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Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 24, 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 August 24, 1996 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jaime Navarro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Bielecki |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 46,804 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Angel Hernandez 1B: Wally Bell 2B: Tom Hallion 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Scott Bullett | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Dave Magadan | Third Baseman |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Tyler Houston | Catcher |
| Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Jaime Navarro | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Chipper Jones | Shortstop |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Ryan Klesko | Left Fielder |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Javy Lopez | Catcher |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Mike Bielecki | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 24, 1996
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bielecki
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. Bielecki
Bullett hits a line drive beyond second. Lemke can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Bielecki
There goes Bullett. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Bullett steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Bielecki
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Bielecki covering, for the out. Bullett moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Bielecki
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Magadan vs. Bielecki
Magadan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klesko. Magadan reaches second base with a double. Bullett scores. There goes Gonzalez trying to get to home. Grissom throws the ball in to Lopez, who tags Gonzalez, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Navarro
Grissom hits a line drive into right field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Navarro
Pendleton hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Navarro
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Navarro
McGriff hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Klesko vs. Navarro
Klesko hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Bielecki
Sandberg hits a line drive into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Bielecki
Houston bunts towards third. Pendleton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Bielecki
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Navarro vs. Bielecki
Navarro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Navarro
Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Navarro
Lopez 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, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Navarro
Lemke hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bielecki
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. Bielecki
Bullett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Bielecki
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Jones. Bullett moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Bielecki
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bielecki vs. Navarro
Bielecki strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Navarro
Grissom hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Navarro
Pendleton strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Bielecki
Magadan hits a line drive into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Bielecki
Sandberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Bielecki
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Bielecki
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Navarro
Jones hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Navarro
McGriff hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Navarro
Klesko strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Navarro
Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Bielecki
Navarro strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bielecki
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bullett vs. Bielecki
There goes McRae. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bullett vs. Bielecki
Bullett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Hartgraves
Dean Hartgraves now pitching.
There goes McRae. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Pendleton applying the tag. Bullett moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Hartgraves
Grace strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Navarro
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Navarro
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Navarro
Dwight Smith pinch hits for Dean Hartgraves.
Smith hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Navarro
There goes Lemke. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Lemke steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Navarro
Grissom hits a fly ball into right field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Woodall
Brad Woodall now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Woodall
Leo Gomez pinch hits for Dave Magadan.
Gomez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pendleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Woodall
Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Navarro
Leo Gomez now playing third base.
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Navarro
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Pendleton for the double play. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Navarro
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Navarro
Klesko strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Woodall
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Woodall
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Woodall
Navarro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Navarro
Dye hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Navarro
Lopez bunts towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Sandberg covering, for the out. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lemke vs. Navarro
Lemke hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Polonia vs. Navarro
Luis Polonia pinch hits for Brad Woodall.
Polonia strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Clontz
Brad Clontz now pitching.
McRae hits a ball on the ground off the glove of McGriff, and into shallow right field. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bullett vs. Clontz
Bullett bunts towards the mound. Clontz fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Clontz
Grace is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Clontz
Gonzalez is walked intentionally. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gomez vs. Clontz
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clontz fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae scores. Grace moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Sandberg vs. Clontz
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Grace scores. Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Clontz
Houston strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching. Ozzie Timmons now playing left field.
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Adams
Pendleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Adams
Jones hits a line drive into left field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Adams
McGriff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bullett. McGriff reaches second base with a double. Pendleton moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Klesko vs. Patterson
Bob Patterson now pitching.
Klesko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Dye vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
Dye takes first base on ball four. Pendleton scores. McGriff moves to third. Klesko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Wendell
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Clontz
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Clontz
Timmons strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Clontz
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bullett vs. Clontz
Bullett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Wendell
Lemke strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mordecai vs. Wendell
Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Brad Clontz.
Mordecai hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Wendell
Grissom hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Wendell
Pendleton takes first base on ball four. Grissom moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Casian
Larry Casian now pitching.
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grissom scores. Pendleton moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Casian
McGriff hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1996 -- Chicago at Atlanta (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 4 1 2 0 Grissom M, cf 5 1 1 0
Bullett S, rf 3 1 2 0 Pendleton T, 3b 4 2 2 0
Grace M, 1b 3 1 0 0 Jones C, ss 4 1 1 1
Gonzalez L, lf 2 1 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 5 2 5 4
Adams T, p 0 0 0 0 Klesko R, lf 3 0 0 0
Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0 Dye J, rf 3 0 1 1
Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0 Lopez J, c 3 0 0 0
Casian L, p 0 0 0 0 Lemke M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Magadan D, 3b 2 0 1 1 Bielecki M, p 1 0 0 0
Gomez L, ph-3b 2 0 0 1 Hartgraves D, p 0 0 0 0
Sandberg R, 2b 4 1 2 3 Smith D, ph 1 0 0 0
Houston T, c 4 0 1 0 Woodall B, p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez J, ss 4 0 0 0 Polonia L, ph 1 0 0 0
Navarro J, p 3 0 0 0 Clontz B, p 0 0 0 0
Timmons O, lf 1 0 0 0 Mordecai M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 8 5 35 6 11 6
Chicago 100 100 030 -- 5
Atlanta 000 100 014 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Navarro J 7.0 6 1 1 1 5
Adams T 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Patterson B* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Wendell T 1.0 1 2 2 2 1
Casian L (L) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki M 4.1 6 2 2 2 6
Hartgraves D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Woodall B 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Clontz B (W) 2.0 2 3 3 3 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Jones C
DP -- Chicago 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Atlanta 8
2B -- Magadan D, McRae B, McGriff F
HR -- Sandberg R, McGriff F 2
SB -- Bullett S, McRae B, Lemke M
CS -- McRae B
SH -- Lopez J, Bullett S
T -- 2:58
A -- 46804
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