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August 7, 1996

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 11 17 0
Cubs 7 10 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 11 17 0
Cubs 7 10 2

Ryne Sandberg Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .233
OBP .250 .305
At Bats 4 390
Hits 1 91
• Singles 1 50
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 0 58

John Franco Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 23
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Wrigley Field - August 7, 1996
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Out
John Franco
Todd Hundley
Chris Jones
Edgardo Alfonzo
Alvaro Espinoza
Rey Ordonez
Bernard Gilkey
Lance Johnson
Alex Ochoa
Ryne Sandberg

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 11 17 0 7
Chicago Cubs 7 10 2 4
Winning Pitcher Jerry DiPoto
Losing Pitcher Terry Adams
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Edgardo Alfonzo
Attendance 27,086
Time of Game 3 hours 10 minutes
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Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sandberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Espinoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Felix Fermin pinch hits for Scott Bullett. Fermin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Alex Ochoa now playing right field. Chris Jones now playing first base. John Franco now pitching. Brian McRae pinch hits for Tyler Houston. McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Houston fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ordonez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa who is chasing the ball. Ordonez reaches third base with a triple. Jones scores. Baerga scores. Alfonzo goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Houston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilkey scores. Jones moves to third. Baerga moves to second.
Top 9 Carlos Baerga pinch hits for Jerry DiPoto. Baerga takes first base on ball four. Gilkey moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Top 9 Bob Patterson now pitching. Tyler Houston now playing third base. Alex Ochoa pinch hits for Roberto Petagine. Ochoa hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Johnson scores. Gilkey moves to second.
Top 9 Gilkey is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Espinoza bunts towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Top 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hubbard hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jerry DiPoto now pitching. Todd Hundley now catching. Sosa hits a popup into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Todd Hundley pinch hits for Doug Henry. Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bogar moves to third.
Top 8 Tim Bogar pinch runs for Brent Mayne. Alfonzo bunts towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Bogar moves to second.
Top 8 Terry Adams now pitching. Mayne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Grace strikes out.
Bottom 7 Sandberg strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bullett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Rey Sanchez pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield. Sanchez bunts towards third. Espinoza fields it and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to third.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Hernandez reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Petagine hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bottenfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gilkey hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Gilkey reaches second base with a double. Espinoza moves to third.
Top 7 Espinoza hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bottenfield fires to first and picks off Johnson.
Top 7 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gomez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Doug Henry now pitching. Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Carl Everett pinch hits for Paul Byrd. Everett hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mike Hubbard now catching. Ordonez hits a popup into right field. Sosa picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Sosa. Alfonzo goes all the way around to score. Ordonez moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Alfonzo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Petagine scores. There goes Mayne trying to get to home. Bullett throws the ball in to Servais who tags Mayne who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 6 Mayne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Mayne reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. Petagine moves to third.
Top 6 Larry Casian now pitching. Petagine is hit by the pitch. Jones moves to second.
Top 6 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilkey scores.
Top 6 Turk Wendell now pitching. There goes Gilkey. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Gilkey steals second.
Top 6 Gilkey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Paul Byrd now pitching. Bullett hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Andy Tomberlin pinch hits for Bobby Jones. Tomberlin hits a line drive into center field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ordonez hits a fly ball for a double play.
Top 5 Alfonzo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mayne moves to third.
Top 5 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg misplays the ball. That's an error on Sandberg.
Bottom 4 Telemaco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinoza fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gomez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Servais hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Sosa hits a popup into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Petagine 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 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Telemaco fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gilkey hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bullett strikes out.
Bottom 3 Telemaco strikes out.
Top 3 Espinoza hits a fly ball into center field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jones bunts in front of the plate. Servais fields it and throws to first for the out. Ordonez moves to second.
Top 3 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Telemaco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Petagine scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gomez for the out.
Bottom 2 Servais hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alfonzo hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mayne hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Petagine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Telemaco covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sosa hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Grace hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bullett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Espinoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jones strikes out.
Top 1 Gilkey strikes out.
Top 1 Espinoza hits a fly ball into center field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.