Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
July 15, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1996 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 12

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garcia ss 4 0 1 0
Martin lf 4 0 1 0
King 2b 4 0 1 0
Merced rf 4 2 2 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Hayes 3b 4 0 2 1
Kingery cf 4 0 0 1
Osik c 1 0 0 0
  Kendall c 2 0 0 0
Miceli p 1 0 0 0
  Neagle ph 1 0 1 0
  Dessens p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Parris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 5 2 3 1
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 1
  Fermin pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Grace 1b 4 1 1 0
Sosa rf 5 2 3 3
  Glanville rf 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 5 2 2 2
Gomez 3b 5 2 3 2
Servais c 4 0 2 2
Hernandez ss 5 1 1 1
Castillo p 2 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 0 1 0 0
  Sturtze p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 16 12
Pittsburgh 010 000 001282
Chicago 200 330 04x12160
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Miceli  L (1-5) 4.0 6 5 4 2 2
  Dessens   3.0 7 3 3 0 0
  Parris   1.0 3 4 4 2 1
Totals
8.0
16
12
11
4
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  W (3-11) 8.0 6 1 1 0 5
  Sturtze   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
5

  E–Hayes 2 (13).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Neagle (1,off Castillo); Garcia (12,off Castillo); Merced (16,off Sturtze), Chicago McRae (20,off Miceli); Gomez 2 (15,off Dessens,off Parris).  3B–Chicago Gonzalez (2,off Miceli).  HR–Chicago McRae (4,1st inning off Miceli 0 on, 0 out); Gomez (14,4th inning off Miceli 0 on, 0 out); Hernandez (4,4th inning off Miceli 0 on, 1 out); Sosa (29,8th inning off Parris 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Sandberg (4,by Parris).  SB–Gonzalez (4,2nd base off Dessens/Kendall).  CS–Sandberg (4,2nd base by Miceli/Kendall).  HBP–Parris (1,Sandberg).  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:43.  A–32,119.
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