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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1999-09-24 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 29267 · 68°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph from RF · 2:41

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 9–0. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 7th. Kyle Farnsworth earned the win. Roosevelt Brown went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
CHN	2	0	1	0	1	2	3	0		9	14

W: Kyle Farnsworth L: Jason Schmidt SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Meals · 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt · 2B: Steve Rippley · 3B: Mike Winters · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Al Martin	3	0	0	0
Abraham Nunez	3	1	1	1
Brant Brown	3	0	0	3
Kevin Young	4	1	0	2
Warren Morris	4	0	0	0
Chad Hermansen	4	1	0	1
Aramis Ramirez	4	0	0	0
Joe Oliver	3	0	0	1
Jason Schmidt	1	0	1	1
Tim Laker	1	1	0	0
Emil Brown	1	1	0	0
Adrian Brown	1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	4	4	3	1	1	0
Roosevelt Brown	4	1	3	4	0	1
Sammy Sosa	4	1	1	0	1	0
Mark Grace	2	0	1	1	3	0
Shane Andrews	4	0	2	3	0	1
Jeff Reed	5	0	0	0	0	3
Jose Nieves	5	0	1	0	0	1
Chad Meyers	4	2	3	0	0	0
Kyle Farnsworth	2	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Schmidt	5.2	10	4	3
Jason Christiansen	0.1	0	1	1
Greg Hansell	1.0	2	0	2
Jimmy Anderson	1.0	2	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Farnsworth	7.0	3	2	7
Felix Heredia	1.0	2	0	3
Scott Sanders	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Al Martin: 63/G6M
Abraham Nunez: S9/L89S
Brant Brown: SB2
Brant Brown: K
Kevin Young: K

Bot 1

Lance Johnson: T9/F89XD
Roosevelt Brown: D7/L7LM.3-H
Sammy Sosa: 43/G4M.2-3
Mark Grace: IW
Shane Andrews: 46(1)/FO/G4S.3-H
Jeff Reed: 7/F78M

Top 2

Warren Morris: 8/F8LM
Chad Hermansen: S7/L56D
Aramis Ramirez: SB2
Aramis Ramirez: 43/G4.2-3
Joe Oliver: K

Bot 2

Jose Nieves: 8/F8RD
Chad Meyers: 63/G6M
Kyle Farnsworth: 4/L4

Top 3

Jason Schmidt: K
Al Martin: 7/F78D
Abraham Nunez: W
Brant Brown: SB2
Brant Brown: K

Bot 3

Lance Johnson: S9/G34
Roosevelt Brown: 23/SH/BG2R.1-2
Sammy Sosa: 7/F78D
Mark Grace: IW
Shane Andrews: S8/G4M.2-H;1-2
Jeff Reed: K

Top 4

Kevin Young: 53/G5L
Warren Morris: 63/G6
Chad Hermansen: 43/G4

Bot 4

Jose Nieves: 3/G34S
Chad Meyers: D8/L78M
Kyle Farnsworth: 63/G6.2-3
Lance Johnson: W
Roosevelt Brown: K

Top 5

Aramis Ramirez: 8/F8LM
Joe Oliver: 63/G6
Jason Schmidt: W
Al Martin: 63/G6S

Bot 5

Sammy Sosa: D9/F9S
Mark Grace: 31/G34S.2-3
Shane Andrews: 9/SF/F9D.3-H
Jeff Reed: K

Top 6

Abraham Nunez: 43/G4
Brant Brown: K
Kevin Young: S7/L78M
Warren Morris: WP.1-2
Warren Morris: 63/G6

Bot 6

Jose Nieves: S8/L8RM
Chad Meyers: S5/BG25.1-2
Kyle Farnsworth: CS3(25)
Kyle Farnsworth: 14/SH/BG13S.1-2
Lance Johnson: S9/G34.2-H
Roosevelt Brown: D7/L78S.1-3
Sammy Sosa: W
Mark Grace: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Shane Andrews: K

Top 7

Chad Hermansen: K
Aramis Ramirez: 63/G6
Joe Oliver: 8/F8RXD

Bot 7

Jeff Reed: K
Jose Nieves: K
Chad Meyers: S4/G4MD
Kyle Farnsworth: HP.1-2
Lance Johnson: E5/G5.2-3;1-2
Roosevelt Brown: T9/F89XD.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Sammy Sosa: 53/G56

Top 8

Tim Laker: S9/L89S
Emil Brown: D8/F89D.1-3
Abraham Nunez: K
Adrian Brown: K
Kevin Young: K

Bot 8

Mark Grace: D9/L9D
Shane Andrews: S5/G56.2-2
Jeff Reed: 4(1)3/GDP/G4S.2-3
Jose Nieves: 43/G4

Top 9

Warren Morris: 53/G56S
Chad Hermansen: 53/G5L
Aramis Ramirez: 3/P3L