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April 15, 1997

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Brian McRae Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .125
OBP .250 .234
At Bats 2 40
Hits 0 5
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 5
RBI’s 1 2

Bruce Ruffin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 2
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Wrigley Field - April 15, 1997
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Home Run
Bruce Ruffin
Kirt Manwaring
Andres Galarraga
Eric Young
Vinny Castilla
Walt Weiss
Dante Bichette
Quinton McCracken
Larry Walker
Brian McRae
Count: 1-1, 2 Outs
Count: 1-1, 2 Outs

McRae hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Doug Glanville pinch hits for Turk Wendell. Glanville hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Bruce Ruffin now pitching. Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Weiss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Manwaring hits a fly ball into left field. Kieschnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Orie hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Steve Reed now pitching. Kieschnick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Turk Wendell now pitching. Galarraga strikes out.
Top 8 Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dunston hits a line drive into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 DiPoto strikes out.
Top 7 Larry Casian now pitching. Weiss strikes out.
Bottom 6 McRae strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dave Clark pinch hits for Terry Adams. Clark strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jerry DiPoto now pitching. Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Manwaring strikes out.
Top 6 Castilla strikes out.
Top 6 Bichette strikes out.
Bottom 5 Servais hits a line drive into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Orie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Orie reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Kieschnick strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dunston hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 There goes Galarraga. The throw from Servais and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag.
Top 5 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. McCracken scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Terry Adams now pitching. There goes Walker. The throw from Servais and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag. McCracken moves to third.
Top 5 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young scores. McCracken moves to second.
Top 5 McCracken takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second.
Top 5 Young hits a popup into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Thompson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Weiss hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hernandez tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Bottenfield bunts towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bichette. Hernandez reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Manwaring hits a fly ball into left field. Kieschnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Castilla takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bichette strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Walker. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Walker steals second.
Top 4 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Galarraga hits a popup towards first. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 McCracken hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Servais hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Orie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kieschnick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Brown moves to third.
Bottom 3 Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thompson hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Weiss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Weiss reaches second base with a double. Manwaring goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Manwaring takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Castilla hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bichette hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a line drive towards first. Galarraga catches it and throws to third to double up Hernandez.
Bottom 2 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Hernandez reaches third base with a triple. Kieschnick scores. Servais goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. Kieschnick moves to third.
Bottom 2 Orie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Kieschnick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Kieschnick reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 McCracken strikes out.
Top 2 Young hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 1 Dunston hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae moves to third.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out. McRae moves to second.
Bottom 1 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Thompson strikes out.
Top 1 Weiss takes first base on ball four. Castilla moves to third. Manwaring moves to second.
Top 1 Manwaring hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Galarraga scores. Castilla moves to second.
Top 1 Castilla takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bichette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Galarraga. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Galarraga steals second.
Top 1 Galarraga is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Walker hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 McCracken bunts in front of the plate. Servais fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second.
Top 1 Young takes first base on ball four.