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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 14, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on May 14, 1996 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 14, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 14, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Darryl Kile |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jaime Navarro |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 17,562 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Joe West 2B: Bruce Dreckman 3B: Jeff Kellogg |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Rick Wilkins | Catcher |
| James Mouton | Left Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Darryl Kile | Pitcher |
| Terry Collins | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Jaime Navarro | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 14, 1996
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Navarro
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Navarro
There goes Hunter. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Hunter steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Navarro
Biggio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Navarro
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Navarro
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kile
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Kile
Sandberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Kile
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Kile
Sosa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Navarro
Berry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Berry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Wilkins vs. Navarro
Wilkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilkins for the out. Berry moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mouton vs. Navarro
Mouton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berry scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Navarro
There goes Mouton. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Mouton steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Navarro
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Kile vs. Navarro
Kile 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
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Kile
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Kile
Servais hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Kile
Gomez takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to third. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Sanchez vs. Kile
Sanchez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Navarro vs. Kile
Navarro hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Gonzalez scores. Gomez moves to second. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Navarro
Hunter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Navarro
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Navarro
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Navarro
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. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kile
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Kile
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Kile
There goes Sandberg. The throw from Wilkins and he is out, Biggio applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Kile
Grace strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Navarro
Berry is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wilkins vs. Navarro
Wilkins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Mouton vs. Navarro
Mouton takes first base on ball four. Berry moves to third. Wilkins moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Gutierrez vs. Navarro
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Berry scores. Wilkins moves to third. Mouton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Kile vs. Navarro
Kile hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilkins tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Navarro
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Navarro
Biggio is hit by the pitch. Mouton moves to third. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Bagwell vs. Navarro
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Kile
Sosa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Kile
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Kile
Servais hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Kile
There goes Sosa. The throw from Wilkins and he is safe. Sosa steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Kile
Gomez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sosa scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Kile
Sanchez takes first base on ball four. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Navarro vs. Kile
Navarro strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Navarro
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Navarro
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Navarro
Wilkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kile
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Kile
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Kile
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Kile
Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Navarro
Mouton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Navarro
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Navarro
Kile hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kile for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Kile
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Kile
Servais hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Kile
Gomez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Gomez reaches second base with a double. Hunter throws the ball in to Biggio who relays the ball to Berry who tags Gomez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Servais goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Kile
Sanchez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Navarro vs. Kile
Navarro hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Navarro
Hunter hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Hunter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Navarro
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace juggles the ball. That's an error on Grace. Hunter scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Navarro
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Navarro
Bell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Navarro
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Navarro
Wilkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mouton vs. Perez
Mike Perez now pitching.
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kile
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Kile
Sandberg is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Kile
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Kile covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Perez
Gutierrez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Perez
Kile strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Perez
Hunter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Kile
Bill Spiers now playing third base.
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Kile
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. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Kile
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Wendell covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Wendell
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wendell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching.
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Jones
Sanchez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. Jones
Scott Bullett pinch hits for Turk Wendell.
Bullett strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/14/1996 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Hunter B, cf 5 1 3 0 McRae B, cf 4 0 0 0
Biggio C, 2b 4 1 0 0 Sandberg R, 2b 1 0 0 0
Bagwell J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Grace M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bell D, rf 5 1 1 2 Sosa S, rf 4 1 1 0
Berry S, 3b 3 2 1 0 Gonzalez L, lf 4 1 1 0
Spiers B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Servais S, c 4 1 2 0
Wilkins R, c 4 1 2 0 Gomez L, 3b 3 0 2 2
Mouton J, lf 3 0 1 1 Sanchez R, ss 2 0 0 0
Gutierrez R, ss 4 0 1 1 Navarro J, p 3 0 0 1
Kile D, p 3 0 0 1 Perez M, p 0 0 0 0
Jones T, p 0 0 0 0 Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0
Bullett S, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 6 10 5 29 3 6 3
Houston 010 200 300 -- 6
Chicago 010 101 000 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Kile D (W) 8.0 6 3 3 6 5
Jones T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Navarro J (L) 6.2 10 6 5 1 3
Perez M 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Wendell T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Grace M
DP -- Houston 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Houston 7, Chicago 6
2B -- Berry S, Gomez L, Hunter B
HR -- Bell D
SB -- Hunter B, Mouton J, Sosa S
CS -- Sandberg R
SF -- Kile D
HBP -- by Navarro J (Berry S), by Navarro J (Biggio C), by Kile D (Sandberg R)
T -- 2:35
A -- 17562
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