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June 29, 1996

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Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .255
OBP 1.000 .299
At Bats 2 318
Hits 2 81
• Singles 2 42
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 25
Walks 1 19
RBI’s 1 59

Jeff Shaw Season Stats

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2 3 2
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Riverfront Stadium - June 29, 1996
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Home Run
Jeff Shaw
Joe Oliver
Tim Belk
Bret Boone
Jeff Branson
Barry Larkin
Thomas Howard
Eric Davis
Lenny Harris
Sammy Sosa
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs

Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belk scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out.
Top 8 Jeff Shaw now pitching. Lenny Harris now playing right field. Tim Belk now playing first base. Sandberg strikes out.
Bottom 7 Eric Owens pinch hits for Mark Portugal. Owens hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Branson hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Morris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to third.
Bottom 7 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops it up and throws to first, with Portugal covering, for the out.
Top 7 Magadan hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Larkin. The throw from Houston and he is out, Sandberg applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Larkin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rodney Myers now pitching. Dave Magadan now playing third base. Tyler Houston now catching. Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Servais hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Portugal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Sosa moves to third.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. Sosa moves to second.
Top 6 Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Howard 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 5 Portugal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oliver moves to third. Branson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Branson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bottenfield has Morris trapped. There's the throw to Servais and over to Gomez, who tags Morris for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Sanders scores. Davis scores. Morris moves to third.
Bottom 5 Morris is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Boone scores. Larkin scores. Sanders moves to third.
Bottom 5 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to home. Servais drops the ball. Portugal scores. Boone moves to third. Larkin moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Larkin takes first base on ball four. Portugal moves to third. Boone moves to second.
Bottom 5 Boone takes first base on ball four. Portugal moves to second.
Bottom 5 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 5 Portugal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out.
Bottom 4 Branson 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.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Morris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis scores.
Bottom 4 There goes Davis. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Davis steals second.
Bottom 4 Jim Bullinger now pitching. Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Campbell strikes out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Servais hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sanders strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Larkin. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Larkin steals second.
Bottom 3 Larkin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Boone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Portugal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Branson hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gomez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sandberg scores.
Top 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops it up and throws to first, with Portugal covering, for the out. Sandberg moves to third.
Top 3 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. Campbell scores. McRae goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campbell moves to second.
Top 3 Campbell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out.
Bottom 2 Morris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Morris reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sanders hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Servais hits a popup, foul, towards third. Branson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gomez takes first base on ball four. Sosa moves to second.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sosa takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Larkin hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boone hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howard strikes out.
Top 1 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Sandberg strikes out.
Top 1 McRae strikes out.