Remmy gives up a grand slam in extras...

[erik316wttn]

Remlinger gave up a grand slam in the 10th to Craig Monroe, but the Red Sox won anyway.

 

11 runs in that 10th inning, and this is only the 4th time in MLB history where a team hit a grand slam in extra innings and lost.

[cubweiser03]

Isnt this his second one he has given up since pitching for boston. Jeez.

[cjbucks]

Is Francona using him as a Loogy?

[Coach C]

Is Francona using him as a Loogy?

 

Not sure, but Craig Monroe is a right handed batter. *shrugs*

[otis89]

Remlinger's ERA with the Red Sox is 54.00. :shock:

[BleedCubbieBlue81]

Remlinger's ERA with the Red Sox is 54.00. :shock:

 

Ah, so I see he's pitching better for them than he was for us. :lol:

[SwisherSweet]

Remlinger gave up a grand slam in the 10th to Craig Monroe, but the Red Sox won anyway.

 

11 runs in that 10th inning, and this is only the 4th time in MLB history where a team hit a grand slam in extra innings and lost.

 

The Cubs are responsible for one of those other times, I believe. I think it was 1991, Andre Dawson hit a grand slam in the 10th inning at Pittsburgh and our crappy relief pitching came in the bottom half of the 10th and gave up 5 runs and lost. They showed the game on ESPN a while ago. Can anyone verify this?

[JC]

Remlinger gave up a grand slam in the 10th to Craig Monroe, but the Red Sox won anyway.

 

11 runs in that 10th inning, and this is only the 4th time in MLB history where a team hit a grand slam in extra innings and lost.

 

The Cubs are responsible for one of those other times, I believe. I think it was 1991, Andre Dawson hit a grand slam in the 10th inning at Pittsburgh and our crappy relief pitching came in the bottom half of the 10th and gave up 5 runs and lost. They showed the game on ESPN a while ago. Can anyone verify this?

 

Didn't Dawson have another GS during that series as well?

[Electron Blue]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Day

Game Played on Friday, April 19, 1991 (N) at Three Rivers Stadium

CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   4  3  1
PIT N    0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   5  8  0

BATTING

Chicago Cubs          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Dascenzo cf            3   0   0   0       1   1       5   0
Sandberg 2b            3   1   0   0       1   0       2   4
Grace 1b               3   1   1   0       1   0       8   0
Bell lf                4   0   1   0       0   1       5   0
Dwight Smith rf        3   1   0   0       0   2       2   0
Berryhill c            3   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
 McElroy p            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Dawson ph            1   1   1   4       0   0       0   0
 Dave Smith p         0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Dunston ss             4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Scott 3b               3   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Jackson p              1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
 Bielecki p           0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Walton ph            1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Lancaster p          0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Pappas c             1   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Totals                30   4   3   4       3   9      26   7

FIELDING - 
E: Dunston (3).
PB: Berryhill (3).

BATTING - 
2B: Grace (3,off Belinda).
HR: Dawson (2,9th inning off Belinda 3 on, 2 out).
HBP: Dwight Smith (1,by Belinda).
Team LOB: 3.

Pittsburgh Pirates    AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Redus 1b               3   1   1   0       2   0       5   0
Bell ss                2   2   1   0       1   0       0   3
Van Slyke cf           3   1   1   3       1   0       3   0
Bonilla rf             4   0   0   0       1   1       3   0
Bonds lf               4   0   0   0       1   0       5   0
King 3b                5   0   2   1       0   1       1   0
Slaught c              4   0   2   0       0   0       9   0
Lind 2b                3   0   0   0       1   1       1   1
Palacios p             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Patterson p          0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Belinda p            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Wilkerson ph         1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                30   5   8   4       7   3      27   4

BATTING - 
3B: Bell (1,off Bielecki).
HR: Van Slyke (2,3rd inning off Bielecki 1 on, 0 out).
SH: Palacios 2 (2,off Jackson,off Bielecki); Bell 2 (6,off Lancaster,off Dave
Smith).
SF: Van Slyke (3,off Bielecki).
IBB: Bonilla (1,by Dave Smith); Bonds (1,by Dave Smith).
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Redus (2,3rd base off McElroy/Pappas); Van Slyke (2,2nd base off McElroy/Pappas).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Jackson                2     1   1   1   3   0   0
Bielecki               3     3   2   2   0   1   1
Lancaster              1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0
McElroy                1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0
Dave Smith L(0-1)      0.2   3   2   2   2   0   0
Totals                 8.2   8   5   5   7   3   1

