Reds @ Cubs
July 5, 1996

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 3 4 0
Cubs 0 4 1
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Reds 3 4 0
Cubs 0 4 1

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .257
OBP .333 .303
At Bats 3 342
Hits 1 88
• Singles 1 48
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 26
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 61

Jeff Brantley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 21
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Wrigley Field - July 5, 1996
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Strikeout
Jeff Brantley
Joe Oliver
Lenny Harris
Bret Boone
Jeff Branson
Barry Larkin
Curtis Goodwin
Eric Davis
Reggie Sanders
Sammy Sosa

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 3 4 0 1
Chicago Cubs 0 4 1 4
Winning Pitcher Dave Burba
Losing Pitcher Steve Trachsel
Save Jeff Brantley
Game Winning RBI Barry Larkin
Attendance 40,743
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sosa strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jeff Brantley now pitching. Curtis Goodwin now playing left field. Sandberg hits a fly ball into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Anthony strikes out.
Top 9 Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it, and has Larkin trapped. He throws to Sandberg, who tags Larkin for the out. Now they have Sanders trapped. There's the throw to Grace, and he's out. Double play.
Top 9 Leo Gomez now playing shortstop. Dave Magadan now playing third base. Rodney Myers now pitching. Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Grace. Larkin moves to second.
Bottom 8 McRae strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield. Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Anthony settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bullett strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hector Carrasco now pitching. Scott Bullett pinch hits for Jose Hernandez. The umpire calls a balk on Carrasco Houston moves to second.
Bottom 8 Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Bottenfield covering, for the out.
Top 8 Burba bunts towards the mound. Bottenfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Sandberg covering - double play.
Top 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Gomez strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 7 There goes Sosa. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Sosa steals second.
Bottom 7 Sosa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Branson strikes out.
Top 7 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Davis hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burba fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Doug Glanville pinch hits for Steve Trachsel. Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Anthony hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sanders strikes out.
Top 6 Larkin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Houston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gomez moves to third.
Bottom 5 Gomez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Burba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Branson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Boone hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Anthony strikes out.
Top 4 Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Trachsel hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Houston bunts towards the mound. Burba fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Harris hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Burba bunts towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to second.
Top 3 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sosa hits a line drive into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Branson 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.
Top 2 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out.
Top 1 Anthony strikes out.
Top 1 Sanders strikes out.
Top 1 Larkin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.