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August 4, 1996

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Ellis Burks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .336
OBP .500 .403
At Bats 4 426
Hits 2 143
• Singles 0 79
• Doubles 0 29
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 2 29
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 2 87

Turk Wendell Season Stats

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4 3 10
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Wrigley Field - August 4, 1996
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Double
Turk Wendell
Scott Servais
Mark Grace
Ryne Sandberg
Dave Magadan
Rey Sanchez
Luis Gonzalez
Brian McRae
Sammy Sosa
Ellis Burks
Eric Young
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs

Burks hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Burks reaches second base with a double. Young goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 McCracken strikes out.
Top 9 Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Turk Wendell now pitching. John Vander Wal pinch hits for Curt Leskanic. Vander Wal is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Scott Bullett pinch hits for Larry Casian. Bullett hits a popup towards the mound. Leskanic juggles the ball. That's an error on Leskanic.
Bottom 8 Curt Leskanic now pitching. Sanchez is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Larry Casian now pitching. Reed hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Servais hits a line drive into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Magadan hits a line drive into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a popup towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Galarraga hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez throws the ball in to Sanchez who relays the ball to Sandberg who tags Galarraga trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bichette scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Bichette hits a fly ball towards right. Sosa settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Sosa. McCracken scores. Bichette moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Burks strikes out. There goes McCracken. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 7 There goes McCracken. The throw from Servais and he is safe. McCracken steals second.
Top 7 McCracken hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Young hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Darren Holmes now pitching. Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Lance Painter now pitching. Grace takes first base on ball four. Sanchez scores. McRae moves to third. Sandberg moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sandberg takes first base on ball four. Sanchez moves to third. McRae moves to second.
Bottom 6 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Tyler Houston pinch hits for Frank Castillo. Houston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanchez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Reynoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Weiss. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Weiss steals second.
Top 6 Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out. Galarraga moves to third.
Top 6 Reed takes first base on ball four. Galarraga moves to second.
Top 6 Castilla hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Servais strikes out.
Bottom 5 Reed fires to second and picks off Gonzalez for the out.
Bottom 5 Magadan hits a fly ball into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Burks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 McCracken strikes out.
Top 5 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sosa hits a line drive into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Reynoso strikes out.
Top 4 Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reed 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 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Castillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Castilla is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Galarraga for the out.
Top 3 Bichette hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reynoso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Magadan bunts towards the mound. Reynoso fields it and throws to third for the out. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Sosa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bichette. Sosa reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McCracken takes first base on ball four. Castilla scores. Reed moves to third. Reynoso moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Young strikes out.
Top 2 Reynoso bunts towards the mound. Castillo juggles the ball. That's an error on Castillo. Castilla moves to third. Reed moves to second.
Top 2 Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reed bunts towards the mound. Castillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Castilla moves to second.
Top 2 Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg misplays the ball. That's an error on Sandberg.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a popup towards first. Galarraga settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reed fires to second and picks off McRae for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burks. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Galarraga hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bichette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Bichette reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Burks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 McCracken strikes out.
Top 1 Young hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.