Pittsburgh Pirates    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Palacios               6.2   1   0   0   2   5   0
Patterson              0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0
Belinda W(1-1)         2     2   4   4   1   3   1
Totals                 9     3   4   4   3   9   1

WP: Dave Smith (1), Palacios (1).
HBP: Belinda (1,Dwight Smith).
IBB: Dave Smith 2 (2,Bonilla,Bonds).

Umpires: Charlie Reliford, Jerry Layne, Mike Winters, Paul Runge

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 13157

 

^--- From Retrosheet.com

 

Is that the game you were thinking of. It happened in the ninth, not extras, bu sounds heartbreaking nonetheless.

[SwisherSweet]

Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Chicago Cubs 12

Day

Game Played on Sunday, April 21, 1991 (D) at Three Rivers Stadium

CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  4  0    0  5  -  12 13  0
PIT N    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  4  1    0  6  -  13 13  1

BATTING

Chicago Cubs          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Walton cf              5   2   1   0       1   1       1   0
Sandberg 2b            6   2   3   1       0   0       2   1
Grace 1b               2   1   0   1       0   0       5   1
 Salazar ph,1b        2   1   0   0       0   1       2   0
Bell lf                4   0   1   1       0   1       1   0
 Dascenzo pr,lf       2   2   1   1       0   0       1   0
Dawson rf              6   1   3   5       0   0       3   0
 Dwight Smith rf      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Dunston ss             4   1   0   0       2   1       1   3
Scott 3b               5   1   0   0       0   1       1   2
 McElroy p            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Slocumb p            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Bielecki p           0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Pappas c               4   0   1   1       1   0      14   0
Harkey p               2   1   2   0       0   0       0   1
 Assenmacher p        2   0   1   0       0   1       0   2
 Dave Smith p         0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Vizcaino 3b          0   0   0   0       1   0       0   1
Totals                44  12  13  10       5   6      31  11

BATTING - 
2B: Sandberg (3,off Tomlin); Bell (3,off Huismann).
HR: Dawson (3,11th inning off Patterson 3 on, 2 out).
SF: Grace (1,off Tomlin).
HBP: Grace (2,by Heaton).
IBB: Dunston (1,by Huismann).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Dunston (4,2nd base off Tomlin/LaValliere).
CS: Dawson (1,2nd base by Tomlin/LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates    AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Merced 1b              4   2   2   2       2   1       9   2
Bell ss                6   1   1   2       0   2       3   5
Van Slyke cf           5   0   0   1       0   2       2   0
Bonilla rf             4   3   2   2       2   1       2   0
Bonds lf               6   2   2   1       0   4       7   0
King 3b                4   1   1   0       1   1       0   1
 Patterson p          0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Redus ph             0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
LaValliere c           2   0   1   1       0   0       2   0
 Slaught ph,c         3   0   1   2       0   1       5   0
Lind 2b                3   2   1   1       1   0       2   2
Tomlin p               2   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
 Heaton p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Huismann p           0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 McClendon ph         0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
 Landrum p            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Varsho ph            1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
 Kipper p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Wilkerson 3b         1   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                41  13  13  13       8  14      33  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 1.
E: Bell (2).

BATTING - 
2B: LaValliere (1,off Harkey); Varsho (3,off Dave Smith); Bonilla (3,off McElroy);
Bell (3,off Bielecki); Slaught (3,off Bielecki).
3B: Merced (1,off Assenmacher).
HR: Bonilla (2,8th inning off Assenmacher 1 on, 2 out).
SH: Slaught (1,off Dave Smith).
SF: Lind (1,off Harkey); Van Slyke (4,off Bielecki).
IBB: Merced (1,by Dave Smith); King (2,by McElroy).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Merced (1,2nd base by Assenmacher/Pappas).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Harkey                 5.1   2   2   2   2   7   0
Assenmacher            2.2   3   4   4   1   5   1
Dave Smith             1     2   1   1   1   0   0
McElroy                0.2   1   0   0   1   2   0
Slocumb                0.1   2   3   3   1   0   0
Bielecki L(2-1)        0.1   3   3   3   2   0   0
Totals                10.1  13  13  13   8  14   1

