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August 21, 1999

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Rockies 3 6 0
Cubs 2 4 0
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Rockies 3 6 0
Cubs 5 5 0

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .294
OBP 1.000 .365
At Bats 1 472
Hits 1 139
• Singles 0 67
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 50
Walks 1 53
RBI’s 1 109

John Thomson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 5 0
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Wrigley Field - August 21, 1999
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Home Run
John Thomson
Kirt Manwaring
Todd Helton
Kurt Abbott
Vinny Castilla
Neifi Perez
Dante Bichette
Edgard Clemente
Angel Echevarria
Sammy Sosa
Mickey Morandini
Lance Johnson
Count: 2-1, 1 Out
Count: 2-1, 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Morandini hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Clemente. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Micah Bowie. Blauser hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Santiago tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Santiago hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Echevarria who is chasing the ball. Santiago reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Manwaring hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bowie spins and fires to second, with Nieves covering, and Helton is picked off.
Top 6 Helton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Helton reaches second base with a double. Castilla goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Houston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 5 Echevarria hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Abbott strikes out.
Top 5 Perez hits a popup into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grace hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sosa hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Helton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out.
Top 4 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Manwaring is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Clemente strikes out. There goes Castilla. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Helton. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 4 Helton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castilla moves to second.
Top 4 Castilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bichette hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Echevarria takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Abbott hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bowie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Santiago strikes out.
Bottom 3 Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Perez strikes out.
Top 3 Thomson strikes out.
Top 3 Manwaring strikes out.
Bottom 2 Houston strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clemente strikes out.
Top 2 Helton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Castilla moves to second.
Top 2 Castilla takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bichette hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Sosa. The throw from Manwaring and he is out, Perez applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Sosa takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Morandini hits a fly ball into right field. Echevarria settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Echevarria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Abbott strikes out.
Top 1 Perez strikes out.