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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 5, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on August 5, 1996 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Wilson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Trachsel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 36,766 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Brian Gorman 2B: Mike Winters 3B: Scott Potter |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Alvaro Espinoza | Third Baseman |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| Todd Hundley | Catcher |
| Butch Huskey | First Baseman |
| Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Second Baseman |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Paul Wilson | Pitcher |
| Dallas Green | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Scott Bullett | Left Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Steve Trachsel | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 5, 1996
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trachsel
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Trachsel
Espinoza hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Trachsel
Gilkey hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Trachsel
Hundley 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
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Wilson
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo misplays the ball. That's an error on Alfonzo. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bullett vs. Wilson
Bullett hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Wilson
Grace takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Wilson
Sosa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes McRae trying to get to home. Gilkey throws the ball in to Hundley who tags McRae, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sandberg vs. Wilson
Sandberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grace scores. There goes Sosa trying to get to third. Gilkey throws the ball in to Espinoza, who tags Sosa for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Trachsel
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Trachsel
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Trachsel
Alfonzo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Wilson
Servais hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Wilson
Gomez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Wilson
Sanchez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Trachsel vs. Wilson
Trachsel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. Trachsel reaches second base with a double. Servais goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Wilson
McRae is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bullett vs. Wilson
Bullett hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Trachsel
Ordonez hits a line drive into left field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Trachsel
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trachsel
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Trachsel covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Wilson
Grace hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Wilson
Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Wilson
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinoza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Wilson
Servais strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Wilson
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Trachsel
Espinoza hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bullett. Espinoza reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gilkey vs. Trachsel
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Trachsel
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Trachsel covering, for the out. Espinoza moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Huskey vs. Trachsel
There's a wild pitch. Espinoza scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Trachsel
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Wilson
Sanchez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trachsel vs. Wilson
Trachsel strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Wilson
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bullett vs. Wilson
There's a wild pitch. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bullett vs. Wilson
Bullett hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Bullett reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Wilson
Grace strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Trachsel
Ochoa hits a line drive into left field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Trachsel
Alfonzo 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 -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Trachsel
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Wilson
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Wilson
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinoza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Wilson
The ball gets by Hundley for a passed ball. Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Wilson
Servais strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Wilson
Gomez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Person
Robert Person now pitching.
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Trachsel
Brent Mayne pinch hits for Robert Person.
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trachsel
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Trachsel
Espinoza strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Trachsel vs. Byrd
Paul Byrd now pitching.
Trachsel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinoza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Byrd
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. Byrd
Bullett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Trachsel
Jose Hernandez now playing shortstop.
Gilkey strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Trachsel
Hundley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Trachsel
Huskey hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Trachsel
Ochoa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Ochoa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Alfonzo vs. Trachsel
Alfonzo hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Byrd
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Byrd
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Byrd
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Byrd
Servais hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Trachsel
Ordonez hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Patterson
Andy Tomberlin pinch hits for Paul Byrd. Bob Patterson now pitching. Chris Jones pinch hits for Andy Tomberlin.
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Patterson
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. DiPoto
Jerry DiPoto now pitching.
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. DiPoto
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. DiPoto
Dave Magadan pinch hits for Bob Patterson.
Magadan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. DiPoto
McRae hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. DiPoto
Bullett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Bullett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. DiPoto
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching.
Espinoza hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Adams
Gilkey hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Adams
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Espinoza moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Adams
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Huskey vs. Adams
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. Espinoza moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Ochoa vs. Adams
Tim Bogar pinch runs for Butch Huskey.
Ochoa strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1996 -- New York at Chicago (N)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Johnson L, cf 4 0 0 0 McRae B, cf 4 2 2 2
Espinoza A, 3b 4 2 3 1 Bullett S, lf 5 0 2 1
Gilkey B, lf 4 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 3 2 1 1
Hundley T, c 4 1 1 1 Sosa S, rf 4 1 2 1
Huskey B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 2 1
Bogar T, pr 0 0 0 0 Servais S, c 4 1 0 0
Ochoa A, rf 4 0 1 0 Gomez L, 3b 3 0 0 0
Alfonzo E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sanchez R, ss 3 0 0 0
Ordonez R, ss 3 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 1 0 0 0
Wilson P, p 1 0 0 0 Trachsel S, p 3 0 1 1
Person R, p 0 0 0 0 Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0
Mayne B, ph 1 0 0 0 Magadan D, ph 1 1 1 0
Byrd P, p 0 0 0 0 Adams T, p 0 0 0 0
Tomberlin A, ph 0 0 0 0
Jones C, ph 1 0 0 0
DiPoto J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 5 2 35 7 11 7
New York 100 100 100 -- 3
Chicago 112 100 02x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson P (L) 4.2 8 5 4 2 6
Person R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Byrd P 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
DiPoto J 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel S (W) 7.1 4 3 3 0 3
Patterson B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Adams T 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Alfonzo E, Huskey B, Hernandez J
LOB -- New York 3, Chicago 8
2B -- Trachsel S, Espinoza A, Bullett S 2, Ochoa A
HR -- Espinoza A, Grace M, Sosa S, Hundley T, McRae B
HBP -- by Wilson P (McRae B)
WP -- Trachsel S, Wilson P
PB -- Hundley T
T -- 2:46
A -- 36766
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