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August 3, 1996

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Rockies 8 8 1
Cubs 2 4 1
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Rockies 8 8 1
Cubs 2 4 1

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .284
OBP .000 .331
At Bats 3 440
Hits 0 125
• Singles 0 66
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 37
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 92

Steve Reed Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Wrigley Field - August 3, 1996
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Steve Reed
Jeff Reed
Andres Galarraga
Eric Young
Vinny Castilla
Walt Weiss
Ellis Burks
Quinton McCracken
Dante Bichette
Sammy Sosa
Count: 1-0, 1 Out
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs

Steve Reed now pitching. Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Grace hits a line drive into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sandberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bichette who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Reed is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Castilla hits a fly ball into left field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bullett hits a line drive into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sanchez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rodney Myers now pitching. Scott Bullett now playing left field. Burks hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 McCracken hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. McCracken reaches second base with a double. Weiss goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Young hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wright strikes out.
Top 7 Weiss takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 6 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Weiss. Grace moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Castilla hits a popup into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Galarraga hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McRae hits a line drive into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bullinger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hubbard bunts in front of the plate. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Burks hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Young strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gomez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sosa hits a line drive towards third. Castilla reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wright for the out.
Top 4 Weiss is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Castilla hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Galarraga hits a line drive towards left. Gonzalez chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Gonzalez. Bichette moves to second.
Top 4 Bichette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sandberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bullinger moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bullinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bichette. Bullinger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bullinger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCracken bunts towards the mound. Bullinger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hubbard hits a line drive into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a line drive into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wright strikes out.
Top 2 Weiss is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Reed hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Reed reaches second base with a double. Galarraga goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Castilla hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Galarraga hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 1 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae bunts towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. McCracken moves to second.
Top 1 McCracken hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.