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August 2, 1996

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Rockies 6 4 0
Cubs 0 3 1
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Rockies 6 4 0
Cubs 0 3 1

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .285
OBP .500 .333
At Bats 2 435
Hits 1 124
• Singles 1 66
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 37
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 91

Kevin Ritz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 7 0
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Wrigley Field - August 2, 1996
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Out
Kevin Ritz
Jayhawk Owens
Andres Galarraga
Jason Bates
Vinny Castilla
Walt Weiss
John Vander Wal
Quinton McCracken
Eric Anthony
Sammy Sosa
Ryne Sandberg
Brian McRae
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs
Count: 1-0, 0 Outs

Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Grace hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bates reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to second.
Bottom 6 McRae is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bates scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Anthony hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dave Magadan now playing third base. Rodney Myers now pitching. Castilla hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Galarraga hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 There goes Vander Wal. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Vander Wal steals second.
Top 6 Vander Wal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weiss scores.
Top 6 McCracken bunts towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Weiss moves to second.
Top 6 Weiss takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Servais hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 5 Ritz strikes out.
Top 5 Owens hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bates for the out.
Bottom 4 Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grace is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Sandberg hits a fly ball into left field. Vander Wal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Anthony hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Castilla hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Galarraga hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Vander Wal hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCracken tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 McCracken bunts towards the mound. Telemaco fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Telemaco. Weiss scores. McCracken moves to third.
Top 4 Weiss hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Weiss reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 McRae is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Telemaco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bates 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 Ritz hits a line drive towards right. Sosa catches it and throws to first to double up Owens.
Top 3 Owens takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bates strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Servais is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Owens for a passed ball. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Sosa. The throw from Owens and he is out, Bates applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Sosa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Anthony strikes out.
Top 2 Castilla strikes out.
Top 2 Galarraga hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Vander Wal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg strikes out.
Bottom 1 McRae strikes out.
Top 1 Vander Wal hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCracken hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Weiss strikes out.