Pittsburgh Pirates    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Tomlin                 6     7   3   3   1   2   0
Heaton                 1     1   1   1   1   0   0
Huismann               1     2   3   1   1   2   0
Landrum                1     0   0   0   0   1   0
Kipper                 1     0   2   2   2   1   0
Patterson W(1-0)       1     3   3   3   0   0   1
Totals                11    13  12  10   5   6   1

WP: Assenmacher (1), Slocumb (1).
HBP: Heaton (1,Grace).
IBB: Dave Smith (3,Merced); McElroy (1,King); Huismann (1,Dunston).

Umpires: Mike Winters, Paul Runge, Charlie Reliford, Jerry Layne

Time of Game: 4:10   Attendance: 10860

Starting Lineups:

  Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Walton              cf        Merced              1b
2. Sandberg            2b        Bell                ss
3. Grace               1b        Van Slyke           cf
4. Bell                lf        Bonilla             rf
5. Dawson              rf        Bonds               lf
6. Dunston             ss        King                3b
7. Scott               3b        LaValliere          c
8. Pappas              c         Lind                2b
9. Harkey              p         Tomlin              p

CUBS 1ST: Walton grounded out (shortstop to first); Sandberg
singled to shortstop; Grace flied to left; Bell forced Sandberg
(shortstop to second) [Bell to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Merced grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Bell grounded out (third to first); Van Slyke struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Dawson popped to center; Dunston grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Bonilla popped to second; Bonds was called out on
strikes; King was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: Pappas flied to left; Harkey singled to right; Walton
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Harkey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: LaValliere grounded out (shortstop to first); Lind
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tomlin struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 4TH: Sandberg flied to left; Grace flied to left; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Merced was called out on strikes; Bell flied to
left; Van Slyke flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 0.

CUBS 5TH: Dawson singled; Dawson was caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Dunston walked; Scott popped to
right; Dunston stole second; Pappas flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Bonilla walked; Bonds singled to right [Bonilla to
second]; King flied to right [Bonilla to third]; LaValliere
doubled to left [Bonilla scored, Bonds to third]; Lind out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Bonds scored (RBI), LaValliere to
third]; Tomlin was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 6TH: Harkey singled to left; Walton singled to shortstop
[Harkey to second]; Sandberg doubled [Harkey scored, Walton to
third]; Grace out on a sacrifice fly to right [Walton scored
(RBI), Sandberg to third]; Bell struck out; Dawson singled to
left [Sandberg scored]; Dunston struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Merced walked; Bell struck out; ASSENMACHER
REPLACED HARKEY (PITCHING); Merced was caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Van Slyke popped to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

CUBS 7TH: HEATON REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Scott popped to
first; Pappas flied to left; Assenmacher singled; Walton walked
[Assenmacher to second]; Sandberg forced Walton (third to
second) [Sandberg to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Bonilla struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Bonds struck out; King popped to catcher; SLAUGHT BATTED
FOR LAVALLIERE; Slaught struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
3, Pirates 2.

CUBS 8TH: SLAUGHT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Grace was hit by
a pitch; HUISMANN REPLACED HEATON (PITCHING); Bell doubled
[Grace scored]; DASCENZO RAN FOR BELL; Dawson popped to
shortstop; Dunston was walked intentionally; Scott reached on an
error by Bell [Dascenzo scored, Dunston scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Scott to third]; Pappas singled to left [Scott scored
(unearned)]; Assenmacher was called out on strikes; Walton was
called out on strikes; 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: DASCENZO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Lind singled
to second; MCCLENDON BATTED FOR HUISMANN; McClendon walked [Lind
to second]; Merced tripled [Lind scored, McClendon scored]; Bell
struck out; Van Slyke grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonilla
homered [Merced scored]; Bonds was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Pirates 6.

