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April 22, 1996

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rockies 4 7 1
Cubs 2 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Rockies 4 7 1
Cubs 2 4 0

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .253
OBP .000 .294
At Bats 2 79
Hits 0 20
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 1 13

Curt Leskanic Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 4
Close
Wrigley Field - April 22, 1996
Out
Curt Leskanic
Jeff Reed
Andres Galarraga
Jason Bates
Vinny Castilla
Walt Weiss
Ellis Burks
Larry Walker
Quinton McCracken
Sammy Sosa

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Colorado Rockies 4 7 1 7
Chicago Cubs 2 4 0 2
Winning Pitcher Marvin Freeman
Losing Pitcher Jaime Navarro
Save Curt Leskanic
Game Winning RBI Walt Weiss
Attendance 21,227
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
Count: 1-1, 2 Outs
Count: 1-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out.
Bottom 9 Quinton McCracken now playing right field. Curt Leskanic now pitching. Sandberg strikes out.
Top 9 Bates strikes out.
Top 9 Weiss hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Quinton McCracken pinch hits for Bruce Ruffin. Bob Patterson now pitching. McCracken strikes out.
Top 9 Reed is walked intentionally.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Castilla moves to second.
Top 9 Rodney Myers now pitching. Jose Hernandez now playing shortstop. Castilla takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Jennings moves to third.
Bottom 8 Scott Bullett pinch hits for Jaime Navarro. Bruce Ruffin now pitching. Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Scott Bullett. There's a wild pitch. Jennings moves to second.
Bottom 8 Robin Jennings pinch hits for Rey Sanchez. Jennings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Steve Reed now pitching. Gomez takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Burks hits a line drive towards short. Sanchez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Galarraga strikes out.
Top 8 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Jason Bates now playing second base. Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bates misplays the ball. That's an error on Bates.
Top 7 Bichette strikes out.
Top 7 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weiss for the out.
Bottom 6 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out.
Bottom 6 Navarro strikes out.
Top 6 Freeman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Reed is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Burks moves to second.
Top 6 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Galarraga strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Servais takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bichette hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Weiss scores. Young moves to third.
Top 5 Young bunts towards the mound. Navarro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Weiss moves to second.
Top 5 Weiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castilla scores.
Top 5 Freeman 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. Burks scores. Castilla moves to third.
Top 5 Reed takes first base on ball four. Galarraga scores. Burks moves to third. Castilla moves to second.
Top 5 Castilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Galarraga moves to third. Burks moves to second.
Top 5 Burks takes first base on ball four. Galarraga moves to second.
Top 5 Galarraga hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sandberg tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sandberg moves to third.
Bottom 4 Sandberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burks. Sandberg reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bichette strikes out.
Top 4 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Weiss hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Freeman strikes out.
Top 3 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gomez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Servais strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Castilla hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Burks hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Galarraga strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burks throws the ball in to Young who tags Grace, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out.
Top 1 Bichette hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Weiss hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.