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Rockies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 2, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Colorado Rockies, played on August 2, 1996 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Colorado Rockies
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 2, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Colorado Rockies |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Ritz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Amaury Telemaco |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 34,186 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Hallion 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Larry Poncino 3B: Wally Bell |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
John Vander Wal | Left Fielder |
Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
Eric Anthony | Right Fielder |
Jason Bates | Second Baseman |
Jayhawk Owens | Catcher |
Kevin Ritz | Pitcher |
Don Baylor | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Amaury Telemaco | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rockies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 2, 1996
Top 1
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Telemaco
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Telemaco
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Wal vs. Telemaco
Vander Wal hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ritz
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Ritz
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Ritz
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Vander Wal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Telemaco
Galarraga hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Telemaco
Castilla strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Anthony vs. Telemaco
Anthony strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Ritz
Sosa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Ritz
There goes Sosa. The throw from Owens and he is out, Bates applying the tag. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ritz
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Ritz
The ball gets by Owens for a passed ball. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Ritz
Servais is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Ritz
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Telemaco
Bates strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Owens vs. Telemaco
Owens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ritz vs. Telemaco
Ritz hits a line drive towards right. Sosa catches it and throws to first to double up Owens. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Ritz
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Telemaco vs. Ritz
Telemaco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bates scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ritz
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Telemaco
Weiss hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Weiss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McCracken vs. Telemaco
McCracken bunts towards the mound. Telemaco fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Telemaco. Weiss scores. McCracken moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Vander Wal vs. Telemaco
Vander Wal hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCracken tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Telemaco
Galarraga hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Telemaco
Castilla hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anthony vs. Telemaco
Anthony hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Ritz
Sandberg hits a fly ball into left field. Vander Wal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Ritz
Grace is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Ritz
Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Telemaco
Bates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bates for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Owens vs. Telemaco
Owens hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ritz vs. Telemaco
Ritz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ritz
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Ritz
Servais hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Ritz
Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Ritz
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Telemaco
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Telemaco
McCracken bunts towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Vander Wal vs. Telemaco
Vander Wal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weiss scores. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Telemaco
There goes Vander Wal. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Vander Wal steals second. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Galarraga vs. Telemaco
Galarraga hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rockies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Myers
Dave Magadan now playing third base. Rodney Myers now pitching.
Castilla hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Anthony vs. Myers
Anthony 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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Rockies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Ritz
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bates scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ritz
McRae is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rockies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Ritz
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Ritz
Grace hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bates reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Ritz
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rockies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Myers
Bates strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Owens vs. Myers
Owens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ritz vs. Myers
Ritz takes first base on ball four. Owens moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Weiss vs. Myers
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McCracken vs. Myers
McCracken hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Owens scores. Ritz moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Vander Wal vs. Myers
Vander Wal is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ritz
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards first. Galarraga reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Ritz
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla juggles the ball. That's an error on Castilla. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Ritz
Mike Hubbard pinch hits for Rodney Myers.
Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Ritz
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Anthony settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Magadan vs. Ritz
Magadan hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Bottenfield
Mike Hubbard now catching. Kent Bottenfield now pitching.
Galarraga hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Bottenfield
Castilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Anthony vs. Bottenfield
Anthony strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bates vs. Bottenfield
Bates strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ritz
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Ritz
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Ritz
Grace hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Vander Wal. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Ritz
Sosa hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Vander Wal. Sosa reaches second base with a double. Grace scores. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Ritz
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sosa scores. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bullett vs. Leskanic
Scott Bullett pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield. Curt Leskanic now pitching. Angel Echevarria now playing right field.
Bullett strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Owens vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
Owens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Echevarria vs. Wendell
Echevarria strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Wendell
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Wendell
McCracken strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Leskanic
Hubbard strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Ruffin
Bruce Ruffin now pitching.
Sanchez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fermin vs. Ruffin
Felix Fermin pinch hits for Dave Magadan.
Fermin hits a line drive towards short. Weiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/2/1996 -- Colorado at Chicago (D) Colorado AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Weiss W, ss 3 2 1 0 McRae B, cf 3 0 0 0 McCracken Q, cf 3 1 1 1 Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Vander Wal J, lf 3 1 1 2 Grace M, 1b 4 1 1 0 Galarraga A, 1b 4 1 1 2 Sosa S, rf 4 1 2 1 Castilla V, 3b 3 1 1 1 Gonzalez L, lf 3 0 1 1 Anthony E, rf 4 0 0 0 Servais S, c 3 0 0 0 Leskanic C, p 0 0 0 0 Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0 Ruffin B, p 0 0 0 0 Bullett S, ph 1 0 0 0 Bates J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0 Owens J, c 2 1 0 0 Gomez L, 3b 2 0 1 0 Ritz K, p 2 0 0 0 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Echevarria A, rf 1 0 0 0 Hubbard M, ph-c 2 0 1 0 Sanchez R, ss 4 0 0 0 Telemaco A, p 1 0 0 0 Magadan D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Fermin F, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 7 5 6 34 2 7 2 Colorado 000 303 100 -- 7 Chicago 000 000 020 -- 2 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO Ritz K (W) 7.2 7 2 2 1 6 Leskanic C 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 Ruffin B 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Telemaco A (L) 5.1 4 6 4 2 5 Myers R 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 Bottenfield K 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 Wendell T 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 E -- Telemaco A, Castilla V DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Colorado 4, Chicago 7 2B -- Weiss W, Grace M, Sosa S HR -- Castilla V, Galarraga A SB -- Vander Wal J CS -- Sosa S SH -- McCracken Q 2 SF -- Vander Wal J HBP -- by Ritz K (McRae B) PB -- Owens J T -- 2:53 A -- 34186
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