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Cubs 5 @ Mets 8
Shea Stadium
August 14, 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 14, 1996 at Shea Stadium. The home team Mets beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 14, 1996 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 5 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 8 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherBobby Jones  
Losing PitcherJim Bullinger  
SaveJohn Franco  
Game Winning RBIBernard Gilkey 

Game Info

DateAugust 14, 1996 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Bullinger  
Home Starting PitcherBobby Jones  
BallparkShea Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance20,110 
Time of Game3 hours 12 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Terry Tata
1B: Ed Rapuano
2B: Gerry Davis
3B: Bill Hohn

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Brian McRae  Center Fielder 
Dave Magadan  Third Baseman 
Mark Grace  First Baseman 
Sammy Sosa  Right Fielder 
Luis Gonzalez  Left Fielder 
Ryne Sandberg  Second Baseman 
Scott Servais  Catcher 
Jose Hernandez  Shortstop 
Jim Bullinger  Pitcher 
Jim Riggleman  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
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 
Bobby Jones  Pitcher 
Dallas Green  Manager 

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Cubs 5 @ Mets 8
Shea Stadium
August 14, 1996

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/14/1996 -- Chicago at New York (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
McRae B, cf           5  1  3  0   Johnson L, cf         4  1  2  2   
Magadan D, 3b         4  1  1  0   Jones C, cf           1  0  0  0   
Gomez L, ph           1  0  0  0   Espinoza A, 3b        3  2  3  0   
Grace M, 1b           4  1  2  3   Gilkey B, lf          3  2  1  1   
Sosa S, rf            3  0  0  0   Petagine R, 1b        1  0  0  0   
Gonzalez L, lf        4  1  1  1   Hundley T, c          2  0  0  0   
Sandberg R, 2b        3  0  1  0   Baerga C, 1b          3  1  2  3   
Houston T, 2b         0  0  0  0   Tomberlin A, pr-lf    0  0  0  0   
Servais S, c          2  0  0  0   Ochoa A, rf           4  0  0  1   
Adams T, p            0  0  0  0   Alfonzo E, 2b         3  1  1  0   
Bullett S, ph         1  0  0  0   Ordonez R, ss         3  1  0  0   
Casian L, p           0  0  0  0   Jones B, p            3  0  0  1   
Hernandez J, ss       4  1  2  0   Byrd P, p             0  0  0  0   
Bullinger J, p        0  0  0  0   Franco J, p           0  0  0  0   
Myers R, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Shumpert T, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
Bottenfield K, p      0  0  0  0                                      
Hubbard M, c          2  0  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5 11  5                        30  8  9  8

Chicago          000 000 041 --  5
New York         303 002 00x --  8

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bullinger J (L)       2.2  7  6  6  3  1
Myers R               1.1  0  0  0  2  1
Bottenfield K         2.0  1  2  2  2  1
Adams T               1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Casian L              1.0  1  0  0  0  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones B (W)           7.1  8  3  3  2  6
Byrd P*               0.2  3  2  2  1  0
Franco J (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

DP -- Chicago 2, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 8
2B -- Espinoza A, Alfonzo E, Baerga C, Hernandez J
3B -- Johnson L, Grace M
HR -- Grace M, Gonzalez L
CS -- Sandberg R, Espinoza A
SH -- Bullinger J, Jones B
HBP -- by Bullinger J (Baerga C), by Bottenfield K (Gilkey B)
T -- 3:12
A -- 20110

    

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