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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1999-09-30 · Night game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 17475 · 64°F, night · Wind 15 mph L to R · 2:23

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 5th. Robert Person earned the win and Steve Montgomery picked up the save. Mike Lieberthal went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Robert Person L: Brian McNichol SV: Steve Montgomery

Umpires — HP: Andy Fletcher · 1B: Mark Hirschbeck · 2B: Jeff Nelson · 3B: Bruce Froemming · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mickey Morandini	3	0	0	0	1	1
Sammy Sosa	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mark Grace	4	1	2	0	0	0
Shane Andrews	4	0	0	0	0	1
Roosevelt Brown	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jeff Blauser	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jose Molina	2	0	0	0	0	0
Brian McNichol	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Reed	0	0	0	0	1	0
Manny Alexander	1	0	0	0	0	1
Glenallen Hill	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wendell Magee	4	1	1	0	0	2
Kevin Sefcik	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Abreu	2	0	0	1	1	1
Mike Lieberthal	4	1	3	1	0	0
Rico Brogna	4	0	0	0	0	3
Kevin Jordan	2	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Arias	3	0	0	0	0	0
Marlon Anderson	3	0	1	0	0	1
Robert Person	2	0	0	0	0	2
Rob Ducey	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brian McNichol	5.0	6	1	7
Bobby Ayala	1.0	1	0	0
Terry Adams	2.0	0	0	3

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Robert Person	7.0	3	4	6
Steve Montgomery	2.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lance Johnson: K
Mickey Morandini: K
Sammy Sosa: 3/P3SF

Bot 1

Wendell Magee: K
Kevin Sefcik: S8/L8RS
Bobby Abreu: 9/F9D
Mike Lieberthal: S8/L6MD.1-3
Rico Brogna: K

Top 2

Mark Grace: 9/L89D
Shane Andrews: K
Roosevelt Brown: K

Bot 2

Kevin Jordan: HP
Alex Arias: 7/L78D
Marlon Anderson: K
Robert Person: K

Top 3

Jeff Blauser: W
Jose Molina: 64(1)/FO/G6
Brian McNichol: 24/SH/BG13S.1-2
Lance Johnson: W
Mickey Morandini: W.2-3;1-2
Sammy Sosa: 8/F8LXD

Bot 3

Wendell Magee: K
Kevin Sefcik: 9/F9D
Bobby Abreu: W
Mike Lieberthal: S8/G4MD.1-2
Rico Brogna: 8/F8LXD

Top 4

Mark Grace: D7/F7M
Shane Andrews: 63/G6
Roosevelt Brown: 7/F78D
Jeff Blauser: D9/F9LM.2-H
Jose Molina: 63/G6

Bot 4

Kevin Jordan: 53/G5
Alex Arias: 7/F7D
Marlon Anderson: S3/G3
Robert Person: K

Top 5

Brian McNichol: K
Lance Johnson: 9/F9LMF
Mickey Morandini: 7/F7D

Bot 5

Wendell Magee: D9/L3
Kevin Sefcik: 43/G4.2-3
Bobby Abreu: 8/SF/F8LXD.3-H
Mike Lieberthal: HR/F7D
Rico Brogna: K

Top 6

Sammy Sosa: 6/P7S
Mark Grace: D7/L7LM
Shane Andrews: 8/F8RXD.2-3
Roosevelt Brown: 8/F78XD

Bot 6

Kevin Jordan: S8/L8RM
Alex Arias: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Marlon Anderson: 8/F8RXD

Top 7

Jeff Blauser: 9/F89D
Jeff Reed: W
Manny Alexander: K
Lance Johnson: 43/G4

Bot 7

Rob Ducey: 8/F8LXD
Wendell Magee: 63/G6S
Kevin Sefcik: K

Top 8

Mickey Morandini: 9/L89D
Sammy Sosa: W
Mark Grace: 8/F8RXD
Shane Andrews: 7/F78D

Bot 8

Bobby Abreu: K
Mike Lieberthal: 8/F8LD
Rico Brogna: K

Top 9

Roosevelt Brown: K
Jeff Blauser: 8/F8LD
Glenallen Hill: 9/F89D