New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
August 7, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1996 at Wrigley Field. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 11, Chicago Cubs 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 3 4 2
Espinoza 3b 4 0 1 0
Gilkey lf 4 2 2 0
Jones C. rf,1b 4 2 1 1
Petagine 1b 3 1 0 0
  Ochoa ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Mayne c 4 0 2 1
  Bogar pr 0 0 0 0
  DiPoto p 0 0 0 0
  Baerga ph 0 1 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 4 2 3 2
Ordonez ss 5 0 4 3
Jones B. p 0 0 0 0
  Tomberlin ph 1 0 0 0
  Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Everett ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Hundley ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 17 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bullett cf 3 0 0 0
  Fermin ph 1 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 0
Grace 1b 3 1 1 0
Sosa rf 4 1 1 2
Gonzalez lf 4 1 2 2
Servais c 2 1 1 0
  Hubbard c 2 1 1 1
Gomez 3b 4 1 2 2
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Telemaco p 2 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Houston 3b 0 0 0 0
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7
New York 100 005 00511170
Chicago 200 400 0107102
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   4.0 6 6 6 0 2
  Byrd   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Henry   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  DiPoto  W (6-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Franco   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Telemaco   5.1 5 3 3 0 2
  Wendell   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Casian   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Bottenfield   1.2 5 1 0 0 0
  Adams  L (2-4) 1.1 3 3 3 2 0
  Patterson   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
17
11
10
3
2

  E–Sandberg (5), Sosa (10).  DP–New York 1, Chicago 2.  2B–New York Mayne (5,off Casian); Gilkey (28,off Bottenfield); Johnson (18,off Adams), Chicago Hernandez (11,off Henry).  3B–New York Ordonez (4,off Patterson).  HR–New York Johnson 2 (7,1st inning off Telemaco 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Telemaco 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Sosa (39,1st inning off B Jones 1 on, 2 out); Gonzalez (8,4th inning off B Jones 1 on, 1 out); Gomez (17,4th inning off B Jones 1 on, 1 out); Hubbard (1,8th inning off DiPoto 0 on, 2 out).  SH–B Jones (6,off Telemaco); Alfonzo (6,off Adams); Espinoza (1,off Adams); Sanchez (7,off Henry).  HBP–Petagine (1,by Casian).  IBB–Gilkey (4,by Adams).  SB–Gilkey (14,2nd base off Wendell/Servais).  WP–Adams (3).  HBP–Casian (1,Petagine).  IBB–Adams (6,Gilkey).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Scott Potter, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–3:10.  A–27,086.
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