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September 20, 1996

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 4 7 2
Pirates 6 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 4 7 2
Pirates 6 11 0

Mark Grace Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .333
OBP .000 .399
At Bats 0 520
Hits 0 173
• Singles 0 127
• Doubles 0 37
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 60
RBI’s 0 73

John Ericks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 7
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Three Rivers Stadium - September 20, 1996
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Strikeout
John Ericks
Jason Kendall
Mark Johnson
Carlos Garcia
John Wehner
Jay Bell
Al Martin
Jermaine Allensworth
Orlando Merced
Mark Grace

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 7 2 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 11 0 11
Winning Pitcher Jon Lieber
Losing Pitcher Kevin Foster
Save John Ericks
Game Winning RBI Jay Bell
Attendance 19,285
Time of Game 2 hours 46 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Mark Grace pinch hits for Todd Haney. Grace strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 9 John Wehner now playing third base. Mike Hubbard pinch hits for Tyler Houston. John Ericks now pitching. Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Kieschnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 John Wehner pinch runs for Nelson Liriano. Merced hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Martin scores. Wehner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Liriano is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Bob Patterson now pitching. There goes Martin. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Martin steals third.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Kieschnick. Martin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Ozzie Timmons now playing right field. Brooks Kieschnick now playing left field. Leo Gomez now playing third base. Allensworth strikes out.
Top 8 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Magadan for the out.
Top 8 The ball gets by Kendall for a passed ball. McRae moves to second.
Top 8 Brian McRae pinch hits for Luis Gonzalez. McRae hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Timmons scores. Sandberg scores.
Top 8 Leo Gomez pinch hits for Brant Brown. Gomez strikes out. There goes Timmons. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Sandberg. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 8 Ryne Sandberg pinch hits for Robin Jennings. Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Timmons moves to second.
Top 8 Ozzie Timmons pinch hits for Scott Bullett. Timmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Dan Plesac now pitching. Doug Glanville pinch hits for Jim Bullinger. Glanville strikes out.
Bottom 7 Trey Beamon pinch hits for Jon Lieber. Beamon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kendall takes first base on ball four. Merced moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Jim Bullinger now pitching. Garcia hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Houston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. Merced moves to second.
Bottom 7 Merced takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Haney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lieber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lieber fields it and throws to first for the out. Houston moves to second.
Top 7 Houston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Magadan hits a line drive towards first. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Liriano strikes out.
Bottom 6 Larry Casian now pitching. Martin strikes out.
Bottom 6 Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan juggles the ball. That's an error on Magadan. Lieber scores. Allensworth moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Lieber hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bullett. Lieber reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jennings hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Amaury Telemaco now pitching. Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garcia takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Jennings. Johnson reaches second base with a double. There goes Liriano trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 5 Merced hits a fly ball into center field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Liriano hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Jennings. Liriano reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Bullett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Foster hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Foster reaches second base with a double. Houston scores.
Top 5 Haney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Houston moves to third.
Top 5 Hernandez strikes out. There goes Houston. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 5 Houston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Allensworth takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Lieber bunts towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. Kendall moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kendall is hit by the pitch. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Jennings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lieber covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Garcia hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a line drive to right field. Jennings throws towards Hernandez. Hernandez fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hernandez. Liriano scores. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Merced strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Liriano. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Liriano steals second.
Bottom 3 Liriano hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allensworth tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Allensworth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jennings who is chasing the ball. Allensworth reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Bullett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Foster strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Hernandez steals second.
Top 3 Haney strikes out.
Top 3 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Lieber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Houston hits a line drive towards third. Liriano reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Magadan strikes out.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Merced strikes out.
Bottom 1 Liriano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Allensworth is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Allensworth bunts towards third. Magadan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lieber covering, for the out.
Top 1 Jennings hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Bullett. The throw from Kendall and he is out, Bell applying the tag.
Top 1 Bullett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.