Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
June 5, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1996 at Wrigley Field. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 9

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 5 0 1 0
Morandini 2b 3 0 0 0
Jefferies 1b 5 2 3 0
Incaviglia lf 5 0 0 0
Zeile 3b 4 1 1 0
Eisenreich rf 4 1 3 1
Santiago c 4 1 2 1
Benjamin ss 4 1 2 3
Mulholland p 3 0 1 0
  Borland p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Whiten ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 1 2 1
Sandberg 2b 4 2 2 2
Grace 1b 4 1 1 0
Sosa rf 4 3 3 5
Gomez 3b 4 0 1 0
Timmons lf 4 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Servais c 4 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 3 1 0 0
Navarro p 1 0 0 0
  Haney ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Bullett ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 35 9 11 8
Philadelphia 000 420 0006131
Chicago 000 211 50x9111
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland   6.0 8 4 4 0 2
  Borland  L (3-2) 0.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Springer   1.0 1 2 2 0 1
  Bottalico   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 8.0 11 9 9 1 5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Navarro   5.0 12 6 6 1 6
  Adams  W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Wendell  SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 9.0 13 6 6 2 7

  E–Santiago (5), Hernandez (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Philadelphia Santiago 2 (11,off Navarro 2).  HR–Philadelphia Benjamin (3,4th inning off Navarro 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Sosa 3 (20,4th inning off Mulholland 1 on, 0 out,6th inning off Mulholland 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Springer 1 on, 1 out); Sandberg (12,5th inning off Mulholland 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  SB–McRae (19,2nd base off Springer/Santiago).  WP–Navarro (4).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Mark Hirschbeck.  T–2:17.  A–18,189.

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