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June 30, 1996

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Cubs 6 10 1
Reds 0 4 2
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Cubs 6 10 1
Reds 0 4 2

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .258
OBP .500 .304
At Bats 3 322
Hits 1 83
• Singles 1 43
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 26
Walks 1 20
RBI’s 0 60

Johnny Ruffin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Riverfront Stadium - June 30, 1996
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Johnny Ruffin
Ed Taubensee
Lenny Harris
Bret Boone
Chris Sabo
Barry Larkin
Eric Owens
Thomas Howard
Reggie Sanders
Sammy Sosa
Count: 2-0, 0 Outs
Count: 2-0, 1 Out

Johnny Ruffin now pitching. Lenny Harris now playing first base. Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Bob Patterson now pitching. Eric Davis pinch hits for Hal Morris. Davis strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sanders strikes out.
Bottom 8 Larkin takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to third. Boone moves to second.
Bottom 8 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Hubbard for a passed ball. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 8 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Terry Adams now pitching. Mike Hubbard now catching. Lenny Harris pinch hits for Hector Carrasco. Harris takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sandberg hits a line drive into center field. Howard picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Howard. Servais scores. McRae goes all the way around to score. Sandberg moves to second.
Top 8 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Steve Trachsel. Magadan strikes out.
Top 8 Hernandez bunts towards the mound. Carrasco fields it and throws to first for the out. Servais moves to second.
Top 8 Ed Taubensee now catching. Servais takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Ed Taubensee pinch hits for Joe Oliver. Taubensee hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Owens takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Sabo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Morris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Gomez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grace scores.
Top 7 Hector Carrasco now pitching. Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grace moves to third.
Top 7 Grace hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Howard. Grace reaches second base with a double. There goes Sandberg trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 7 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McRae hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Trachsel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burba 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 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Servais hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gomez strikes out.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Owens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Owens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Owens for the out.
Bottom 4 Sabo strikes out.
Bottom 4 Morris strikes out.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Servais for a passed ball. Sanders moves to third.
Bottom 4 Sanders hits a line drive off the glove of Gomez, and into shallow left field. Sanders reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Sosa strikes out.
Top 4 Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sandberg scores.
Top 4 Sandberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sanders who is chasing the ball. Sandberg reaches third base with a triple. McRae goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Trachsel hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Owens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Larkin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Servais strikes out.
Top 3 Gomez strikes out.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sanders. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Sosa scores.
Top 3 There goes Sosa. The throw from Oliver and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Burba 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 2 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Owens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morris moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sabo hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Morris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sandberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McRae takes first base on ball four. Servais moves to second.
Top 2 Trachsel strikes out.
Top 2 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 2 Servais hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gomez moves to third.
Top 2 Gomez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Howard. Gomez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Sanders strikes out.
Bottom 1 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to third.
Bottom 1 Boone hits a line drive towards right. Sosa chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Sosa. Boone moves to second.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sabo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sosa takes first base on ball four. Grace moves to second.
Top 1 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out.