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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 27, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 27, 1996 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 27, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 27, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Glavine |
Home Starting Pitcher | Amaury Telemaco |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 33,070 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Vanover 1B: Jerry Layne 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Joe West |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
Dwight Smith | Right Fielder |
Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Ryan Klesko | Left Fielder |
Javy Lopez | Catcher |
Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
Tony Graffanino | Second Baseman |
Tom Glavine | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
Todd Haney | Second Baseman |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
Ozzie Timmons | Left Fielder |
Scott Servais | Catcher |
Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
Amaury Telemaco | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 27, 1996
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Telemaco
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Telemaco
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Telemaco
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Glavine
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Glavine
Haney hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Glavine covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Glavine
Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Telemaco
McGriff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Telemaco
Klesko hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Telemaco
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Telemaco
Blauser is hit by the pitch. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Graffanino vs. Telemaco
Graffanino is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Glavine
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Glavine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Glavine
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Glavine
Timmons hits a line drive towards right. Smith chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Smith. Timmons moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Servais vs. Glavine
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Glavine vs. Telemaco
Glavine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Telemaco
Grissom hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Grissom reaches second base with a double. Glavine moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Telemaco
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Glavine scores. Grissom scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Telemaco
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Telemaco
McGriff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. McGriff reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Klesko vs. Telemaco
Klesko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Telemaco
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Blauser vs. Telemaco
Blauser hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Glavine
Hernandez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Telemaco vs. Glavine
Telemaco is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Glavine
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Telemaco
Graffanino hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Glavine vs. Telemaco
Glavine hits a line drive into left field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Telemaco
Grissom hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Telemaco
Smith hits a line drive towards right. Sosa chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Sosa. Grissom goes all the way around to score. Smith moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Telemaco
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Telemaco
McGriff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Klesko vs. Telemaco
Klesko hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Perez
Mike Perez now pitching.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Glavine
Jermaine Dye now playing right field.
Haney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Glavine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Glavine
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Haney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Glavine
Sosa takes first base on ball four. Haney moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Gomez vs. Glavine
Gomez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Timmons vs. Glavine
Timmons strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Perez
Blauser hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Perez
Graffanino hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Graffanino reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Glavine vs. Perez
Glavine hits a line drive into left field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Perez
Grissom takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Dye vs. Perez
Dye strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Glavine
Servais hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Glavine
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dorsett vs. Glavine
Brian Dorsett pinch hits for Mike Perez.
Dorsett is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jones
Brian Dorsett now catching. Doug Jones now pitching.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Jones
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Jones
Klesko is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Jones
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gomez. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Blauser vs. Jones
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez juggles the ball. That's an error on Gomez. Jones scores. Lopez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Graffanino vs. Jones
Graffanino hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Glavine
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Glavine covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Glavine
Haney hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Glavine
Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Glavine
Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Glavine vs. Myers
Rodney Myers now pitching.
Glavine strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Myers
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Myers
Dye strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Glavine
Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Timmons vs. Glavine
Timmons hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barberie vs. Glavine
Bret Barberie pinch hits for Rodney Myers.
Barberie hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Glavine
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klesko. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Gomez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Dorsett vs. Glavine
Dorsett hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Glavine scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dorsett for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Adams
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Adams
Klesko is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Clontz
Brad Clontz now pitching.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Clontz
Haney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Clontz
Grace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grissom. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Clontz
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching. Pedro Valdes now playing right field.
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Wendell
Blauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Graffanino vs. Wendell
Graffanino strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Wendell
Tyler Houston pinch hits for Brad Clontz.
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Houston for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Borbon
Timmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Valdes vs. Borbon
Valdes strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Borbon
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/27/1996 -- Atlanta at Chicago (D) Atlanta AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Grissom M, cf 4 2 2 0 McRae B, cf 4 0 0 0 Smith D, rf 3 2 1 2 Haney T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Dye J, rf 2 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 4 0 2 0 Jones C, 3b 4 2 1 0 Sosa S, rf 3 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 5 1 3 1 Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0 Klesko R, lf 4 1 1 4 Gomez L, 3b 4 1 1 0 Lopez J, c 5 0 0 0 Timmons O, lf 4 0 1 0 Blauser J, ss 3 0 0 0 Servais S, c 2 0 0 0 Graffanino T, 2b 5 0 1 0 Jones D, p 0 0 0 0 Glavine T, p 3 1 0 0 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Clontz B, p 0 0 0 0 Barberie B, ph 1 0 0 0 Houston T, ph 1 0 0 0 Adams T, p 0 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0 Valdes P, rf 1 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 4 0 1 1 Telemaco A, p 1 0 0 0 Perez M, p 0 0 0 0 Dorsett B, ph-c 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 9 9 7 34 1 6 1 Atlanta 003 501 000 -- 9 Chicago 000 000 100 -- 1 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Glavine T (W) 7.0 4 1 1 1 6 Clontz B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Borbon P 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Telemaco A (L) 3.2 7 8 3 3 2 Perez M 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 Jones D 1.0 1 1 0 0 2 Myers R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Adams T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Wendell T 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 E -- Smith D, Sosa S, Gomez L 2 LOB -- Atlanta 9, Chicago 7 2B -- Grissom M, McGriff F, Graffanino T, Grace M 2, Hernandez J HR -- Klesko R HBP -- by Telemaco A (Blauser J) WP -- Glavine T T -- 2:36 A -- 33070
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