CUBS 9TH: LANDRUM REPLACED MCCLENDON (PITCHING); Sandberg
grounded out (second to first); SALAZAR BATTED FOR GRACE;
Salazar struck out; Dascenzo grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 9TH: DAVE SMITH REPLACED ASSENMACHER (PITCHING); SALAZAR
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); King singled to left; Slaught out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [King to second]; Lind
flied to left; VARSHO BATTED FOR LANDRUM; Varsho doubled to
right [King scored]; Merced was walked intentionally; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
7, Pirates 7.

CUBS 10TH: KIPPER REPLACED VARSHO (PITCHING); Dawson popped to
left; Dunston grounded out (first unassisted); Scott struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 10TH: MCELROY REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); VIZCAINO
REPLACED DAVE SMITH (PLAYING 3B); Van Slyke was called out on
strikes; Bonilla doubled; Bonds was called out on strikes; King
was walked intentionally; SLOCUMB REPLACED MCELROY (PITCHING);
Slocumb threw a wild pitch [Bonilla to third, King to second];
Slaught grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubs 7, Pirates 7.

CUBS 11TH: Pappas walked; Vizcaino walked [Pappas to second];
PATTERSON REPLACED KING (PITCHING); WILKERSON REPLACED KIPPER
(PLAYING 3B); Walton forced Pappas (first to third) [Vizcaino to
second, Walton to first]; Sandberg singled to left [Vizcaino to
third, Walton to second]; Salazar forced Vizcaino (third to
catcher) [Walton to third, Sandberg to second, Salazar to
first]; Dascenzo singled [Walton scored, Sandberg to third,
Salazar to second]; Dawson homered [Sandberg scored, Salazar
scored, Dascenzo scored]; Dunston flied to center; 5 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 12, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 11TH: DWIGHT SMITH REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING RF); Lind
walked; Wilkerson singled to right [Lind to second]; Merced
singled to left [Lind to third, Wilkerson to second]; BIELECKI
REPLACED SLOCUMB (PITCHING); Bell doubled to third [Lind scored,
Wilkerson scored, Merced to third]; Van Slyke out on a sacrifice
fly to center [Merced scored (RBI), Bell to third]; Bonilla
walked; Bonds singled [Bell scored, Bonilla to third]; REDUS
BATTED FOR PATTERSON; Redus walked [Bonds to second]; Slaught
doubled to center [Bonilla scored, Bonds scored, Redus to
third]; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 12, Pirates 13.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
Cubs            12  13   0    6
Pirates         13  13   1    8

 

This was the game. I mean, geez. Dawson hit go-ahead grand slams in two games that series and we still lost both. Now that I'm older, I'd probably smash everything in my room if that happened today.

[Electron Blue]

Ah, thanks. I didn't look very hard :)

[JC]

 

This was the game. I mean, geez. Dawson hit go-ahead grand slams in two games that series and we still lost both. Now that I'm older, I'd probably smash everything in my room if that happened today.

 

I was a freshman in college. My buddy and I watched the entire series. It was cold, drab and kind of rainy during every game. I remember us both being stunned following the series. I think the Cubs were, too.

[erik316wttn]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Day

Game Played on Friday, April 19, 1991 (N) at Three Rivers Stadium

CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   4  3  1
PIT N    0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   5  8  0

BATTING

Chicago Cubs          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Dascenzo cf            3   0   0   0       1   1       5   0
Sandberg 2b            3   1   0   0       1   0       2   4
Grace 1b               3   1   1   0       1   0       8   0
Bell lf                4   0   1   0       0   1       5   0
Dwight Smith rf        3   1   0   0       0   2       2   0
Berryhill c            3   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
 McElroy p            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Dawson ph            1   1   1   4       0   0       0   0
 Dave Smith p         0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Dunston ss             4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Scott 3b               3   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Jackson p              1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
 Bielecki p           0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Walton ph            1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Lancaster p          0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Pappas c             1   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Totals                30   4   3   4       3   9      26   7

FIELDING - 
E: Dunston (3).
PB: Berryhill (3).

BATTING - 
2B: Grace (3,off Belinda).
HR: Dawson (2,9th inning off Belinda 3 on, 2 out).
HBP: Dwight Smith (1,by Belinda).
Team LOB: 3.

