Astros @ Cubs
August 17, 1996

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 0
Cubs 12 13 1
Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 0
Cubs 12 13 1

Brian Hunter Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .276
OBP .000 .298
At Bats 4 370
Hits 0 102
• Singles 0 79
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 27

Steve Trachsel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 6 0
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Wrigley Field - August 17, 1996
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Out
Steve Trachsel
Scott Servais
Mark Grace
Ryne Sandberg
Leo Gomez
Jose Hernandez
Luis Gonzalez
Brian McRae
Sammy Sosa
Brian Hunter
Ricky Gutierrez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 7 0 7
Chicago Cubs 12 13 1 7
Winning Pitcher Steve Trachsel
Losing Pitcher Darryl Kile
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mark Grace
Attendance 39,775
Time of Game 2 hours 59 minutes
View Box Score
Count: 1-0, 1 Out
Count: 1-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Gutierrez takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Knorr hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gomez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Billy Wagner now pitching. Ricky Gutierrez now playing shortstop. Sandberg strikes out.
Top 8 Mouton hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Trachsel covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Gonzalez reaches third base with a triple. Hernandez scores. McRae goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Trachsel bunts towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Biggio covering, for the out. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Xavier Hernandez now pitching. Servais hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bagwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Bagwell reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gomez hits a fly ball towards center. Hunter catches it and throws to Bagwell who throws to third to double up Grace. Gonzalez tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Sandberg takes first base on ball four. Grace moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third.
Bottom 6 Todd Jones now pitching. Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Sean Berry pinch hits for Doug Brocail. Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Knorr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Mouton strikes out.
Top 6 Miller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Spiers moves to second.
Top 6 Spiers bunts towards the mound. Trachsel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Trachsel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bell strikes out.
Top 5 Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Biggio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Servais hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gomez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Doug Brocail now pitching. Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Alvin Morman. Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Knorr moves to third.
Top 4 Knorr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Knorr reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Mouton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 3 Grace strikes out.
Bottom 3 Alvin Morman now pitching. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Trachsel scores. McRae moves to second.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trachsel moves to third.
Bottom 3 Trachsel hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Mouton. Trachsel reaches second base with a double. Hernandez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Servais hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sosa throws the ball in to Hernandez who tags Miller trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bell scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bagwell scores. Bell moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gomez. Biggio scores. Bagwell moves to third. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Bagwell is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Biggio moves to second.
Top 3 Biggio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sandberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 2 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kile strikes out.
Top 2 Knorr takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Mouton hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Miller reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Spiers hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Trachsel hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sandberg scores. Gomez scores. Servais moves to third. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sandberg moves to third. Gomez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gomez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Sandberg. The throw from Knorr and he is safe. Sandberg steals second.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grace scores.
Bottom 1 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Grace reaches second base with a double. McRae scores.
Bottom 1 There goes McRae. The throw from Knorr and he is safe. McRae steals second.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bagwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Biggio 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 1 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out.