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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 27, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 27, 1996 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Castillo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Darwin |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 15,374 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gary Darling 1B: Rich Rieker 2B: Charlie Reliford 3B: Bruce Dreckman |
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 |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Frank Castillo | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
| James Mouton | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Miller | Shortstop |
| Danny Darwin | Pitcher |
| Terry Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 27, 1996
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Darwin
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. Darwin
Bullett strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Darwin
Grace hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Darwin
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Darwin
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Castillo
Hunter hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Castillo
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Castillo
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Castillo
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Darwin
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Darwin
Servais hits a popup towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Darwin
Hernandez hits a popup towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Darwin
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Castillo
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Castillo
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Castillo
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Darwin
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. Darwin
Bullett strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Darwin
Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Darwin
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Magadan vs. Darwin
Magadan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grace scores. Gonzalez moves to third. Magadan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Sandberg vs. Darwin
Sandberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez scores. Magadan scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Darwin
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Castillo
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Castillo
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Castillo
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Castillo
Biggio hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Darwin
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Darwin
Castillo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Darwin
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Castillo
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bullett. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Castillo
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and has Bagwell trapped. There's the throw to Magadan and over to Sandberg, who tags Bagwell for the out. Bell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Castillo
Spiers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Eusebio vs. Castillo
Eusebio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Eusebio reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Spiers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Mouton vs. Castillo
Mouton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Mouton reaches second base with a double. Eusebio scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Castillo
Miller hits a line drive towards the mound. Castillo catches it and throws to second to double up Mouton. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. Darwin
Bullett bunts in front of the plate. Eusebio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Darwin
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Darwin
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Castillo
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Castillo
Hunter hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Castillo
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Darwin
Magadan hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Darwin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Magadan for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Darwin
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Darwin
Servais hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Castillo
Bagwell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Castillo
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Castillo
Spiers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Spiers reaches second base with a double. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Eusebio vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Leo Gomez now playing third base.
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Bottenfield covering, for the out. Bell scores. Spiers moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Mouton vs. Bottenfield
Mouton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Darwin
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Darwin
Gomez hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Darwin
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bottenfield
Miller hits a line drive into right field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
May vs. Bottenfield
Derrick May pinch hits for Danny Darwin.
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Bottenfield
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bottenfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. Morman
Alvin Morman now pitching.
Bullett strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Morman
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Morman
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Haney vs. Morman
Todd Haney pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield.
Haney hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching.
Biggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bullett. Biggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Adams
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Adams
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hernandez. Biggio moves to third. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Spiers vs. Adams
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out. Biggio scores. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Eusebio vs. Adams
Eusebio hits a fly ball into right field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bagwell tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mouton vs. Adams
There goes Spiers. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Spiers steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Mouton vs. Adams
Mouton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Hernandez
Servais strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Hernandez
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1996 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 4 0 0 0 Hunter B, cf 4 0 1 0
Bullett S, rf 4 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 1 1 0
Grace M, 1b 3 2 2 0 Bagwell J, 1b 2 1 2 0
Gonzalez L, lf 3 2 1 2 Bell D, rf 4 2 0 0
Magadan D, 3b 3 1 1 1 Spiers B, 3b 4 1 2 1
Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0 Eusebio T, c 3 1 1 4
Haney T, ph 1 0 0 0 Mouton J, lf 3 0 1 1
Adams T, p 0 0 0 0 Miller O, ss 4 0 0 0
Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0 Darwin D, p 2 0 0 0
Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 2 2 May D, ph 1 0 0 0
Servais S, c 4 0 0 0 Morman A, p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez J, ss 4 0 0 0 Hernandez X, p 0 0 0 0
Castillo F, p 2 0 0 0
Gomez L, 3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 6 5 31 6 8 6
Chicago 203 000 000 -- 5
Houston 000 301 02x -- 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo F 5.1 7 4 4 0 3
Bottenfield K 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Adams T (L) 0.2 1 2 1 2 0
Wendell T 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin D 7.0 6 5 5 1 4
Morman A (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Hernandez X (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Hernandez J
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 3, Houston 5
2B -- Grace M 2, Sandberg R, Bagwell J, Eusebio T, Mouton J, Spiers B, Biggio C
HR -- Gonzalez L
SB -- Spiers B
SF -- Eusebio T
HBP -- by Castillo F (Bagwell J)
T -- 2:40
A -- 15374
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