Pittsburgh Pirates    AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Redus 1b               3   1   1   0       2   0       5   0
Bell ss                2   2   1   0       1   0       0   3
Van Slyke cf           3   1   1   3       1   0       3   0
Bonilla rf             4   0   0   0       1   1       3   0
Bonds lf               4   0   0   0       1   0       5   0
King 3b                5   0   2   1       0   1       1   0
Slaught c              4   0   2   0       0   0       9   0
Lind 2b                3   0   0   0       1   1       1   1
Palacios p             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Patterson p          0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Belinda p            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
 Wilkerson ph         1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                30   5   8   4       7   3      27   4

BATTING - 
3B: Bell (1,off Bielecki).
HR: Van Slyke (2,3rd inning off Bielecki 1 on, 0 out).
SH: Palacios 2 (2,off Jackson,off Bielecki); Bell 2 (6,off Lancaster,off Dave
Smith).
SF: Van Slyke (3,off Bielecki).
IBB: Bonilla (1,by Dave Smith); Bonds (1,by Dave Smith).
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Redus (2,3rd base off McElroy/Pappas); Van Slyke (2,2nd base off McElroy/Pappas).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Jackson                2     1   1   1   3   0   0
Bielecki               3     3   2   2   0   1   1
Lancaster              1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0
McElroy                1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0
Dave Smith L(0-1)      0.2   3   2   2   2   0   0
Totals                 8.2   8   5   5   7   3   1

Pittsburgh Pirates    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Palacios               6.2   1   0   0   2   5   0
Patterson              0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0
Belinda W(1-1)         2     2   4   4   1   3   1
Totals                 9     3   4   4   3   9   1

WP: Dave Smith (1), Palacios (1).
HBP: Belinda (1,Dwight Smith).
IBB: Dave Smith 2 (2,Bonilla,Bonds).

Umpires: Charlie Reliford, Jerry Layne, Mike Winters, Paul Runge

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 13157

 

^--- From Retrosheet.com

 

Is that the game you were thinking of. It happened in the ninth, not extras, bu sounds heartbreaking nonetheless.

 

Damn, I remember watching that game on TV. I was 9, going on 10. I ate, breathed, slept, and ate the Cubs and Andre was my favorite player. I was jumping up and down and running all over the house screaming when Andre hit that grand slam. Then my babysitter walked in and looked at me like I was an idiot. I got sent to my room for throwing things when they blew that game in the 9th. I don't think I've ever been that pissed at the Cubs in my life up until Game 6.

[Cubzfan64]

My first Cubs game was somewhere in 1978-1980 against the Mets at Wrigley. The day before the game was rained out but my parents agreed to stay in Chicago overnight and go to the game the next day.

 

That day I believe it was rain delayed at least twice and then ended up going into extra innings (I think it was a 3-3 tie). The Mets scored 6 runs in the 11th (I think) and the Cubs came back to score 5 - including a PH grand slam by Mike Vail. I do remember also that the last two outs of the game came on balls hit to the wall in left and left center field (I think one was hit by Steve Ontiveros).

 

I'll have to search around and see if I can find a box score from that game.

 

That however was another time the Cubs hit a GS in extra innings and lost.

[OldHappyCubFan]

getting shelled again tonight. Boy, glad we dropped his butt.

[J.R.]

This was the game. I mean, geez. Dawson hit go-ahead grand slams in two games that series and we still lost both. Now that I'm older, I'd probably smash everything in my room if that happened today.

 

HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE

 

Those games helped me develop a deep, disturbing hatred of all the Pittsburgh teams.

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Damn, I remember watching that game on TV. I was 9, going on 10. I ate, breathed, slept, and ate the Cubs and Andre was my favorite player. I was jumping up and down and running all over the house screaming when Andre hit that grand slam. Then my babysitter walked in and looked at me like I was an idiot. I got sent to my room for throwing things when they blew that game in the 9th. I don't think I've ever been that pissed at the Cubs in my life up until Game 6.

 

ditto..I was two years older than you, but I remember watching that series on WGN. At the time I was oblivious to the tremendous foreshadowing that was involved.