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Cubs
@ Mets
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.
Game Summary
Date | August 14, 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 14, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bullinger |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Jones |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 20,110 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Ed Rapuano 2B: Gerry Davis 3B: Bill Hohn |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
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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 |
Bobby Jones | Pitcher |
Dallas Green | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 14, 1996
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Jones
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Jones
The runners advance. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Jones
Magadan hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Jones
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinoza fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Jones
Sosa takes first base on ball four. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Jones spins and fires to second, with Ordonez covering, and Grace is picked off. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bullinger
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Espinoza vs. Bullinger
Espinoza hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilkey vs. Bullinger
Gilkey hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Espinoza moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Bullinger
Hundley takes first base on ball four. Espinoza moves to third. Gilkey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Baerga vs. Bullinger
Baerga is hit by the pitch. Espinoza scores. Gilkey moves to third. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Ochoa vs. Bullinger
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to second for the out. Gilkey scores. Hundley moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Alfonzo vs. Bullinger
Alfonzo takes first base on ball four. Ochoa moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Ordonez vs. Bullinger
Ordonez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Bullinger
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Jones
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Jones
There goes Sandberg. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Ordonez applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Jones
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bullinger
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, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Bullinger
Espinoza hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Espinoza reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Gilkey vs. Bullinger
Gilkey hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Espinoza moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Hundley vs. Bullinger
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bullinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Jones
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bullinger vs. Jones
Bullinger bunts towards first. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first, with Alfonzo covering, for the out. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Jones
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Magadan vs. Jones
Magadan hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Bullinger
Baerga hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ochoa vs. Bullinger
Ochoa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Bullinger
Alfonzo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Alfonzo reaches second base with a double. Baerga moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Ordonez vs. Bullinger
Ordonez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Bullinger
Jones bunts towards the mound. Bullinger fields it and throws to first for the out. Baerga scores. Alfonzo moves to third. Ordonez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Bullinger
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Alfonzo scores. Ordonez scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Espinoza vs. Myers
Rodney Myers now pitching.
Espinoza takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Gilkey vs. Myers
Gilkey strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Jones
Grace hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Grace reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Sosa vs. Jones
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Sandberg vs. Jones
Sandberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Myers
Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Myers
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Myers
Ochoa hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Jones
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Jones
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shumpert vs. Jones
Terry Shumpert pinch hits for Rodney Myers.
Shumpert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching.
Alfonzo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Bottenfield
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bottenfield
Jones hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Jones
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Jones
Magadan hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Jones
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Jones
Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bottenfield
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Bottenfield
Espinoza takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Bottenfield
Gilkey is hit by the pitch. Espinoza moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Bottenfield
Hundley takes first base on ball four. Espinoza moves to third. Gilkey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Baerga vs. Bottenfield
Baerga hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Baerga reaches second base with a double. Espinoza scores. Gilkey scores. Hundley moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Ochoa vs. Bottenfield
Andy Tomberlin pinch runs for Carlos Baerga.
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Alfonzo vs. Bottenfield
Alfonzo hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Andy Tomberlin now playing left field. Roberto Petagine now playing first base. Chris Jones now playing center field.
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Jones
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Jones
Servais takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Jones
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching. Mike Hubbard now catching. Tyler Houston now playing second base.
Ordonez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Houston reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Adams
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Adams
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Houston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Jones
Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Jones
McRae hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Jones
Magadan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Jones
Grace hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Byrd
Paul Byrd now pitching.
Sosa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Byrd
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Byrd
Houston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bullett vs. Byrd
Scott Bullett pinch hits for Terry Adams.
Bullett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Casian
Larry Casian now pitching.
Espinoza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Petagine vs. Casian
Petagine strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Casian
Hundley strikes out. There goes Espinoza. The throw from Hubbard to Hernandez, and Espinoza is out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Byrd
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tomberlin. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hubbard vs. Byrd
Hubbard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Franco
John Franco now pitching.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Franco
Leo Gomez pinch hits for Dave Magadan.
Gomez hits a line drive into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/14/1996 -- 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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