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Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 20, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 20, 1996 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Castillo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Avery |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 29,984 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jeff Kellogg 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Angel Hernandez 3B: Jerry Layne |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Ozzie Timmons | Left Fielder |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Frank Castillo | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Ryan Klesko | Left Fielder |
| Dwight Smith | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Perez | Catcher |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Steve Avery | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 20, 1996
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Avery
McRae strikes out. Perez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McRae out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Avery
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Avery
Grace is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Castillo
Grissom hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Grissom reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemke vs. Castillo
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Castillo covering, for the out. Grissom moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Castillo
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grissom scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Castillo
McGriff is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Avery
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Avery, and towards Blauser, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Avery
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Avery
Servais hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Castillo
Klesko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Castillo
Smith hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Klesko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Castillo
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Klesko scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Blauser vs. Castillo
Blauser hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Avery vs. Castillo
Avery hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Timmons. Avery reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Perez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Castillo
Grissom hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Timmons. Grissom reaches second base with a double. Avery scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lemke vs. Castillo
Lemke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Castillo
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Myers
Rodney Myers now pitching.
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Myers covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Myers
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Myers covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Avery
Timmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Avery
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Avery
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Avery
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Myers
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Myers covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Myers
Perez hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Myers
Blauser hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Avery vs. Myers
Avery hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Avery
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Avery
Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Avery
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Avery
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Avery fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Myers
Grissom strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Myers
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Myers
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Myers
McGriff hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Myers
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Avery
Servais hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Avery
Timmons hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Avery
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Myers
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Myers
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Myers
Blauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Avery vs. Myers
Rafael Belliard pinch runs for Jeff Blauser.
Avery hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Avery
Rafael Belliard now playing shortstop. Jermaine Dye now playing center field. Tyler Houston now playing first base. Jose Hernandez pinch hits for
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Avery
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Avery, and towards Lemke, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Avery
Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Jones
Jose Hernandez now playing center field. Doug Jones now pitching.
Dye hits a line drive into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Jones
Lemke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Jones
Jones hits a line drive beyond third. Gomez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Lemke moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Houston vs. Jones
Houston hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Jones
Klesko strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jones
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Avery
Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Avery
Pedro Valdes pinch runs for Mark Grace.
Sosa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klesko. Sosa reaches second base with a double. Valdes moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Gomez vs. Avery
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Valdes scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Servais vs. Bielecki
Mike Bielecki now pitching.
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sosa moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Timmons vs. Bielecki
Timmons hits a fly ball into center field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Perez
Brian Dorsett now catching. Pedro Valdes now playing right field. Mike Perez now pitching. Scott Servais now playing first base.
Perez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belliard vs. Perez
Belliard hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Valdes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bielecki vs. Perez
Bielecki takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Dye vs. Perez
Dye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. Bielecki moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Lemke vs. Perez
Lemke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Perez scores. Bielecki moves to third. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Perez
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Servais scoops it up and throws to first, with Perez covering, for the out. Bielecki scores. Dye moves to third. Lemke moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Houston vs. Perez
Houston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dye scores. Lemke scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 18
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Perez
Klesko takes first base on ball four. Houston moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 18
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Perez
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 18
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Bielecki
Sanchez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 18
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Bielecki
Todd Haney pinch runs for Rey Sanchez.
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 18
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Dorsett vs. Bielecki
Dorsett hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Haney moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 18
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sandberg vs. Bielecki
Sandberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Haney moves to third. Dorsett moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 18
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Valdes vs. Bielecki
Bret Barberie pinch runs for Ryne Sandberg.
Valdes strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 18
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Bielecki
Luis Gonzalez pinch hits for Mike Perez.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 18
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Patterson
Bret Barberie now playing second base. Bob Patterson now pitching. Todd Haney now playing shortstop.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 18
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Patterson
Belliard strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 18
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bielecki vs. Patterson
Bielecki is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 18
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 18
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Borbon
Servais hits a fly ball into center field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 18
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Borbon
Timmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1996 -- Chicago at Atlanta (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 3 0 0 0 Grissom M, cf 3 2 2 1
Jones D, p 0 0 0 0 Dye J, cf 2 1 1 0
Dorsett B, c 1 0 1 0 Lemke M, 2b 4 3 2 1
Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Jones C, 3b 5 3 3 5
Barberie B, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 3 1 1 2
Grace M, 1b 3 0 2 0 Houston T, 1b 2 1 2 5
Valdes P, pr-rf 1 1 0 0 Klesko R, lf 4 1 1 0
Sosa S, rf 3 0 1 0 Smith D, rf 5 1 1 0
Perez M, p 0 0 0 0 Perez E, c 5 2 2 1
Gonzalez L, ph 1 0 0 0 Blauser J, ss 2 1 1 1
Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0 Belliard R, pr-ss 2 0 0 0
Gomez L, 3b 4 0 1 1 Avery S, p 3 1 1 2
Servais S, c-1b 4 0 0 0 Bielecki M, p 1 1 0 0
Timmons O, lf 4 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Sanchez R, ss 2 0 1 0
Haney T, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Castillo F, p 0 0 0 0
Myers R, p 1 0 0 0
Hernandez J, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
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33 1 7 1 41 18 17 18
Chicago 000 000 100 -- 1
Atlanta 171 203 40x -- 18
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo F (L) 1.1 7 8 8 1 1
Myers R 3.2 3 3 3 1 1
Jones D 1.0 3 3 3 0 1
Perez M 1.0 4 4 4 2 0
Patterson B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Avery S (W)* 6.0 5 1 1 0 6
Bielecki M 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Borbon P 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Atlanta 3
2B -- Grissom M 2, Avery S, Grace M, Sosa S
HR -- Jones C, Blauser J, McGriff F, Houston T
T -- 2:27
A -- 29984
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