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Cubs
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 23, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 23, 1996 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Trachsel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jason Schmidt |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 7,684 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Hallion 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Wally Bell |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Robin Jennings | Right Fielder |
| Brant Brown | First Baseman |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Tyler Houston | Third Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Steve Trachsel | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
| Al Martin | Left Fielder |
| Jeff King | Second Baseman |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Mark Johnson | First Baseman |
| Carlos Garcia | Third Baseman |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Jason Schmidt | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 23, 1996
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Schmidt
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Schmidt
Jennings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Schmidt
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Schmidt
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Trachsel
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Houston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Trachsel
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Trachsel
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Houston fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Trachsel
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Schmidt
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Schmidt
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Schmidt
Servais hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trachsel
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Trachsel
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Trachsel
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Trachsel
Kendall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae who is chasing the ball. Kendall reaches third base with a triple. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. Trachsel
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kendall scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Trachsel
Allensworth hits a fly ball into right field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Schmidt
Sanchez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trachsel vs. Schmidt
Trachsel strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Schmidt
McRae hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Trachsel
Martin hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Trachsel
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Trachsel
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops it up and throws to first, with Trachsel covering, for the out. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Trachsel
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops it up and throws to first, with Trachsel covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Schmidt
Jennings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmidt covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Schmidt
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Schmidt
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Schmidt
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Schmidt
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Schmidt
Servais strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Trachsel
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Trachsel
There goes Garcia. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Garcia steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Trachsel
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Trachsel
Kendall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Trachsel
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Allensworth vs. Trachsel
Allensworth takes first base on ball four. Garcia moves to third. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Trachsel
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Schmidt
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Trachsel vs. Schmidt
Trachsel hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Schmidt
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Trachsel
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Trachsel
Merced hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Trachsel
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Trachsel
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Schmidt
Jennings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Schmidt
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Schmidt
There goes Jennings. The throw from Kendall and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Sandberg vs. Schmidt
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jennings scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Schmidt
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Schmidt
Houston hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Servais vs. Schmidt
Jose Hernandez pinch runs for Tyler Houston.
Servais hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Trachsel
Jose Hernandez now playing third base.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Trachsel
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Trachsel
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Schmidt
Sanchez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. Schmidt
Scott Bullett pinch hits for Steve Trachsel.
Bullett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bullett for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Schmidt
McRae is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Schmidt
There goes McRae. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jennings vs. Schmidt
Jennings strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching. Scott Bullett now playing right field.
Allensworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Adams
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Adams
King strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Adams
There goes Martin. The throw from Servais and he is out, Sanchez applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Schmidt
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Schmidt
Sandberg hits a popup into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Schmidt
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Adams
Merced hits a line drive into right field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Adams
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Adams
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Schmidt
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Schmidt
Servais hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Schmidt
Sanchez hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bullett vs. Schmidt
Bullett strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Schmidt
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching. Doug Glanville now playing left field.
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Wendell
Kendall is hit by the pitch. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Womack vs. Wendell
Tony Womack pinch hits for Jason Schmidt.
Womack bunts towards the mound. Wendell fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Liriano vs. Wendell
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Jermaine Allensworth.
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell scores. Kendall moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Patterson
John Wehner pinch runs for Nelson Liriano. Bob Patterson now pitching.
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Patterson
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Wehner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
King vs. Patterson
King is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Merced vs. Patterson
Merced hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1996 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 4 0 1 0 Allensworth J, cf 2 0 0 0
Jennings R, rf 4 1 1 0 Liriano N, ph 1 0 1 1
Adams T, p 0 0 0 0 Wehner J, pr 0 0 0 0
Glanville D, lf 0 0 0 0 Martin A, lf 4 0 1 0
Brown B, 1b 4 1 1 0 King J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Sandberg R, 2b 4 1 2 1 Merced O, rf 5 0 0 0
Gonzalez L, lf 4 1 1 3 Johnson M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0 Garcia C, 3b 4 0 1 0
Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0 Bell J, ss 2 2 0 0
Houston T, 3b 3 0 1 0 Kendall J, c 2 1 1 1
Hernandez J, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 Schmidt J, p 3 0 1 1
Servais S, c 4 0 1 0 Womack T, ph 0 0 0 0
Sanchez R, ss 4 0 1 0
Trachsel S, p 2 0 0 0
Bullett S, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 9 4 30 3 5 3
Chicago 000 301 000 -- 4
Pittsburgh 020 000 001 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel S (W) 6.0 4 2 2 5 4
Adams T 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Wendell T 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Patterson B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt J (L) 9.0 9 4 4 0 11
E -- Kendall J
LOB -- Chicago 6, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Martin A
3B -- Kendall J
HR -- Gonzalez L
SB -- Garcia C, Jennings R, McRae B
CS -- Martin A
SH -- Womack T
HBP -- by Schmidt J (McRae B), by Wendell T (Kendall J)
T -- 2:55
A -- 7684
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