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September 1, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 7 13 1
Cubs 6 11 0
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Twins 7 13 1
Cubs 6 12 0

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .248
OBP .500 .295
At Bats 4 552
Hits 2 137
• Singles 1 73
• Doubles 0 29
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 31
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 3 105

Rick Aguilera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 22
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Wrigley Field - September 1, 1997
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Single
Rick Aguilera
Terry Steinbach
Paul Molitor
Chuck Knoblauch
Ron Coomer
Pat Meares
Denny Hocking
Rich Becker
Brent Brede
Sammy Sosa
Count: 2-2, 1 Out
Count: 2-2, 1 Out

Sosa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Denny Hocking now playing left field. Rick Aguilera now pitching. Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Molitor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out.
Top 9 Becker strikes out.
Top 9 Denny Hocking pinch runs for Marty Cordova. Pisciotta fires to first and has Hocking trapped. There's the throw to Alexander who tags Hocking for the out.
Top 9 Cordova hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Steinbach hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Glanville hits a fly ball into right field. Brede settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Molitor fields the ball and throws to Swindell covering. Safe.
Bottom 8 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Alexander hits a popup into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Marc Pisciotta now pitching. Jose Hernandez now playing third base. Molitor takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Brede bunts towards the mound. Patterson fields it and throws to first for the out. Knoblauch moves to second.
Top 8 Knoblauch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Orie hits a fly ball into right field. Brede settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Swindell fires to first and has Sosa trapped. There's the throw to Meares who tags Sosa for the out.
Bottom 7 Greg Swindell now pitching. Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Matt Lawton pinch hits for Mike Trombley. Bob Patterson now pitching. Damian Miller pinch hits for Matt Lawton. Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stevens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cordova scores. Becker moves to second.
Top 7 Becker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cordova moves to third.
Top 7 Cordova hits a line drive beyond second. Sandberg can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 7 Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mike Trombley now pitching. Grace hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Glanville hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Brede. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Brede steals second.
Top 6 Brede hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Dave Stevens now pitching. Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Brede settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Servais hits a popup into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 There goes Orie. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Knoblauch applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Orie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Sandberg strikes out.
Top 5 Ritchie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Meares hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out. Coomer moves to third.
Top 5 Cordova hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Coomer moves to second.
Top 5 Coomer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 4 Grace hits a line drive into center field. Becker picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Becker. Trachsel scores. Glanville goes all the way around to score. Grace moves to third.
Bottom 4 Glanville hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Trachsel moves to second.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Trachsel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Alexander hits a popup into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Brede takes first base on ball four. Knoblauch moves to second.
Top 4 Knoblauch is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Ritchie strikes out.
Top 4 Meares hits a popup, foul, towards third. Orie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Servais hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Todd Ritchie now pitching. Orie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grace scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Glanville scores.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Steinbach for a passed ball. Glanville moves to third. Grace moves to second.
Bottom 3 Grace takes first base on ball four. Glanville moves to second.
Bottom 3 Glanville hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Becker strikes out.
Top 3 Cordova strikes out.
Top 3 Steinbach takes first base on ball four. Molitor moves to second.
Top 3 Coomer hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Knoblauch tags and scores. Brede tags and moves to third.
Top 3 Molitor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Knoblauch moves to third. Brede moves to second.
Top 3 Brede takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second.
Top 3 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Trachsel bunts towards the mound. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. Servais moves to third. Alexander moves to second.
Bottom 2 Alexander is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Servais hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Becker. Servais reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Orie hits a line drive towards third. Coomer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robertson strikes out.
Top 2 Meares hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sosa hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Steinbach for a passed ball. Grace moves to second.
Bottom 1 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cordova strikes out.
Top 1 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Trachsel covering, for the out. Molitor moves to third.
Top 1 Coomer hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brede tags and scores. Molitor tags and moves to second.
Top 1 Molitor bunts towards third. Orie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Knoblauch scores. Brede moves to third.
Top 1 Brede hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Brede reaches second base with a double. Knoblauch moves to third.
Top 1 Knoblauch takes first base on ball four.