Pirates @ Cubs
July 16, 1996

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Pirates 10 13 1
Cubs 5 6 2
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Pirates 10 13 1
Cubs 5 6 2

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .271
OBP .333 .314
At Bats 3 377
Hits 1 102
• Singles 0 56
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 30
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 3 73

Dan Plesac Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 6
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Wrigley Field - July 16, 1996
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Strikeout
Dan Plesac
Jason Kendall
Jeff King
Carlos Garcia
Charlie Hayes
Jay Bell
Dave Clark
Al Martin
Orlando Merced
Sammy Sosa
Count: 0-2, 1 Out
Count: 0-2, 2 Outs

Sosa strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Dan Plesac now pitching. Jay Bell now playing shortstop. Carlos Garcia now playing second base. Jeff King now playing first base. Grace 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 8 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 8 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fermin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. King hits a popup towards third. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fermin hits a ball on the ground towards second. King scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a line drive into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hernandez tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Rodney Myers. Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Servais scores. Hernandez moves to third.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Servais moves to second.
Bottom 7 Marc Wilkins now pitching. Servais hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Martin strikes out.
Top 7 Garcia strikes out.
Top 7 Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Denny Neagle. Liriano hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Liriano reaches second base with a double. Hayes scores.
Top 7 Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hayes moves to second.
Top 7 Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Neagle fires to first and picks off Gomez.
Bottom 6 Gomez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Sosa hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kendall fields it and throws to first for the out. Grace moves to second.
Bottom 6 Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Myers covering, for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Merced hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Merced reaches second base with a double. Garcia scores. Martin goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 King hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Neagle tags and scores. Garcia tags and moves to third.
Top 6 Martin takes first base on ball four. Neagle moves to third. Garcia moves to second.
Top 6 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fermin misplays the ball. That's an error on Fermin. Neagle moves to second.
Top 6 Rodney Myers now pitching. Neagle hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Fermin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McRae hits a line drive into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Terry Shumpert pinch hits for Jaime Navarro. Shumpert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kendall hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Clark hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Merced hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gomez is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fermin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Garcia takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There goes Kendall. The throw from Servais and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag.
Top 4 Neagle strikes out.
Top 4 Kendall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Fermin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Servais settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Navarro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Navarro hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Servais is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kendall tags and scores.
Top 2 Garcia bunts towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kendall moves to third. Neagle moves to second.
Top 2 Neagle bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kendall moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Kendall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. King scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gomez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sosa hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fermin hits a popup into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to second.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clark takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Johnson hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Navarro covering, for the out.
Top 1 King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sosa. Garcia moves to third.
Top 1 Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.