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April 17, 1996

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Jeff Branson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .316
OBP .750 .409
At Bats 3 38
Hits 2 12
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 2 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 6
RBI’s 1 8

Turk Wendell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Wrigley Field - April 17, 1996
Out
Turk Wendell
Scott Servais
Mark Grace
Ryne Sandberg
Leo Gomez
Rey Sanchez
Scott Bullett
Brian McRae
Sammy Sosa
Jeff Branson
Count: 2-2, 1 Out
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs

Branson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Wendell covering, for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 Davis hits a line drive into left field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Sandberg strikes out.
Bottom 9 McRae hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Bullett hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Morris hits a fly ball into left field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Taubensee takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There goes Larkin. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Larkin steals second.
Top 9 Larkin takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Turk Wendell now pitching. Scott Bullett now playing left field. Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Sanchez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gomez hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Servais bunts towards the mound. Ruffin fields it and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Johnny Ruffin now pitching. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mike Kelly pinch hits for Tim Pugh. Kelly strikes out.
Top 8 Coleman strikes out.
Top 8 Branson hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sosa hits a popup towards first. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Grace hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sandberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a line drive into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Doug Jones now pitching. Morris hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Morris reaches second base with a double. Taubensee goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Taubensee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Boone trying to get to home. Gonzalez throws the ball in to Servais who tags Boone, who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 7 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Navarro fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second.
Top 7 Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Navarro bunts towards third. Branson fields it, throws to second, with Larkin covering, for one, and over to first, with Boone covering, for the double play.
Bottom 6 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Tim Pugh now pitching. Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Branson juggles the ball. That's an error on Branson.
Top 6 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Willie Greene pinch hits for Roger Salkeld. Greene hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Branson scores.
Top 6 Branson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae who is chasing the ball. Branson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Servais strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sosa hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taubensee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Morris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Taubensee hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Larkin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sandberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coleman. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. McRae scores.
Bottom 4 There goes McRae. The throw from Taubensee and he is safe. McRae steals second.
Bottom 4 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Navarro hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Roger Salkeld now pitching. Sanchez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boone hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Harris hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sosa who is chasing the ball. Harris reaches third base with a triple. Branson scores. Coleman goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 4 Eric Anthony pinch hits for Kevin Jarvis. Anthony is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Coleman hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Branson moves to second.
Top 4 Branson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gomez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Servais strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sosa hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Morris strikes out.
Top 3 Taubensee takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Larkin hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Navarro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Harris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jarvis strikes out. Servais drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jarvis out.
Top 2 Coleman is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Branson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa who is chasing the ball. Branson reaches third base with a triple. Davis goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Servais moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sandberg scores. Gonzalez moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Branson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Branson. McRae scores. Sandberg moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone misplays the ball. That's an error on Boone. McRae moves to second.
Bottom 1 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Morris strikes out.
Top 1 Taubensee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Taubensee reaches second base with a double. Larkin goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Larkin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Harris hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.