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July 14, 1996

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 7 13 2
Cubs 6 7 0
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Cardinals 7 13 2
Cubs 6 7 0

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .266
OBP .500 .312
At Bats 3 368
Hits 1 98
• Singles 0 54
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 28
Walks 1 23
RBI’s 2 67

Dennis Eckersley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 5 13
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Wrigley Field - July 14, 1996
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Dennis Eckersley
Tom Pagnozzi
John Mabry
Mike Gallego
Danny Sheaffer
Ozzie Smith
Ron Gant
Ray Lankford
Brian Jordan
Sammy Sosa
Mark Grace
Count: 1-1, 0 Outs
Count: 1-1, 1 Out

Sosa hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pagnozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Miguel Mejia pinch hits for Rick Honeycutt. Mejia strikes out.
Top 9 Gallego strikes out.
Top 9 Terry Shumpert now playing third base. Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sandberg hits a line drive towards third. Sheaffer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rick Honeycutt now pitching. Terry Shumpert pinch hits for Dave Magadan. Shumpert hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fermin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Mabry hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jordan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Felix Fermin now playing shortstop. Turk Wendell now pitching. Gant hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 7 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mark Petkovsek now pitching. Felix Fermin pinch hits for Rodney Myers. Fermin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Smith strikes out.
Top 7 Willie McGee pinch hits for Tony Fossas. McGee strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a line drive towards short. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sosa is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae scores. Sandberg moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Sandberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lankford who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. Hernandez goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Magadan strikes out.
Bottom 6 Tony Fossas now pitching. Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sheaffer juggles the ball. That's an error on Sheaffer.
Top 6 Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pagnozzi takes first base on ball four. Gant scores. Jordan moves to third. Sheaffer moves to second.
Top 6 Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gant moves to third. Jordan moves to second.
Top 6 Rodney Myers now pitching. Dave Magadan now playing third base. Mabry hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores.
Top 6 Jordan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. Smith moves to third. Gant moves to second.
Top 6 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sweeney moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Top 6 Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gallego tags and scores.
Top 6 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Alan Benes. Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. Gallego moves to third.
Top 6 Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sheaffer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gomez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Mike Gallego now playing second base. Sandberg hits a popup in front of the plate. Pagnozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mabry moves to second.
Top 5 Mabry takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Terry Adams now pitching. Lankford hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 McRae bunts towards third. Sheaffer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Scott Bullett pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield. Bullett hits a popup towards third. Sheaffer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez tags and scores. Gomez tags and moves to third.
Bottom 4 Servais is hit by the pitch. Gonzalez moves to third. Gomez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive towards first. Grace reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Benes hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Alicea is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 3 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes McRae. The throw from Pagnozzi and he is safe. McRae steals second.
Bottom 3 Sandberg strikes out.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea misplays the ball. That's an error on Alicea. Hernandez scores.
Bottom 3 Bottenfield bunts towards first. Mabry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bottenfield for the out. Hernandez moves to third.
Bottom 3 Danny Sheaffer now playing third base. Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lankford. Hernandez reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Danny Sheaffer pinch hits for Gary Gaetti. Sheaffer hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mabry strikes out.
Top 3 Jordan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lankford scores. Gant moves to second.
Top 3 Gant takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Lankford. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Lankford steals third.
Top 3 There goes Lankford. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Lankford steals second.
Top 3 Lankford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Bottenfield covering, for the out.
Top 2 Benes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Benes reaches second base with a double. Alicea goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Alicea hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Pagnozzi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sosa hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mabry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out.
Top 1 Mabry hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jordan hits a line drive towards the mound. Telemaco can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Lankford moves to third.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Lankford moves to second.
Top 1 Gant hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lankford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.