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July 22, 1997

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Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .254
OBP .667 .306
At Bats 2 398
Hits 1 101
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 1 29
RBI’s 1 73

Mike Cather Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - July 22, 1997
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Mike Cather
Javy Lopez
Eddie Perez
Tony Graffanino
Chipper Jones
Jeff Blauser
Ryan Klesko
Andruw Jones
Danny Bautista
Sammy Sosa
Count: 2-1, 1 Out
Count: 2-1, 2 Outs

Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Bottom 8 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Klesko. The throw from Servais and he is out, Sandberg applying the tag.
Top 8 Klesko takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bautista hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Jones hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Mike Cather now pitching. McRae hits a popup, foul, towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Glanville hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sandberg scores. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Ramon Tatis. Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Neagle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sandberg moves to third.
Bottom 7 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sandberg moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sandberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dunston scores.
Bottom 7 Orie bunts towards the mound. Neagle fields it and throws to first for the out. Dunston moves to third.
Bottom 7 Jeff Blauser now playing shortstop. Eddie Perez now playing first base. Ryan Klesko now playing left field. Danny Bautista now playing right fieldDunston hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bautista. Dunston reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ramon Tatis now pitching. Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Michael Tucker. Blauser hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belliard tags and scores. Neagle tags and moves to third. Graffanino tags and moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Turk Wendell now pitching. Graffanino takes first base on ball four. Belliard moves to third. Neagle moves to second.
Top 7 Neagle bunts towards the mound. Mulholland juggles the ball. That's an error on Mulholland. Belliard moves to second.
Top 7 Belliard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Klesko hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bautista hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones throws the ball in to Belliard who tags Sosa trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Glanville scores.
Bottom 6 Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Klesko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out. Glanville moves to second.
Bottom 6 Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tucker for the out.
Bottom 5 Mulholland strikes out. Lopez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mulholland out.
Bottom 5 Servais hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sandberg hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Neagle bunts in front of the plate. Servais fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Sandberg covering, for the double play.
Top 5 Belliard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Orie hits a line drive towards third. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Dunston. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Dunston steals second.
Bottom 4 Dunston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sosa hits a line drive into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grace hits a line drive towards the mound. Neagle reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Bautista hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lopez for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McRae bunts towards first. Klesko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out.
Bottom 3 Glanville hits a popup to right field. That will be extra bases. Tucker chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Graffanino. Graffanino fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Graffanino. Sandberg goes all the way around to score. Glanville moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Mulholland strikes out.
Bottom 3 Servais hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Klesko fields the ball and throws to Neagle covering. Safe.
Top 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Neagle moves to third.
Top 3 Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. Neagle moves to second.
Top 3 Neagle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Orie hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dunston hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopez fires to first and picks off Sosa.
Bottom 2 Sosa takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Belliard hits a line drive into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Klesko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second.
Top 2 Bautista hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Neagle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Glanville hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jones strikes out.
Top 1 Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mulholland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Graffanino strikes out.