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May 3, 1996

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 2 7 0
Cubs 1 3 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 2 7 0
Cubs 4 4 1

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .214
OBP .000 .273
At Bats 3 117
Hits 0 25
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 18

Paul Wilson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Wrigley Field - May 3, 1996
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Home Run
Paul Wilson
Todd Hundley
Tim Bogar
Jose Vizcaino
Jeff Kent
Rey Ordonez
Bernard Gilkey
Lance Johnson
Kevin Roberson
Sammy Sosa
Mark Grace
Scott Bullett

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 2 7 0 4
Chicago Cubs 4 4 1 1
Winning Pitcher Jaime Navarro
Losing Pitcher Paul Wilson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sammy Sosa
Attendance 19,822
Time of Game 2 hours 13 minutes
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Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Grace is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Sandberg strikes out.
Bottom 9 McRae strikes out. There goes Bullett. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 9 Tim Bogar now playing first base. Scott Bullett pinch hits for Jaime Navarro. Bullett bunts in front of the plate. Hundley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Tim Bogar pinch runs for Butch Huskey. Roberson strikes out. There goes Bogar. The throw from Servais to Hernandez, and Bogar is out.
Top 9 Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 7 Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Roberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sandberg moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sandberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Wilson strikes out.
Top 7 Ordonez hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kent hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae strikes out.
Bottom 6 Navarro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 6 Roberson hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Huskey hits a popup into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hundley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vizcaino moves to second.
Top 6 Gilkey strikes out.
Top 6 Vizcaino takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gomez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wilson strikes out.
Top 5 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sandberg strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Kent. The throw from Servais and he is out, Sandberg applying the tag.
Top 4 Kent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Roberson strikes out.
Top 4 Huskey 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 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huskey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out.
Bottom 3 Navarro hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kent fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hundley hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson scores. Vizcaino moves to third.
Top 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 3 Vizcaino hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Top 3 Johnson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Roberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Servais strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ordonez hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kent 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 2 Roberson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sosa strikes out. There goes Grace. The throw from Hundley to second, and Grace is out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sandberg scores.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roberson who is chasing the ball. Sandberg reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 McRae strikes out.
Top 1 Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Huskey for the out.
Top 1 Hundley strikes out. The ball gets by Servais. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Johnson. He's safe. There goes Gilkey. Here's the throw, and he's safe. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Gilkey takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Vizcaino strikes out. There goes Johnson. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 1 There goes Johnson. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Johnson steals second.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.