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May 5, 1996

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 4 10 0
Cubs 4 7 1
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Mets 4 10 0
Cubs 5 8 1

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .232
OBP .667 .287
At Bats 3 125
Hits 2 29
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 8
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 2 23

Jerry DiPoto Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Wrigley Field - May 5, 1996
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Home Run
Jerry DiPoto
Todd Hundley
Rico Brogna
Jose Vizcaino
Jeff Kent
Rey Ordonez
Bernard Gilkey
Lance Johnson
Carl Everett
Sammy Sosa

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 4 10 0 7
Chicago Cubs 5 8 1 2
Winning Pitcher Turk Wendell
Losing Pitcher Jerry DiPoto
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sammy Sosa
Attendance 25,949
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
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Count: 3-1, 0 Outs
Count: 3-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Jerry DiPoto now pitching. Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Vizcaino hits a line drive towards the mound. Wendell catches it and throws to first to double up Johnson.
Top 9 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alfonzo moves to second.
Top 9 Edgardo Alfonzo pinch hits for Dave Mlicki. Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg misplays the ball. That's an error on Sandberg.
Bottom 8 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 8 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Rico Brogna now playing first base. McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Everett hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Sanchez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Kent strikes out.
Top 8 Rico Brogna pinch hits for Butch Huskey. Brogna takes first base on ball four. Hundley moves to second.
Top 8 Hundley hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Turk Wendell now pitching. Gilkey hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Scott Bullett pinch hits for Bob Patterson. Bullett hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sanchez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gomez bunts towards first. Huskey scoops it up and throws to first, with Vizcaino covering, for the out. Servais moves to second.
Bottom 7 Dave Mlicki now pitching. Servais hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out.
Top 7 Kevin Roberson pinch hits for Pete Harnisch. Bob Patterson now pitching. Roberson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 6 Grace hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Everett hits a line drive towards first. Grace catches it and steps on first to double up Kent.
Top 6 Kent takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Sandberg 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 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gomez tags and scores. Sanchez tags and moves to third.
Bottom 5 Foster bunts towards the mound. Harnisch fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanchez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Sanchez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gomez moves to third.
Bottom 5 Gomez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. Gomez reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hundley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Hundley reaches second base with a double. Sosa throws the ball in to Gomez who tags Hundley trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Vizcaino scores. Gilkey goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Gilkey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vizcaino moves to third.
Top 5 Vizcaino takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kent fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a fly ball towards left. Gilkey catches it and throws to Kent who throws to Vizcaino to double up Sosa. Grace tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Sosa hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Grace moves to third.
Bottom 4 Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Harnisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Huskey scores. There goes Kent trying to get to home. Sosa throws the ball in to Servais who tags Kent who's trying to score from second, for the out. Everett moves to second.
Top 4 Everett is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Kent hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Kent reaches second base with a double. Huskey moves to third.
Top 4 Huskey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Foster covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Sandberg strikes out.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Foster strikes out.
Top 3 Gilkey strikes out.
Top 3 Vizcaino hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae who is chasing the ball. Vizcaino reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Sanchez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Harnisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kent fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gomez strikes out.
Bottom 2 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 2 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kent hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a popup towards first. Huskey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae 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 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 hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Foster covering, for the out. Gilkey moves to second.
Top 1 Gilkey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vizcaino scores.
Top 1 Vizcaino hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Vizcaino reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.