Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 8, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 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 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 5 1 1 1
Timmons rf 3 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Haney ph 1 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 1 2 0
Sandberg 2b 2 1 1 1
Gomez 3b 3 0 1 0
  Magadan ph 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Servais c 2 0 1 3
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
Sanchez ss 4 1 2 0
Navarro p 2 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Bullett rf 0 0 0 0
  Glanville ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 5 0 1 0
  Jordan p 0 0 0 0
Stocker ss 5 1 3 0
Morandini 2b 4 0 0 0
Jefferies lf 4 1 1 0
Schall 1b 5 0 2 1
Sefcik 3b 5 1 2 0
Magee rf,cf 4 0 1 2
Bennett c 2 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Mimbs p 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Zuber ph 1 0 0 0
  Maduro p 0 0 0 0
  Doster ph 1 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Santiago ph,c 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 3
Chicago 010 120 010581
Philadelphia 000 002 1003110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Navarro  W (15-9) 6.0 7 2 1 2 4
  Patterson   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Adams   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Wendell  SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
4
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mimbs  L (2-8) 4.1 6 4 4 2 1
  Springer   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Maduro   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Ryan   2.0 1 1 1 2 1
  Jordan   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
3

  E–Sanchez (9).  DP–Chicago 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Chicago Sanchez (8,off Mimbs); Servais (20,off Ryan), Philadelphia Stocker (15,off Navarro); Sefcik (4,off Navarro); Magee (3,off Navarro); Schall (5,off Adams).  SH–Navarro (8,off Mimbs).  SF–Servais (5,off Mimbs); Sandberg (5,off Springer).  HBP–Servais (14,by Maduro).  IBB–Gonzalez (8,by Ryan); Jefferies (6,by Navarro).  CS–Servais (2,3rd base by Ryan/Bennett).  BK–Ryan (3).  HBP–Maduro (1,Servais).  IBB–Navarro (5,Jefferies); Ryan (7,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–C.B. Bucknor, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:54.  A–27,600.
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