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Cubs 7 @ Astros 8
Astrodome
May 24, 1996

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 24, 1996 at Astrodome. The home team Astros beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateMay 24, 1996 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 7 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 7
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 8 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherTodd Jones  
Losing PitcherBob Patterson  
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Game Winning RBIJohn Cangelosi 

Game Info

DateMay 24, 1996 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherSteve Trachsel  
Home Starting PitcherDonne Wall  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance23,910 
Time of Game3 hours 27 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ed Rapuano
1B: Bill Hohn
2B: Gerry Davis
3B: Terry Tata

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Brian McRae  Center Fielder 
Ryne Sandberg  Second Baseman 
Mark Grace  First Baseman 
Sammy Sosa  Right Fielder 
Luis Gonzalez  Left Fielder 
Scott Servais  Catcher 
Leo Gomez  Third Baseman 
Rey Sanchez  Shortstop 
Steve Trachsel  Pitcher 
Jim Riggleman  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
John Cangelosi  Left Fielder 
Craig Biggio  Second Baseman 
Jeff Bagwell  First Baseman 
Derek Bell  Right Fielder 
Sean Berry  Third Baseman 
Rick Wilkins  Catcher 
Brian Hunter  Center Fielder 
Ricky Gutierrez  Shortstop 
Donne Wall  Pitcher 
Terry Collins  Manager 

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Cubs 7 @ Astros 8
Astrodome
May 24, 1996

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         Game of 5/24/1996 -- Chicago at Houston (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
McRae B, cf           5  1  2  0   Cangelosi J, lf       6  2  2  1   
Sandberg R, 2b        5  1  1  4   Biggio C, 2b          4  2  3  2   
Grace M, 1b           4  1  2  0   Bagwell J, 1b         4  2  1  3   
Sosa S, rf            4  1  1  3   Bell D, rf            3  1  2  0   
Gonzalez L, lf        4  0  0  0   Berry S, 3b           4  0  2  1   
Servais S, c          5  0  1  0   Jones T, p            0  0  0  0   
Gomez L, 3b           2  0  1  0   Wilkins R, c          5  0  0  1   
Hernandez J, pr-3b    2  1  0  0   Hunter B, cf          4  0  0  0   
Sanchez R, ss         4  1  1  0   Gutierrez R, ss-3b    5  1  2  0   
Trachsel S, p         1  0  0  0   Wall D, p             2  0  0  0   
Haney T, ph           1  0  0  0   Spiers B, ph          1  0  0  0   
Perez M, p            0  0  0  0   Hernandez X, p        0  0  0  0   
Barberie B, ph        0  1  0  0   Swindell G, p         0  0  0  0   
Adams T, p            0  0  0  0   Young A, p            0  0  0  0   
Timmons O, ph         0  0  0  0   May D, ph             0  0  0  0   
Wendell T, p          0  0  0  0   Miller O, ss          1  0  0  0   
Jones D, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Valdes P, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Patterson B, p        0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  7  9  7                        39  8 12  8

Chicago          000 003 400 0 --  7
Houston          013 000 003 1 --  8
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Trachsel S            5.0  6  4  4  2  3
Perez M               1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Adams T               2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Wendell T             0.2  1  3  3  3  1
Jones D               0.1  1  0  0  0  1
Patterson B (L)       0.2  2  1  1  0  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wall D                6.0  5  3  3  1  1
Hernandez X*          0.0  0  3  2  2  0
Swindell G            2.1  3  1  1  1  2
Young A               0.2  0  0  0  1  1
Jones T (W)           1.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

E -- Bagwell J, Miller O
DP -- Chicago 2, Houston 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, Houston 9
2B -- Berry S, Grace M
HR -- Bagwell J, Sosa S, Sandberg R, Biggio C
SB -- Bell D, Biggio C 2, Gutierrez R
CS -- Bell D, Sosa S
SH -- Sanchez R
HBP -- by Trachsel S (Hunter B), by Trachsel S (Berry S), by Wall D (Sosa S)
T -- 3:27
A -- 23910

    

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