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August 14, 1999

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Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .289
OBP .333 .360
At Bats 3 450
Hits 1 130
• Singles 1 65
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 43
Walks 0 51
RBI’s 0 97

Darren Oliver Season Stats

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7 8 0
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Busch Stadium - August 14, 1999
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Home Run
Darren Oliver
Alberto Castillo
Mark McGwire
Joe McEwing
Fernando Tatis
Edgar Renteria
Ray Lankford
J.D. Drew
Craig Paquette
Sammy Sosa
Mark Grace
Chad Meyers
Count: 2-0, 2 Outs
Count: 2-0, 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Renteria fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Meyers moves to third.
Top 7 Nieves takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There goes Meyers. The throw from Castillo and he is safe. Meyers steals second.
Top 7 Meyers bunts towards the mound. Oliver fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Alexander hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Scott Sanders now pitching. McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 6 Felix Heredia now pitching. Manny Alexander now playing third base. Drew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Steve Rain now pitching. Renteria hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Castillo scores. Oliver moves to third. Renteria moves to second.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Castillo moves to second.
Bottom 6 McEwing strikes out.
Bottom 6 Castillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gaetti strikes out.
Top 6 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Tatis. The throw from Santiago and he is out, Meyers applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tatis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Drew. The throw from Santiago and he is safe. Drew steals second.
Bottom 5 McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Drew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Paquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sosa strikes out.
Top 5 Grace strikes out.
Top 5 Nieves takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Renteria hits a line drive into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McEwing strikes out.
Top 4 Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bowie bunts towards the mound. Oliver fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Santiago takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gaetti strikes out.
Bottom 3 Castillo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Meyers reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Paquette hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Lankford strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tatis strikes out.
Bottom 3 McGwire hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Drew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Renteria moves to second.
Bottom 3 Renteria takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McEwing scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hill strikes out.
Top 3 Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Paquette. Grace reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McEwing bunts towards third. Gaetti throws towards first, with the pitcher covering. Bowie fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bowie. Castillo moves to third.
Bottom 2 Castillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Paquette hits a fly ball into right field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lankford strikes out.
Top 2 Nieves hits a popup towards short. Renteria settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bowie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tatis hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 1 Drew is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Renteria hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Santiago strikes out.
Top 1 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hill scores.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. Hill moves to third.
Top 1 Hill hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lankford. Hill reaches second base with a double. Grace scores. Sosa goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Sosa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Grace moves to second.
Top 1 Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meyers scores.
Top 1 Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McEwing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meyers moves to third.
Top 1 Meyers hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lankford. Meyers reaches second base with a double.