Reds @ Cubs
April 17, 1996

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Bottom 10 R H E
Reds 6 10 3
Cubs 6 8 1
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Reds 6 10 3
Cubs 8 9 1

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .254
OBP .250 .290
At Bats 4 59
Hits 1 15
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 3
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 2 8

Johnny Ruffin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - April 17, 1996
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Home Run
Johnny Ruffin
Ed Taubensee
Hal Morris
Bret Boone
Jeff Branson
Barry Larkin
Vince Coleman
Eric Davis
Lenny Harris
Sammy Sosa
Mark Grace

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 6 10 3 8
Chicago Cubs 8 9 1 5
Winning Pitcher Turk Wendell
Losing Pitcher Johnny Ruffin
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sammy Sosa
Attendance 13,023
Time of Game 2 hours 52 minutes
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Count: 2-1, 0 Outs
Count: 2-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sosa hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Coleman hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Branson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Wendell covering, for the out.
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.