Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 6, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1996 at Veteran's Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 1 1 0
Timmons rf 5 2 1 1
Grace 1b 3 1 1 0
Gonzalez lf 3 1 0 0
  Gomez ph,3b 0 0 0 1
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Magadan 3b 2 0 0 0
  Glanville ph 0 0 0 0
  Bullett ph,lf 2 0 0 1
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 1
Servais c 3 0 0 1
Sanchez ss 3 0 1 0
Swartzbaugh p 1 0 0 0
  Bullinger p 0 0 0 0
  Jennings ph 1 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 6 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 5 0 1 0
Morandini 2b 4 1 1 0
Jefferies lf 4 1 2 1
Santiago c 5 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 4 1 1 2
Schall 1b 2 0 1 0
Magee rf 4 1 2 0
Stocker ss 4 0 0 0
Williams p 2 0 0 1
  Zuber ph 1 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan p 0 0 0 0
  Borland p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Chicago 010 100 301660
Philadelphia 001 120 000493
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Swartzbaugh   4.2 6 4 4 4 4
  Bullinger  W (6-10) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Patterson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Adams   1.1 2 0 0 0 4
  Wendell  SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
9
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   6.0 3 2 1 4 2
  Ryan  L (3-5) 0.1 0 3 0 2 0
  Jordan   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Borland   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Bottalico   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
6
2
7
5

  E–Schall (2), Stocker 2 (11).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Chicago Grace (35,off Bottalico), Philadelphia Magee (2,off Swartzbaugh).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (23,4th inning off Williams 0 on, 1 out); Timmons (4,9th inning off Bottalico 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Rolen (4,5th inning off Swartzbaugh 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Servais (4,off Williams).  IBB–Sanchez (4,by Williams).  SB–Sandberg (11,2nd base off Williams/Santiago); Morandini 2 (25,2nd base off Swartzbaugh/Servais 2); Jefferies 2 (20,2nd base off Swartzbaugh/Servais 2).  WP–Bottalico (3).  IBB–Williams (6,Sanchez).  U-HP–Jeff Kellogg, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–C.B. Bucknor.  T–3:13.  A–17,803.
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