Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
July 16, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1996 at Wrigley Field. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Chicago Cubs 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garcia ss,2b 4 2 2 0
Martin cf,lf 3 2 1 1
King 2b,1b 4 1 1 4
Merced rf 5 1 2 2
Johnson 1b 5 1 1 2
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
Clark lf 4 0 1 0
  Wehner cf 0 0 0 0
Hayes 3b 5 1 2 0
Kendall c 4 1 1 0
Neagle p 2 1 1 0
  Liriano ph 1 0 1 1
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Bell ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 13 10
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 3 1 1 1
Fermin 2b 4 1 1 0
Grace 1b 3 0 1 0
Sosa rf 4 1 1 3
Gomez 3b 2 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0
Servais c 3 1 1 0
Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0
Navarro p 1 0 0 0
  Shumpert ph 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 4
Pittsburgh 310 023 10010131
Chicago 300 000 200562
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle  W (11-4) 6.0 4 3 3 2 5
  Wilkins   1.0 2 2 1 0 0
  Plesac   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
5
4
2
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Navarro  L (7-9) 5.0 9 6 6 3 1
  Myers   2.0 4 4 3 1 2
  Bottenfield   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wendell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
10
9
4
4

  E–Johnson (2), Fermin (1), Sosa (8).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Merced (17,off Myers); Liriano (5,off Myers).  HR–Pittsburgh King (22,1st inning off Navarro 2 on, 0 out); Johnson (9,5th inning off Navarro 1 on, 1 out), Chicago Sosa (30,1st inning off Neagle 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Neagle (9,off Navarro).  SF–Martin (4,off Navarro); King (3,off Myers); McRae (3,off Wilkins).  HBP–Servais (9,by Neagle); Gomez (5,by Neagle).  CS–Kendall (2,2nd base by Navarro/Servais).  HBP–Neagle 2 (3,Servais,Gomez).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–2:40.  A–26,502.
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