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May 16, 1996

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Astros 0 1 1
Cubs 11 12 0
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Astros 0 1 1
Cubs 13 13 0

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .247
OBP .500 .292
At Bats 4 166
Hits 2 41
• Singles 1 22
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 14
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 1 31

Jim Dougherty Season Stats

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0 2 0
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Wrigley Field - May 16, 1996
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Home Run
Jim Dougherty
Rick Wilkins
Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Sean Berry
Orlando Miller
John Cangelosi
Brian Hunter
Derek Bell
Sammy Sosa
Mark Grace
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs

Sosa hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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Bottom 7 Grace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Grace reaches second base with a double. Sanchez scores. Timmons scores. Haney goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Haney takes first base on ball four. Sanchez moves to third. Timmons moves to second.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Dougherty now pitching. John Cangelosi now playing left field. Ozzie Timmons pinch hits for Amaury Telemaco. Timmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanchez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sanchez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Servais hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Sosa hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Miller strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Mouton. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Mouton steals second.
Top 7 Mouton takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Wilkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Telemaco covering, for the out.
Top 7 Todd Haney now playing second base. Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Todd Haney pinch runs for Ryne Sandberg. Jeff Tabaka now pitching. Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sandberg is hit by the pitch. McRae moves to second.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Telemaco strikes out.
Bottom 6 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bell is called out on strikes.
Top 6 There goes Bagwell. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Bagwell steals second.
Top 6 Bagwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jose Hernandez now playing third base. Hunter hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gomez for the out.
Bottom 5 Servais strikes out.
Bottom 5 Anthony Young now pitching. Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mike Simms pinch hits for Doug Drabek. Simms strikes out.
Top 5 Miller strikes out.
Top 5 Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 4 Grace hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Top 4 Wilkins hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Telemaco hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sanchez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller throws to second for one, and Biggio throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Grace scores. Sosa scores. Gomez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Servais hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Grace moves to third. Sosa moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sosa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grace moves to second.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bagwell strikes out.
Top 3 Biggio takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Drabek hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Telemaco bunts towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanchez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sanchez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Servais hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Miller is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Mouton takes first base on ball four. Wilkins moves to second.
Top 2 Wilkins takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Berry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Servais settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bagwell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.