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August 12, 1996

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Top 8 R H E
Cubs 10 9 0
Mets 0 4 1
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Cubs 11 10 0
Mets 0 4 1

Brian McRae Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .279
OBP .750 .356
At Bats 3 466
Hits 2 130
• Singles 1 90
• Doubles 1 27
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 1 50
RBI’s 1 47

Doug Henry Season Stats

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2 5 7
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Shea Stadium - August 12, 1996
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Home Run
Doug Henry
Todd Hundley
Roberto Petagine
Tim Bogar
Alvaro Espinoza
Rey Ordonez
Bernard Gilkey
Chris Jones
Andy Tomberlin
Brian McRae
Count: 1-0, 1 Out
Count: 1-0, 1 Out

McRae hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Doug Henry now pitching. Tim Bogar now playing second base. Roberto Petagine now playing first base. Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinoza fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Alfonzo strikes out.
Bottom 7 Tim Bogar pinch runs for Carlos Baerga. Roberto Petagine pinch hits for Paul Byrd. Petagine hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg catches it and throws to first to double up Bogar.
Bottom 7 Baerga hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 7 Servais hits a line drive towards the mound. Byrd reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Chris Jones now playing center field. Andy Tomberlin now playing right field. Sandberg strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gilkey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Espinoza moves to second.
Bottom 6 Espinoza hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Johnson 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 6 Leo Gomez now playing third base. Scott Bullett now playing right field. Jones 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 6 Paul Byrd now pitching. Leo Gomez pinch runs for Sammy Sosa. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Baerga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out.
Top 6 Sosa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McRae scores. Grace moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Grace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Servais scores. Hernandez scores. McRae moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 6 Houston strikes out.
Top 6 McRae is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinoza fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Servais moves to third. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Baerga juggles the ball. That's an error on Baerga. Sandberg scores. Servais moves to second.
Top 6 Servais hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to third.
Top 6 The umpire calls a balk on DiPoto Sandberg moves to second.
Top 6 Jerry DiPoto now pitching. Chris Jones now playing right field. Sandberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Ordonez 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 Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Ochoa takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Baerga 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 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sosa hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Houston hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Houston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ochoa throws the ball in to Ordonez who tags McRae trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hernandez scores.
Top 4 Navarro bunts towards the mound. Isringhausen fields it and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Servais strikes out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Isringhausen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Houston fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Baerga hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a popup towards third. Houston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Houston strikes out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Navarro scores. McRae moves to third.
Top 2 McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. McRae reaches second base with a double. Navarro moves to third.
Top 2 Navarro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a line drive towards short. Ordonez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gilkey 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 1 Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Servais hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sandberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Grace scores. Sosa moves to third.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Houston tags and scores.
Top 1 Sosa takes first base on ball four. Houston moves to third. Grace moves to second.
Top 1 Grace takes first base on ball four. Houston moves to second.
Top 1 Houston hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 McRae bunts towards first. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first, with Alfonzo covering, for the out.