Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
May 12, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1996 at Shea Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 1
Grace 1b 4 0 1 0
Sosa rf 4 2 2 1
Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 0
Gomez 3b 4 0 0 1
  Hernandez 3b 0 0 0 0
Dorsett c 3 0 0 0
Sanchez ss 3 0 1 0
Bullinger p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 0 0 0
Vizcaino 2b 4 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Brogna 1b 3 0 0 0
Kent 3b 3 0 2 0
Huskey rf 3 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
Clark p 1 0 0 0
  Roberson ph 1 0 0 0
  Minor p 0 0 0 0
  Mayne ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Chicago 100 101 000372
New York 000 000 000020
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bullinger  W (2-3) 9.0 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  L (1-5) 6.0 7 3 3 2 3
  Minor   3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
4

  E–McRae (1), Gonzalez (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Gonzalez (5,off Clark).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (8,1st inning off Clark 0 on, 1 out); Sosa (11,4th inning off Clark 0 on, 0 out).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:00.  A–19,122.
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