Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs
August 4, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1996 at Wrigley Field. The Colorado Rockies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Colorado Rockies 6, Chicago Cubs 1

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 1 1 0
McCracken cf 4 1 1 1
Burks lf 5 2 3 3
Bichette rf 5 1 1 0
  Anthony rf 0 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 0 2 1
Castilla 3b 4 1 0 0
Reed c 3 0 2 0
Weiss ss 4 0 0 0
Reynoso p 2 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
  Vander Wal ph 1 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 3 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 0 0
Grace 1b 2 0 0 1
Sosa rf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez lf 2 0 1 0
  Gomez ph 1 0 0 0
Magadan 3b 3 0 0 0
Servais c 3 0 0 0
Sanchez ss 3 1 1 0
Castillo p 1 0 0 0
  Houston ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Bullett ph 1 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 4 1
Colorado 110 010 2016101
Chicago 000 001 000143
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Reynoso  W (6-8) 5.1 4 1 1 2 1
  Painter   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Holmes   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Leskanic   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Ruffin   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  L (5-13) 6.0 5 3 2 2 5
  Bottenfield   1.1 2 2 0 0 1
  Casian   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Wendell   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
3
2
8

  E–Leskanic (1), Sandberg (4), Sosa (9), Castillo (2).  DP–Colorado 3, Chicago 1.  2B–Colorado Bichette (29,off Castillo); Burks (30,off Wendell), Chicago McRae (25,off Reynoso); Sosa (21,off Reynoso); Gonzalez (23,off Reynoso).  HR–Colorado Burks 2 (29,1st inning off Castillo 0 on, 2 out,5th inning off Castillo 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Reynoso (4,off Castillo).  HBP–Gonzalez (4,by Reynoso).  SB–Weiss (8,2nd base off Castillo/Servais); McCracken 2 (11,2nd base off Bottenfield/Servais,3rd base off Bottenfield/Servais).  HBP–Reynoso (7,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–3:05.  A–38,738.
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