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June 5, 1997

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 8 14 2
Phillies 5 8 0
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Cubs 8 14 2
Phillies 5 8 0

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .270
OBP .250 .321
At Bats 4 230
Hits 1 62
• Singles 0 31
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 14
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 2 45

Ricky Bottalico Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 12
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Veterans Stadium - June 5, 1997
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Ricky Bottalico
Mike Lieberthal
Kevin Jordan
Mickey Morandini
Scott Rolen
Kevin Stocker
Rex Hudler
Ricky Otero
Darren Daulton
Sammy Sosa
Mark Grace
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Daulton. Grace reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 There goes Glanville. The throw from Lieberthal and he is out, Stocker applying the tag.
Top 9 Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Ricky Bottalico now pitching. McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Wendell covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Otero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lieberthal scores. Stocker moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Ruben Amaro pinch hits for Ron Blazier. Amaro hits a line drive towards short. Sanchez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stocker bunts towards the mound. Wendell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Wendell. Lieberthal moves to third. Stocker moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lieberthal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Lieberthal hits a fly ball, foul, down the right field line, foul. Sosa chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Sosa.
Top 8 Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Daulton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 8 Rex Hudler now playing left field. Kevin Jordan now playing first base. Ron Blazier now pitching. Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kevin Jordan pinch hits for Derrick May. Turk Wendell now pitching. Rey Sanchez now playing shortstop. Jordan hits a popup into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Patterson now pitching. Rex Hudler pinch hits for Rico Brogna. Hudler strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rolen hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Doug Glanville now playing left field. Daulton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Houston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dunston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jerry Spradlin now pitching. Sosa hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Doug Glanville pinch hits for Brant Brown. Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Plantenberg, and towards Morandini, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Erik Plantenberg now pitching. McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Morandini strikes out.
Bottom 6 Otero hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Jose Hernandez now playing third base. Gregg Jefferies pinch hits for Mark Leiter. Jefferies hits a popup into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hansen hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Houston moves to second.
Top 6 Houston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Dunston 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 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leiter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Stocker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stocker for the out.
Bottom 5 Lieberthal hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 May is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Brogna strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Rolen. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Rolen steals second.
Bottom 5 Rolen takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Grace hits a line drive towards short. Stocker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna fields it and throws to second for the out. Hansen moves to third.
Top 5 McRae strikes out.
Top 5 Foster bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hansen moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Daulton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Morandini hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Otero moves to third.
Bottom 4 Otero takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Leiter strikes out.
Bottom 4 Stocker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Sandberg. The throw from Lieberthal and he is out, Stocker applying the tag.
Top 4 Sandberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dunston scores.
Top 4 Houston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops it up and throws to first, with Leiter covering, for the out. Dunston moves to third.
Top 4 Dunston hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Daulton. Dunston reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lieberthal strikes out.
Bottom 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 3 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Daulton scores. Rolen moves to third.
Bottom 3 Brogna hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rolen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Daulton. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Daulton steals third.
Bottom 3 Daulton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Daulton reaches second base with a double. Otero scores. Morandini goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Morandini hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otero moves to second.
Bottom 3 Otero takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Leiter strikes out.
Top 3 Grace hits a line drive into right field. Daulton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brown hits a line drive into center field. Otero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops it up and throws to first, with Leiter covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Stocker strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lieberthal strikes out.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Brogna hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Foster covering, for the out.
Top 2 Foster strikes out.
Top 2 Hansen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sandberg scores.
Top 2 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 2 Houston hits a line drive into center field. Otero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dunston hits a line drive into center field. Otero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rolen hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Daulton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Morandini hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Otero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Foster covering, for the out.
Top 1 Sosa hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out.
Top 1 Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Daulton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.