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Cubs
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
July 3, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 3, 1996 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 3, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 3, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Castillo |
Home Starting Pitcher | Denny Neagle |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 22,157 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Bill Hohn 2B: Angel Hernandez 3B: Ed Rapuano |
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 |
Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Scott Servais | Catcher |
Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
Frank Castillo | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
Al Martin | Left Fielder |
Jeff King | First Baseman |
Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
Mike Kingery | Center Fielder |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Jason Kendall | Catcher |
Denny Neagle | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
July 3, 1996
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Neagle
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Neagle
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Neagle
Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Neagle
Sosa hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Grace scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Neagle
Gomez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sosa moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Neagle
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Castillo
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Castillo
Martin strikes out. There goes Garcia. The throw from Servais to Hernandez, and Garcia is out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Castillo
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Neagle
Servais strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Neagle
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Neagle
Castillo hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Castillo
Merced hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Castillo
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Castillo
Kingery strikes out. Servais drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kingery out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Neagle
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Neagle
Sandberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kingery. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Neagle
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. Sandberg moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Sosa vs. Neagle
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Castillo
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Castillo
Kendall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neagle vs. Castillo
Neagle bunts towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Neagle for the out. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Castillo
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garcia for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Neagle
Gomez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Neagle
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Neagle
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Castillo
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Castillo
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Castillo
Merced 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, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Neagle
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Neagle
Castillo 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Neagle
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Castillo
Hayes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Hayes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kingery vs. Castillo
Kingery strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Castillo
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Castillo
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Castillo, and towards Hernandez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Neagle
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Neagle
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 -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Neagle
Sosa hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Neagle vs. Castillo
Neagle 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, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Castillo
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez juggles the ball. That's an error on Gomez. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Castillo
There goes Garcia. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Garcia steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Castillo
Martin hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Castillo
King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching.
Merced hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Bottenfield
There goes Merced. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Merced steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Bottenfield
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kingery vs. Bottenfield
Kingery hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kingery for the out. Merced moves to third. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Bottenfield
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Neagle
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Neagle
Gonzalez 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Neagle
Servais hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Neagle
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Bottenfield
Kendall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neagle vs. Bottenfield
Neagle bunts towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Bottenfield
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. McRae catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on McRae. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Patterson
Bob Patterson now pitching.
Martin strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Neagle
Doug Glanville pinch hits for Bob Patterson.
Glanville takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Neagle
McRae hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Glanville moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Sandberg vs. Neagle
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Neagle
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. Glanville moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Sosa vs. Neagle
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Wendell
Merced hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Merced reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Wendell
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Kingery vs. Wendell
Kingery hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Merced moves to third. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Wendell
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Kingery. Gomez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Shumpert vs. Plesac
Terry Shumpert pinch hits for Luis Gonzalez.
Shumpert strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Plesac
Servais hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gomez scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Plesac
Tyler Houston pinch runs for Scott Servais.
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Plesac
Mike Hubbard pinch hits for Turk Wendell.
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/3/1996 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI McRae B, cf 4 0 1 0 Garcia C, 2b 4 1 0 0 Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Martin A, lf 4 1 2 2 Grace M, 1b 4 1 1 0 King J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Sosa S, rf 4 0 1 1 Merced O, rf 4 0 2 0 Gomez L, 3b 3 1 2 0 Hayes C, 3b 2 0 1 0 Gonzalez L, lf 3 0 0 0 Kingery M, cf 4 0 0 0 Shumpert T, ph 1 0 0 0 Bell J, ss 4 0 0 0 Servais S, c 4 0 2 1 Kendall J, c 2 0 1 0 Houston T, pr 0 0 0 0 Neagle D, p 2 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 4 0 0 0 Plesac D, p 0 0 0 0 Castillo F, p 2 0 0 0 Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0 Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0 Glanville D, ph 0 0 0 0 Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0 Hubbard M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 8 2 30 3 7 3 Chicago 100 000 001 -- 2 Pittsburgh 000 003 00x -- 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Castillo F (L) 5.1 4 3 2 1 3 Bottenfield K 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 Patterson B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Wendell T 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Neagle D (W) 8.0 6 1 1 2 4 Plesac D (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 E -- Hernandez J, Gomez L, McRae B DP -- Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 7 2B -- Grace M, Sandberg R, Hayes C, Merced O, Gomez L HR -- Martin A, King J SB -- Garcia C, Merced O CS -- Garcia C SH -- Neagle D T -- 2:49 A -- 22157
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