San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
April 20, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1996 at Wrigley Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard cf 5 0 2 0
Scarsone 2b 4 2 1 1
Bonds lf 5 2 3 3
Williams 3b 4 1 1 0
Carreon 1b 5 0 0 0
Hill rf 3 0 0 0
  Creek p 0 0 0 0
  Dunston ph 1 0 1 0
  Fernandez pr 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Decker c 5 1 3 2
Aurilia ss 4 2 2 1
Gardner p 1 0 1 1
  Dewey p 0 0 0 0
  McCarty rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 5 1 3 1
Sandberg 2b 5 0 0 0
Grace 1b 5 0 1 0
Sosa rf 2 1 1 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 1 0
  Timmons ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Servais c 3 1 1 2
Gomez 3b 2 1 1 1
Sanchez ss 3 0 0 0
Bullinger p 1 0 0 0
  Bullett ph 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Jennings ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Haney ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
San Francisco 301 220 0008141
Chicago 100 003 000490
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner  W (1-0) 5.1 7 4 4 2 4
  Dewey   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Creek   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Beck   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bullinger  L (1-1) 4.0 7 6 6 4 1
  Myers   1.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Perez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Jones   3.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
4
4

  E–M Williams (5).  DP–San Francisco 4, Chicago 1.  2B–San Francisco Bonds (3,off Bullinger), Chicago Haney (1,off Beck).  3B–San Francisco Aurilia (1,off Myers).  HR–San Francisco Scarsone (1,1st inning off Bullinger 0 on, 1 out); Bonds (6,3rd inning off Bullinger 0 on, 0 out), Chicago McRae (2,1st inning off Gardner 0 on, 0 out); Servais (5,6th inning off Gardner 1 on, 1 out); Gomez (3,6th inning off Gardner 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Gardner (1,off Bullinger).  HBP–Gomez (3,by Gardner); Sanchez (2,by Gardner).  CS–Benard (1,2nd base by Bullinger/Servais).  WP–Bullinger (2).  HBP–Gardner 2 (2,Gomez,Sanchez).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:54.  A–28,047.
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