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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 12, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 12, 1996 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 12, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 12, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jaime Navarro |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jason Isringhausen |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 17,636 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Gerry Davis 1B: Bill Hohn 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Ed Rapuano |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
Tyler Houston | Third Baseman |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
Scott Servais | Catcher |
Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
Jaime Navarro | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
Alvaro Espinoza | Third Baseman |
Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
Todd Hundley | Catcher |
Carlos Baerga | First Baseman |
Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
Edgardo Alfonzo | Second Baseman |
Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
Jason Isringhausen | Pitcher |
Dallas Green | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 12, 1996
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Isringhausen
McRae bunts towards first. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first, with Alfonzo covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Isringhausen
Houston hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Isringhausen
Grace takes first base on ball four. Houston moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Isringhausen
Sosa takes first base on ball four. Houston moves to third. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Isringhausen
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Houston tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sandberg vs. Isringhausen
There's a wild pitch. Grace scores. Sosa moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Sandberg vs. Isringhausen
Sandberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Isringhausen
Servais hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Navarro
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Navarro
Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Navarro
Gilkey 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 2
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Isringhausen
Hernandez hits a line drive towards short. Ordonez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Isringhausen
Navarro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Isringhausen
McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. McRae reaches second base with a double. Navarro moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Houston vs. Isringhausen
There's a wild pitch. Navarro scores. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Houston vs. Isringhausen
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Isringhausen
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Navarro
Hundley hits a popup towards third. Houston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Navarro
Baerga hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Navarro
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Houston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Isringhausen
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Isringhausen
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Isringhausen
Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Navarro
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Navarro
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Isringhausen vs. Navarro
Isringhausen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Navarro
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Isringhausen
Servais strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Isringhausen
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Navarro vs. Isringhausen
Navarro bunts towards the mound. Isringhausen fields it and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Isringhausen
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ochoa throws the ball in to Ordonez who tags McRae trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hernandez scores. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Navarro
Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Navarro
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Navarro
Hundley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Houston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Isringhausen
Houston hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Isringhausen
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Isringhausen
Sosa hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Isringhausen
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Navarro
Baerga 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, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Navarro
Ochoa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Navarro
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Navarro
Ordonez 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 6
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Cubs, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. DiPoto
Jerry DiPoto now pitching. Chris Jones now playing right field.
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. DiPoto
The umpire calls a balk on DiPoto Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. DiPoto
Servais hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. DiPoto
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Baerga juggles the ball. That's an error on Baerga. Sandberg scores. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Navarro vs. DiPoto
There's a wild pitch. Servais moves to third. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Navarro vs. DiPoto
Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinoza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. DiPoto
McRae is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Houston vs. DiPoto
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Grace vs. DiPoto
Grace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Servais scores. Hernandez scores. McRae moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sosa vs. DiPoto
Sosa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McRae scores. Grace moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Byrd
Paul Byrd now pitching. Leo Gomez pinch runs for Sammy Sosa.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Baerga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Navarro
Leo Gomez now playing third base. Scott Bullett now playing right field.
Jones 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, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Navarro
Johnson 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, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Navarro
Espinoza hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Navarro
Gilkey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Espinoza moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Navarro
Hundley strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Byrd
Chris Jones now playing center field. Andy Tomberlin now playing right field.
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Byrd
Servais hits a line drive towards the mound. Byrd reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Byrd
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Navarro
Baerga hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Petagine vs. Navarro
Tim Bogar pinch runs for Carlos Baerga. Roberto Petagine pinch hits for Paul Byrd.
Petagine hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg catches it and throws to first to double up Bogar. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Navarro
Alfonzo strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Henry
Doug Henry now pitching. Tim Bogar now playing second base. Roberto Petagine now playing first base.
Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinoza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Henry
McRae hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. Henry
Bullett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Petagine scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bullett for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Henry
Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Henry
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 11 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Navarro
Ozzie Timmons now playing right field. Scott Bullett now playing center field.
Ordonez 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, 11 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Navarro
Jones 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, 11 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tomberlin vs. Navarro
Tomberlin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Navarro
Espinoza strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Henry
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Espinoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Henry
Sandberg strikes out. Hundley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sandberg out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Henry
Servais hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Henry
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Myers
Rodney Myers now pitching.
Gilkey hits a fly ball into center field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Myers
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Myers
Bogar hits a fly ball into center field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/12/1996 -- Chicago at New York (N) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI McRae B, cf 4 2 3 2 Johnson L, cf 3 0 0 0 Timmons O, rf 0 0 0 0 Tomberlin A, rf 1 1 1 1 Houston T, 3b 4 1 1 0 Espinoza A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bullett S, rf-cf 1 0 0 0 Gilkey B, lf 4 0 1 0 Grace M, 1b 3 1 2 2 Hundley T, c 4 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 3 1 1 1 Baerga C, 1b 3 0 1 0 Gomez L, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 Bogar T, pr-2b 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 0 1 Ochoa A, rf 1 0 0 0 Sandberg R, 2b 4 2 1 2 DiPoto J, p 0 0 0 0 Servais S, c 5 1 2 0 Byrd P, p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 5 2 1 1 Petagine R, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Navarro J, p 3 1 1 0 Alfonzo E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Henry D, p 0 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 3 0 0 0 Isringhausen J, p 1 0 1 0 Jones C, rf-cf 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 11 12 9 31 1 5 1 Chicago 410 104 010 -- 11 New York 000 000 010 -- 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Navarro J (W) 8.0 5 1 1 1 3 Myers R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Isringhausen J (L) 5.0 6 6 6 3 3 DiPoto J 0.2 3 4 1 2 1 Byrd P 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 Henry D 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 E -- Baerga C DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 4 2B -- McRae B HR -- Sandberg R, McRae B, Tomberlin A SH -- Navarro J SF -- Gonzalez L WP -- Isringhausen J 2, DiPoto J Balk -- DiPoto J T -- 2:43 A -- 17636
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