Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 3, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1996 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 0
Grace 1b 4 1 1 0
Sosa rf 4 0 1 1
Gomez 3b 3 1 2 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
  Shumpert ph 1 0 0 0
Servais c 4 0 2 1
  Houston pr 0 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Castillo p 2 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Glanville ph 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Hubbard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 4 1 0 0
Martin lf 4 1 2 2
King 1b 4 1 1 1
Merced rf 4 0 2 0
Hayes 3b 2 0 1 0
Kingery cf 4 0 0 0
Bell ss 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 2 0 1 0
Neagle p 2 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Chicago 100 000 001283
Pittsburgh 000 003 00x370
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  L (2-11) 5.1 4 3 2 1 3
  Bottenfield   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Patterson   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Wendell   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
3
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle  W (9-4) 8.0 6 1 1 2 4
  Plesac  SV (5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
6

  E–McRae (4), Gomez (6), Hernandez (9).  DP–Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Chicago Grace (21,off Neagle); Sandberg (15,off Neagle); Gomez (13,off Plesac), Pittsburgh Hayes (16,off Castillo); Merced (13,off Wendell).  HR–Pittsburgh Martin (11,6th inning off Castillo 1 on, 1 out); King (19,6th inning off Castillo 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Neagle (8,off Castillo).  SB–Garcia (14,2nd base off Castillo/Servais); Merced (5,2nd base off Bottenfield/Servais).  CS–Garcia (4,2nd base by Castillo/Servais).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:49.  A–22,157.
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