. Ryne Sandberg now playing second base.
Dempsey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Lancaster
Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Varsho settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lancaster
Gonzalez hits a fly ball towards center. Webster settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Webster. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Sax vs. Lancaster
Sax hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Lancaster
Heep hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sax moves to third. Heep moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Stubbs vs. Lancaster
Stubbs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Gibson vs. Lancaster
Kirk Gibson pinch hits for Brian Holton.
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Crews
Kirk Gibson now playing left field. Tim Crews now pitching.
Salazar strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Crews
Sandberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webster vs. Crews
Webster hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Varsho vs. Crews
Varsho hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lancaster
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodson vs. Lancaster
Woodson hits a fly ball into right field. Varsho settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Lancaster
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Lancaster
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Crews
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Law vs. Crews
Law strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Crews
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lancaster
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sax vs. Lancaster
Sax bunts towards the mound. Lancaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Lancaster
Mike Marshall pinch hits for Tim Crews.
Marshall strikes out. There goes Sax. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hamilton vs. DiPino
Frank DiPino now pitching. Jeff Hamilton pinch hits for Franklin Stubbs.
Hamilton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Sax scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. DiPino
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. DiPino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. DiPino
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Howell
Mike Marshall now playing right field. Jeff Hamilton now playing third base. Tracy Woodson now playing first base. Jay Howell now pitching.
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Howell
Rafael Palmeiro pinch hits for Frank DiPino.
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Howell
Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Angel Salazar.
Dunston strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1988, game 2 -- Los Angeles at Chicago (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Sax S, 2b 4 1 2 1 Jackson D, cf 2 0 0 0
Heep D, lf 4 0 2 0 Webster M, pr-cf 1 0 0 0
Crews T, p 0 0 0 0 Varsho G, rf 4 0 0 0
Marshall M, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 3 1 0 0
Stubbs F, 1b 2 0 0 0 Law V, 3b 4 1 1 0
Hamilton J, ph-3b 1 0 1 2 Mumphrey J, lf 4 0 1 2
Shelby J, cf 3 1 1 0 Davis J, c 3 0 0 0
Holton B, p 0 0 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Gibson K, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Lancaster L, p 0 0 0 0
Davis M, rf 5 1 1 2 DiPino F, p 0 0 0 0
Howell J, p 0 0 0 0 Palmeiro R, ph 1 0 0 0
Woodson T, 3b-1b 4 0 0 0 Salazar A, ss 3 0 2 0
Dempsey R, c 2 0 0 0 Dunston S, ph 1 0 0 0
Anderson D, ss 4 0 0 0 Nipper A, p 1 0 0 0
Hillegas S, p 2 0 0 0 Sandberg R, 2b 1 0 1 0
Gonzalez J, cf 2 2 0 0
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36 5 7 5 31 2 5 2
Los Angeles 020 000 102 -- 5
Chicago 200 000 000 -- 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Hillegas S 5.0 4 2 2 1 1
Holton B (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Crews T 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Howell J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Nipper A 6.0 3 2 2 3 2
Lancaster L (L) 2.1 3 3 2 2 5
DiPino F 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Trillo M, Grace M, Webster M
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Law V
HR -- Davis M
SB -- Sax S
SH -- Nipper A
HBP -- by Hillegas S (Jackson D)
WP -- Lancaster L
T -- 2:42
A -- 35138
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