Astros @ Cubs
August 16, 1996

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 8 15 1
Cubs 3 12 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 8 15 1
Cubs 3 12 0

Mark Grace Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .338
OBP .250 .408
At Bats 4 397
Hits 1 134
• Singles 1 100
• Doubles 0 27
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 49
RBI’s 1 59

Xavier Hernandez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 2
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Wrigley Field - August 16, 1996
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Xavier Hernandez
Tony Eusebio
Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Bill Spiers
Orlando Miller
James Mouton
Brian Hunter
Derek Bell
Mark Grace
Brian McRae

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 8 15 1 9
Chicago Cubs 3 12 0 9
Winning Pitcher Mike Hampton
Losing Pitcher Frank Castillo
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Derek Bell
Attendance 37,139
Time of Game 3 hours 10 minutes
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Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Hernandez covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Sandberg strikes out. There goes McRae. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 9 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Luis Gonzalez pinch hits for Turk Wendell. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Spiers takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mouton moves to third.
Top 9 Mouton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Mouton reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Turk Wendell now pitching. Bell hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Gomez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Timmons hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Xavier Hernandez now pitching. Sosa strikes out.
Top 8 Bagwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miller tags and scores. Drabek tags and moves to third.
Top 8 Doug Drabek pinch runs for Sean Berry. Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sean Berry pinch hits for Mike Hampton. Berry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Berry reaches second base with a double. Eusebio scores. Spiers scores. Miller moves to third.
Top 8 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Eusebio moves to third. Spiers moves to second.
Top 8 Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Eusebio moves to second.
Top 8 Terry Adams now pitching. Eusebio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Magadan scores. McRae moves to third.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mouton. McRae reaches second base with a double. Magadan moves to third.
Bottom 7 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield. Magadan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 James Mouton now playing left field. Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 May hits a fly ball into left field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bell 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 7 Bagwell strikes out.
Top 7 Biggio hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Timmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Hampton bunts in front of the plate. Servais fields it and throws to third for the out. Miller moves to second.
Top 6 Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spiers moves to second.
Top 6 Spiers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Eusebio scores.
Top 6 Eusebio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa who is chasing the ball. Eusebio reaches third base with a triple. May scores.
Top 6 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. May reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 5 Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shumpert scores.
Bottom 5 Sandberg strikes out.
Bottom 5 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 The umpire calls a balk on Hampton Shumpert moves to second.
Bottom 5 Terry Shumpert pinch hits for Frank Castillo. Shumpert bunts towards third. Spiers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Bell strikes out.
Top 5 Bagwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hampton scores. Biggio moves to third.
Top 5 Biggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hampton moves to second.
Top 5 Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hampton takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Servais throws to Hernandez, and they have Miller in a rundown. The throw to Gomez, who applies the tag, and Miller is out.
Top 5 Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Miller reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Servais takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gomez hits a line drive towards third. Spiers reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Timmons hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Spiers 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 4 Eusebio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 May strikes out.
Top 4 Bell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Sosa is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sandberg moves to third.
Bottom 3 Sandberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Sandberg reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae is thrown out after the base hit.
Top 3 Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to second.
Top 3 Hunter takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hampton 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 2 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Spiers strikes out.
Top 2 Eusebio 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 1 Timmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio misplays the ball. That's an error on Biggio. Sandberg moves to third.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 May hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Timmons. Bell reaches second base with a double. Bagwell scores.
Top 1 There goes Biggio. The throw from Servais and he is out, Gomez applying the tag. Bagwell moves to second.
Top 1 Bagwell takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to second.
Top 1 Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out.