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CHICAGO CUBS @ CLEVELAND SPIDERS
08/25/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Pitching: LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Pitching: RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 90.6 MPH), Distance : 360 ft
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lance Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 76.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: SHB Todd Hundley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Howard Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jeff Frye 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: RHB Marquis Grissom 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Grounds into double play, 1-6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Todd Hundley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 356 ft
Batting: LHB Lance Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Howard Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Called Strike
Howard Johnson steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 67.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Howard Johnson to third
Batting: RHB Marquis Grissom 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
Passed Ball!
Howard Johnson scores
Tomas Perez to second
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Cleveland 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: RHB Jeff Frye 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Cleveland 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.9 MPH), Distance : 402 ft
Batting: SHB Todd Hundley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Cleveland 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Cleveland 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Pitching: RHP Antonio Osuna
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Howard Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marquis Grissom 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Cleveland 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lance Johnson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Pitching: RHP Willie Banks
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jeff Frye 0-0: Ball
Lance Johnson is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Cleveland 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Antonio Osuna
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 111.3 MPH), Distance : 363 ft
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Todd Hundley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Willie Banks
Pitching: RHP Steve Karsay
Now at 1B: Roberto Petagine
Now in LF: Garret Anderson
Batting: RHB Jeff Frye 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Cleveland 3
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