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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 19, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 19, 1996 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Allen Watson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Foster |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 17,662 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Hallion 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Wally Bell |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marvin Benard | Center Fielder |
| Steve Scarsone | Second Baseman |
| Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| Mark Carreon | First Baseman |
| Mel Hall | Right Fielder |
| Steve Decker | Catcher |
| Rich Aurilia | Shortstop |
| Allen Watson | Pitcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Ozzie Timmons | Left Fielder |
| Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
| Brian Dorsett | Catcher |
| Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Kevin Foster | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 19, 1996
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Foster
Benard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Scarsone vs. Foster
Scarsone strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Foster
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Foster
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Watson
McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Benard. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Watson
Sandberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carreon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Watson
Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sosa vs. Watson
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Foster
Carreon hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Foster
Hall hits a fly ball into left field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Decker vs. Foster
Decker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Foster
Aurilia hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Watson
Timmons hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Watson
Gomez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dorsett vs. Watson
Dorsett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Watson
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Foster
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Foster
Benard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Scarsone vs. Foster
Scarsone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Foster
Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Watson
Foster is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Watson
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Watson
There's a wild pitch. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Sandberg vs. Watson
Sandberg hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Watson
Grace hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Watson
Sosa hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Watson
Timmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Watson
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Foster
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Timmons. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Carreon vs. Foster
Carreon hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Foster
Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Decker vs. Foster
Decker hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Foster
Aurilia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Foster
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watson for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dorsett vs. Watson
Dorsett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carreon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Watson
Hernandez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Scarsone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Watson
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Foster
Benard strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Scarsone vs. Foster
Scarsone strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Foster
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Foster covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Watson
McRae hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Watson
There goes McRae. The throw from Decker and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Watson
Sandberg hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Watson
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scarsone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Sosa vs. Watson
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Foster
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Foster
Carreon hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Foster
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hall for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Decker vs. Foster
Decker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aurilia vs. Foster
Aurilia hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Watson
Timmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams juggles the ball. That's an error on Williams. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Watson
There's a wild pitch. Timmons moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Watson
Gomez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Dorsett vs. Watson
Dorsett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scarsone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Watson
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Haney vs. Watson
Todd Haney pinch hits for Kevin Foster.
Haney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Timmons moves to third. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
McRae vs. Watson
McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Watson
Sandberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Bourgeois
Steve Bourgeois now pitching.
Grace hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Bourgeois
Sosa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Timmons vs. Bourgeois
Timmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bourgeois vs. Myers
Rodney Myers now pitching.
Bourgeois hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Myers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bourgeois for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Myers
Benard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Scarsone vs. Myers
Scarsone strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Myers
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Bourgeois
Gomez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dorsett vs. Bourgeois
Dorsett hits a line drive towards third. Williams catches it and throws to first to double up Gomez. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Bourgeois
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Bourgeois
Myers hits a line drive into center field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Myers
Rey Sanchez now playing shortstop. Jose Hernandez now playing third base.
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Carreon vs. Myers
Carreon hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Timmons. Carreon reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Hall vs. Myers
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams scores. Carreon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Decker vs. Myers
Decker hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Aurilia vs. Myers
Aurilia is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Creek
Doug Creek now pitching. Bill Mueller now playing third base.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Creek
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Creek
Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Creek
The ball gets by Decker for a passed ball. Sandberg moves to third. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Sosa vs. Creek
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Timmons vs. Creek
Timmons hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carreon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching.
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benard vs. Adams
Benard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scarsone vs. Adams
Scarsone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scarsone for the out. Benard moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Adams
Bonds hits a popup towards third. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1996 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Benard M, cf 4 0 0 0 McRae B, cf 5 2 4 4
Scarsone S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Sandberg R, 2b 4 2 2 3
Bonds B, lf 5 0 1 0 Grace M, 1b 5 1 3 1
Williams M, 3b 4 3 3 1 Sosa S, rf 5 1 2 1
Creek D, p 0 0 0 0 Timmons O, lf 4 2 1 1
Carreon M, 1b 4 1 2 1 Gomez L, 3b 2 1 1 0
Hall M, rf 4 1 1 2 Sanchez R, ss 0 0 0 0
Decker S, c 4 1 2 2 Dorsett B, c 4 0 0 0
Aurilia R, ss 4 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss-3b 4 0 1 0
Watson A, p 2 0 0 0 Foster K, p 2 0 0 0
Bourgeois S, p 1 0 0 0 Haney T, ph 1 1 1 0
Mueller B, 3b 1 0 1 0 Myers R, p 1 0 0 0
Adams T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 10 6 37 10 15 10
San Francisco 010 301 010 -- 6
Chicago 013 006 00x -- 10
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Watson A (L) 5.2 11 9 4 2 3
Bourgeois S 1.1 3 1 1 0 0
Creek D 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Foster K (W) 6.0 7 5 5 1 4
Myers R 2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Adams T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Williams M
DP -- San Francisco 3
LOB -- San Francisco 6, Chicago 7
2B -- McRae B 2, Williams M, Carreon M
HR -- Carreon M, Timmons O, Sandberg R 2, Sosa S, Decker S, Williams M, McRae B, Grace M
SB -- McRae B
HBP -- by Bourgeois S (Gomez L)
WP -- Watson A 2
PB -- Decker S
T -- 2:41
A -- 17662
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