Chicago Cubs vs Colorado Rockies
July 26, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1996 at Coors Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 17, Colorado Rockies 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 5 2 1 2
Sandberg 2b 6 2 2 0
  Glanville rf 0 0 0 0
Grace 1b 3 2 1 1
  Adams p 1 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 3 3 2
  Fermin 2b 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 2 2 1
Houston c 5 3 3 6
Gomez 3b,1b 5 1 2 4
Sanchez ss 5 1 2 0
Navarro p 3 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez 3b 1 1 1 1
Totals 43 17 17 17
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 3 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
  Echevarria rf 1 0 0 0
Weiss ss 5 0 1 0
Burks lf 5 1 2 0
Galarraga 1b 4 1 2 0
Bichette rf 4 1 1 3
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 1 1 0
Owens c 3 0 1 0
McCracken cf 4 0 2 1
Freeman p 1 0 0 0
  Munoz p 0 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
  Bates ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Chicago 223 320 05017170
Colorado 000 004 0004102
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Navarro  W (8-9) 5.1 9 4 4 1 6
  Casian   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Adams  SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
11
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Freeman  L (7-7) 3.0 7 7 6 2 0
  Munoz   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Holmes   1.2 4 3 1 1 0
  Leskanic   2.1 4 5 5 2 3
  Painter   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
17
17
14
5
5

  E–Freeman (2), Holmes (3).  DP–Colorado 1.  2B–Chicago Sosa 2 (17,off Munoz,off Holmes); Houston (5,off Holmes); Sandberg (19,off Holmes), Colorado Castilla (29,off Navarro); McCracken (9,off Navarro).  HR–Chicago McRae (6,2nd inning off Freeman 1 on, 1 out); Sosa (34,3rd inning off Freeman 0 on, 0 out); Houston (3,3rd inning off Freeman 1 on, 0 out); Gomez (16,8th inning off Leskanic 2 on, 0 out); Hernandez (6,8th inning off Leskanic 0 on, 1 out), Colorado Bichette (20,6th inning off Navarro 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Navarro (5,off Freeman); Leskanic (1,off Casian).  SF–Grace (4,off Holmes).  SB–Sandberg (8,2nd base off Freeman/Owens); Owens (1,2nd base off Navarro/Houston).  WP–Freeman (12).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:15.  A–48,062.
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