Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs
May 5, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1999 at Wrigley Field. The Colorado Rockies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Colorado Rockies 13, Chicago Cubs 6

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Sexton cf 5 2 2 3
Lansing 2b 6 0 2 0
Walker rf 5 4 3 0
Bichette lf 5 3 4 2
Castilla 3b 5 1 0 0
Abbott 1b 4 0 1 1
  Helton 1b 2 0 1 0
Perez ss 5 3 3 3
Blanco c 4 0 1 0
Astacio p 3 0 1 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 13 18 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 0 0 0
Morandini 2b 5 1 1 0
Sosa rf 5 1 3 2
Grace 1b 3 1 0 0
Rodriguez lf 4 1 2 0
Hernandez ss 4 1 2 2
Gaetti 3b 3 1 1 1
Santiago c 3 0 1 1
Mulholland p 2 0 0 0
  Barker p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Serafini p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Woodall p 0 0 0 0
  Houston ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Colorado 111 121 22213181
Chicago 023 000 0106103
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  W (2-3) 8.0 10 6 6 3 11
  Veres   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
12
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland  L (2-1) 5.0 11 7 6 2 1
  Barker   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Serafini   1.0 4 4 3 1 0
  Myers   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Woodall   1.0 1 2 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
18
13
9
6
2

  E–Bichette (4), Morandini (1), Grace (2), Gaetti (5).  DP–Colorado 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Colorado Walker (5,off Mulholland); Bichette (8,off Mulholland); Abbott (1,off Mulholland); Perez (6,off Myers), Chicago Morandini (7,off Astacio); Rodriguez (4,off Astacio).  3B–Colorado Walker (1,off Mulholland).  HR–Colorado Perez (1,2nd inning off Mulholland 0 on, 0 out); Sexton (1,7th inning off Serafini 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Sosa (6,3rd inning off Astacio 1 on, 0 out); Gaetti (3,8th inning off Astacio 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Astacio 2 (4,off Mulholland,off Serafini).  IBB–Blanco (1,by Mulholland); Castilla (2,by Barker); Santiago (3,by Astacio).  SB–Sexton (1,2nd base off Barker/Santiago).  WP–Barker (1), Woodall (1).  IBB–Astacio (1,Santiago); Mulholland (1,Blanco); Barker (1,Castilla).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Paul Nauert.  T–3:04.  A–30,079.
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