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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 29, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 29, 1996 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 29, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 29, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Esteban Loaiza |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jaime Navarro |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 26,873 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Gary Darling 1B: Charlie Reliford 2B: Jim Quick 3B: Dana DeMuth |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
Mark Johnson | First Baseman |
Dale Sveum | Third Baseman |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Trey Beamon | Left Fielder |
Keith Osik | Catcher |
Esteban Loaiza | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Doug Glanville | Center Fielder |
Robin Jennings | Right Fielder |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
Brooks Kieschnick | Left Fielder |
Tyler Houston | Catcher |
Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
Jaime Navarro | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 29, 1996
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Navarro
Allensworth 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Navarro
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Navarro
Merced hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Navarro
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Loaiza
Glanville hits a fly ball into left field. Beamon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Loaiza
Jennings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Loaiza
Grace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jennings moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Sandberg vs. Loaiza
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jennings scores. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Kieschnick vs. Loaiza
Kieschnick strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Houston vs. Loaiza
Houston strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Navarro
Sveum 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Navarro
Bell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Beamon vs. Navarro
There goes Bell. The throw from Houston and he is out, Sanchez applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Beamon vs. Navarro
Beamon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Loaiza
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Loaiza
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Navarro vs. Loaiza
Navarro strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Loaiza
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loaiza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Navarro
Osik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Loaiza vs. Navarro
Loaiza bunts towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Navarro
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Loaiza
Jennings strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Loaiza
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. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Loaiza
Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Navarro
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Navarro
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Navarro
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez misplays the ball. That's an error on Sanchez. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sveum vs. Navarro
Sveum hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Navarro
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kieschnick vs. Loaiza
Kieschnick hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Loaiza
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Loaiza
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beamon vs. Navarro
Beamon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osik vs. Navarro
Osik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Beamon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Loaiza vs. Navarro
Loaiza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Beamon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Allensworth vs. Navarro
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Loaiza
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Loaiza
Navarro is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Loaiza
Glanville hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Navarro moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jennings vs. Loaiza
Jennings hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Loaiza scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jennings for the out. Navarro moves to third. Glanville moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grace vs. Loaiza
Grace hits a line drive towards third. Sveum reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Navarro
Garcia hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jennings. Garcia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Navarro
There's a wild pitch. Garcia moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Merced vs. Navarro
Merced hits a line drive into right field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garcia tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Navarro
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sveum vs. Navarro
Sveum hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Grace, and into shallow right field. Sveum reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Navarro
Bell hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Jennings. Bell reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Sveum scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Beamon vs. Navarro
Beamon hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Jennings. Beamon reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Osik vs. Swartzbaugh
Dave Swartzbaugh now pitching.
Osik hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Loaiza vs. Swartzbaugh
Loaiza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Swartzbaugh
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Loaiza
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kieschnick vs. Loaiza
Kieschnick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Loaiza
Houston hits a line drive into left field. Beamon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Swartzbaugh
Todd Haney now playing second base.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kieschnick. Garcia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Swartzbaugh
Merced hits a popup towards third. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Swartzbaugh
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Sveum vs. Casian
Larry Casian now pitching.
Sveum strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Casian
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Loaiza
Gomez hits a line drive into left field. Beamon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Loaiza
Sanchez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. Loaiza
Scott Bullett pinch hits for Larry Casian.
Bullett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Loaiza
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beamon vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching.
Beamon hits a fly ball into left field. Kieschnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Bottenfield
Osik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Loaiza vs. Bottenfield
Loaiza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Loaiza
Jennings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Loaiza
Grace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Beamon. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Haney vs. Loaiza
Brant Brown pinch runs for Mark Grace.
Haney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sveum juggles the ball. That's an error on Sveum. Brown moves to third. Haney moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Kieschnick vs. Loaiza
Kieschnick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown scores. Haney moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Houston vs. Loaiza
Houston hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Haney scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Boever
Joe Boever now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Houston moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Boever
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sveum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Bottenfield
Brant Brown now playing first base.
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Bottenfield
Garcia hits a line drive towards third. Gomez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Bottenfield
Merced strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Boever
Sanchez hits a popup into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Boever
Dave Magadan pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield.
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Boever
Glanville hits a fly ball into left field. Beamon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/29/1996 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Allensworth J, cf 5 0 0 0 Glanville D, cf 5 0 1 0 Garcia C, 2b 5 1 2 0 Jennings R, rf 4 1 1 0 Merced O, rf 4 0 0 1 Grace M, 1b 4 0 2 0 Johnson M, 1b 2 2 0 0 Brown B, pr-1b 0 1 0 0 Sveum D, 3b 4 2 2 2 Sandberg R, 2b 3 0 1 1 Bell J, ss 3 1 1 2 Haney T, 2b 1 1 0 0 Beamon T, lf 4 1 2 1 Kieschnick B, lf 4 0 1 1 Osik K, c 2 1 1 2 Houston T, c 4 0 1 1 Loaiza E, p 4 0 0 0 Gomez L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Boever J, p 0 0 0 0 Sanchez R, ss 4 0 1 0 Navarro J, p 1 0 0 0 Swartzbaugh D, p 0 0 0 0 Casian L, p 0 0 0 0 Bullett S, ph 1 0 1 0 Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0 Magadan D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 8 8 8 36 3 9 3 Pittsburgh 000 206 000 -- 8 Chicago 100 000 020 -- 3 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Loaiza E (W) 7.2 9 3 1 0 6 Boever J 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Navarro J (L) 5.1 6 7 5 2 3 Swartzbaugh D 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 Casian L 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Bottenfield K 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Sanchez R, Sveum D DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 7 2B -- Garcia C 2, Sveum D, Bell J, Beamon T, Grace M HR -- Sveum D, Osik K CS -- Bell J SF -- Merced O HBP -- by Navarro J (Bell J), by Loaiza E (Navarro J) WP -- Navarro J, Boever J PB -- Houston T T -- 2:32 A -- 26873
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