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July 3, 1996

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Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .260
OBP .333 .304
At Bats 3 335
Hits 1 87
• Singles 1 47
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 26
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 1 61

Denny Neagle Season Stats

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8 4 0
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Three Rivers Stadium - July 3, 1996
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Out
Denny Neagle
Jason Kendall
Jeff King
Carlos Garcia
Charlie Hayes
Jay Bell
Al Martin
Mike Kingery
Orlando Merced
Sammy Sosa
Brian McRae
Doug Glanville
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. Glanville moves to third. McRae moves to second.
Top 8 Sandberg strikes out.
Top 8 McRae hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Glanville moves to second.
Top 8 Doug Glanville pinch hits for Bob Patterson. Glanville takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bob Patterson now pitching. Martin strikes out.
Bottom 7 Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. McRae catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on McRae. Kendall moves to second.
Bottom 7 Neagle bunts towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kendall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out.
Top 7 Servais hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gomez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kingery hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kingery for the out. Merced moves to third. Hayes moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hayes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There goes Merced. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Merced steals second.
Bottom 6 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Merced hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 There goes Garcia. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Garcia steals second.
Bottom 6 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez juggles the ball. That's an error on Gomez.
Bottom 6 Neagle 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 Sosa hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Castillo, and towards Hernandez, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kingery strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hayes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Hayes reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Merced hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Gomez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garcia for the out.
Bottom 3 Neagle bunts towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Neagle for the out. Kendall moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kendall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sandberg moves to third.
Top 3 Sandberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kingery. Sandberg reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kingery strikes out. Servais drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kingery out.
Bottom 2 Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Merced hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Castillo hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Servais strikes out.
Bottom 1 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Martin strikes out. There goes Garcia. The throw from Servais to Hernandez, and Garcia is out.
Bottom 1 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Hernandez.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gomez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sosa moves to third.
Top 1 Sosa hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Grace scores.
Top 1 Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Grace reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McRae strikes out.