Chicago Cubs 13, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 42
Played on Thursday, May 16, 1996 (D) at Wrigley Field

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  1
CHI N    0  3  2    0  0  0    8  0  x  -  13 13  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hunter cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Biggio 2b                     2   0   0   0       1   0       2   2
  Spiers ph,2b                1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Bagwell 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   2      10   1
Bell rf                       4   1   1   1       0   1       2   0
Berry 3b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       2   4
  Gutierrez 3b                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Wilkins c                     3   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Mouton lf                     1   0   0   0       2   0       1   0
  Dougherty p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Miller ss                     3   0   0   0       0   3       1   2
Drabek p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Simms ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Young p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tabaka p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cangelosi lf                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   1   3   1       4   8      24  11

FIELDING - 
E: Biggio (5).

BATTING - 
HR: Bell (6,9th inning off Patterson 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Wilkins (1,off Patterson).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bagwell (7,2nd base off Telemaco/Servais); Mouton (5,2nd base off Telemaco/Servais).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McRae cf                      5   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Sandberg 2b                   3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Haney pr,2b                 0   1   0   0       1   0       0   1
Grace 1b                      4   2   3   3       1   0       5   1
Sosa rf                       5   3   3   3       0   1       3   0
  Perez p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Patterson p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Gonzalez lf                   3   2   1   0       2   0       4   0
Servais c                     4   2   2   2       0   1       8   0
  Dorsett ph,c                0   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Gomez 3b                      3   1   1   4       0   0       0   2
  Hernandez 3b                2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Sanchez ss                    3   1   1   0       2   0       1   2
Telemaco p                    2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Timmons ph,rf               2   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       36  13  13  12       7   3      27   7

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Haney-Sanchez-Grace.

BATTING - 
2B: Grace (11,off Dougherty).
HR: Gomez (6,2nd inning off Drabek 2 on 0 out); Sosa 2 (15,7th inning off Tabaka
0 on 0 out,7th inning off Dougherty 1 on 2 out); Servais (8,7th inning
off Tabaka 1 on 0 out).
SH: Telemaco (1,off Drabek).
HBP: Sandberg (2,by Young).
IBB: Sanchez (2,by Drabek).
Team LOB: 8.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Drabek L(1-3)                 4     7   5   4   3   1   1  22
Young                         1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   7
Tabaka                        0.2   2   4   4   2   0   2   6
Dougherty                     1.2   3   4   4   2   0   1  10
Totals                        8    13  13  12   7   3   4  45

WP: Drabek (4).
HBP: Young (2,Sandberg).
IBB: Drabek (1,Sanchez).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Tabaka 2-0; Dougherty 1-1.
.

Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Telemaco W(1-0)               7     1   0   0   4   6   0  26
Perez                         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Patterson                     1     2   1   1   0   1   1   4
Totals                        9     3   1   1   4   8   1  33


Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Joe West
Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 15902


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs             
1. Hunter              cf        McRae               cf
2. Biggio              2b        Sandberg            2b
3. Bagwell             1b        Grace               1b
4. Bell                rf        Sosa                rf
5. Berry               3b        Gonzalez            lf
6. Wilkins             c         Servais             c
7. Mouton              lf        Gomez               3b
8. Miller              ss        Sanchez             ss
9. Drabek              p         Telemaco            p

ASTROS 1ST: Hunter grounded out (third to first); Debut game
for Amaury Telemaco; Biggio flied to center; Bagwell lined
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: McRae popped to shortstop; Sandberg popped to third;
Grace walked; Sosa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Bell grounded out (third to first); Berry popped to
catcher; Wilkins walked; Mouton walked [Wilkins to second];
Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Gonzalez singled to right; Servais singled to left
[Gonzalez to third]; Gomez homered [Gonzalez scored, Servais
scored]; Sanchez singled to right; Telemaco out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Sanchez to second]; McRae lined to
right; Sandberg grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Drabek flied to right; Hunter flied to left; Biggio
walked; Bagwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Grace singled to left; Sosa singled to left [Grace to
second]; Drabek threw a wild pitch [Grace to third, Sosa to
second]; Gonzalez walked; Servais popped to first; Gomez forced
Gonzalez (shortstop to second) [Grace scored, Sosa scored (error
by Biggio) (unearned) (no RBI), Gomez to second]; Sanchez was
walked intentionally; Telemaco flied to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 4TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Berry flied to
right; Wilkins flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: McRae grounded out (second to first); Sandberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grace singled to left; Sosa
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Mouton grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
struck out; SIMMS BATTED FOR DRABEK; Simms struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 5TH: YOUNG REPLACED SIMMS (PITCHING); Gonzalez flied to
left; Servais struck out; Gomez grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 6TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED GOMEZ (PLAYING 3B); Hunter lined
to left; Biggio flied to left; Bagwell singled to left; Bagwell
stole second; Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: Sanchez grounded out (third to first); Telemaco struck
out; McRae singled to right; Sandberg was hit by a pitch [McRae
to second]; HANEY RAN FOR SANDBERG; TABAKA REPLACED YOUNG
(PITCHING); Grace grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 7TH: HANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Berry flied to
right; Wilkins grounded out (first to pitcher); Mouton walked;
Mouton stole second; Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: Sosa homered; Gonzalez walked; Servais homered
[Gonzalez scored]; Hernandez popped to first; Sanchez walked;
DOUGHERTY REPLACED MOUTON (PITCHING); CANGELOSI REPLACED TABAKA
(PLAYING LF); TIMMONS BATTED FOR TELEMACO; Timmons singled to
center [Sanchez to second]; McRae popped to third; Haney walked
[Sanchez to third, Timmons to second]; Grace doubled to center
[Sanchez scored, Timmons scored, Haney scored]; Sosa homered
[Grace scored]; Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); 8 R, 5
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 13.

ASTROS 8TH: TIMMONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PEREZ REPLACED
SOSA (PITCHING); Cangelosi flied to right; Hunter was called out
on strikes; SPIERS BATTED FOR BIGGIO; Spiers flied to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 13.

CUBS 8TH: SPIERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GUTIERREZ REPLACED
BERRY (PLAYING 3B); DORSETT BATTED FOR SERVAIS; Dorsett walked;
Hernandez forced Dorsett (third to second) [Hernandez to first];
Sanchez lined to right; Timmons grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 13.

ASTROS 9TH: DORSETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); PATTERSON
REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Bagwell struck out; Bell homered;
Gutierrez singled to right; Wilkins grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Gutierrez out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 13.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           1   3   1    5
 Cubs            13  13   0    8


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