Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 3
Regular Season Game 122
Played on Friday, August 16, 1996 (D) at Wrigley Field

HOU N    1  0  0    0  1  2    1  3  0  -   8 15  1
CHI N    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   3 12  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hunter cf                     4   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Biggio 2b                     4   1   3   2       0   0       5   4
Bagwell 1b                    4   1   1   1       1   1      10   1
Bell rf                       5   0   1   1       0   2       4   0
May lf                        4   1   1   0       0   1       1   0
  Mouton lf                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Eusebio c                     4   2   2   1       1   0       5   0
Spiers 3b                     4   1   2   1       1   1       1   7
Miller ss                     5   1   3   0       0   0       0   3
Hampton p                     2   1   0   0       1   0       0   2
  Berry ph                    1   0   1   2       0   0       0   0
  Drabek pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hernandez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       38   8  15   8       5   5      27  17

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Hampton-Miller-Biggio-Bagwell.
E: Biggio (8).

BATTING - 
2B: Bell (34,off Castillo); Miller (19,off Castillo); May (8,off Bottenfield);
Berry (32,off Adams); Mouton (13,off Wendell).
3B: Eusebio (2,off Bottenfield).
HR: Biggio (12,7th inning off Bottenfield 0 on 0 out).
SF: Biggio (7,off Adams).
GDP: Hunter (4,off Bottenfield).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Biggio (6,3rd base by Castillo/Servais); Miller (7,3rd base by Castillo/Servais).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McRae cf                      5   0   4   0       0   0       1   0
Sandberg 2b                   5   0   1   1       0   2       3   7
Grace 1b                      5   0   1   1       0   0      10   0
Sosa rf                       4   0   0   0       0   3       2   0
Timmons lf                    4   1   2   1       0   0       2   0
Gomez 3b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       2   3
Servais c                     3   0   0   0       1   0       5   3
Hernandez ss                  4   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Castillo p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Shumpert ph                 1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Bottenfield p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Magadan ph                  1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Adams p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wendell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gonzalez ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   3  12   3       1   5      27  17

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gomez-Sandberg-Grace.

BATTING - 
2B: Sandberg (21,off Hampton); McRae (28,off Hampton).
HR: Timmons (2,8th inning off Hernandez 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Servais (15,off Hampton).
Team LOB: 9.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hampton W(10-7)               7     9   2   2   1   3   0  30
Hernandez                     2     3   1   1   0   2   1   9
Totals                        9    12   3   3   1   5   1  39

BK: Hampton (2).

Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Castillo L(5-14)              5     6   2   2   3   4   0  22
Bottenfield                   2     5   3   3   0   1   1  10
Adams                         1     3   3   3   1   0   0   7
Wendell                       1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5
Totals                        9    15   8   8   5   5   1  44


Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Terry Tata
Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance: 37139


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. May                 lf        Timmons             lf
6. Eusebio             c         Gomez               3b
7. Spiers              3b        Servais             c
8. Miller              ss        Hernandez           ss
9. Hampton             p         Castillo            p

ASTROS 1ST: Hunter grounded out (pitcher to first); Biggio
singled to center; Bagwell walked [Biggio to second]; Biggio was
caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Bagwell to second];
Bell doubled to left [Bagwell scored]; May popped to shortstop;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: McRae singled to left; Sandberg forced McRae (third to
second); Grace flied to right; Sosa reached on an error by
Biggio [Sandberg to third, Sosa to first]; Timmons forced Sosa
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Eusebio grounded out (second to first); Spiers
struck out; Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Gomez singled to right; Servais grounded out (third to
first) [Gomez to second]; Hernandez grounded out (third to
first); Castillo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Hampton grounded out (second to first); Hunter
walked; Biggio grounded out (third to second to first) [Hunter
to second]; Bagwell flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: McRae singled to right [McRae out at first (second to
first)]; Sandberg doubled to left; Grace grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Sandberg to third]; Sosa was called out on strikes; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Bell was called out on strikes; May struck out;
Eusebio singled to right; Spiers grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Timmons flied to left; Gomez lined to third; Servais
walked; Hernandez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Miller doubled to center; Miller was picked off and
caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop to third to
shortstop); Hampton walked; Hunter flied to left; Biggio singled
to right [Hampton to second]; Bagwell singled to center [Hampton
scored, Biggio to third]; Bell struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Astros 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: SHUMPERT BATTED FOR CASTILLO; On a bunt Shumpert
singled to third; Hampton balked [Shumpert to second]; McRae
grounded out (third to first); Sandberg struck out; Grace
singled to left [Shumpert scored]; Sosa struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 6TH: BOTTENFIELD REPLACED SHUMPERT (PITCHING); May
doubled to right; Eusebio tripled to right [May scored]; Spiers
singled to center [Eusebio scored]; Miller singled to left
[Spiers to second]; On a bunt Hampton forced Spiers (catcher to
third) [Miller to second, Hampton to first]; Hunter grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Hampton out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Timmons singled to left; Gomez forced Timmons (third
to second); Servais grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to second to first) [Gomez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Biggio homered; Bagwell struck out; Bell grounded
out (second to first); May flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: MOUTON REPLACED MAY (PLAYING LF); Hernandez flied to
right; MAGADAN BATTED FOR BOTTENFIELD; Magadan singled to left;
McRae doubled to left [Magadan to third]; Sandberg grounded out
(second to first) [Magadan scored, McRae to third]; Grace flied
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Cubs 2.

ASTROS 8TH: ADAMS REPLACED MAGADAN (PITCHING); Eusebio walked;
Spiers singled to third [Eusebio to second]; Miller singled to
center [Eusebio to third, Spiers to second]; BERRY BATTED FOR
HAMPTON; Berry doubled to right [Eusebio scored, Spiers scored,
Miller to third]; DRABEK RAN FOR BERRY; Hunter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Biggio hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Miller scored, Drabek to third]; Bagwell popped to second; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED DRABEK (PITCHING); Sosa struck out;
Timmons homered; Gomez singled to left; Servais forced Gomez
(third to second); Hernandez flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 8, Cubs 3.

ASTROS 9TH: WENDELL REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Bell flied to
center; Mouton doubled to right; Eusebio grounded out (second to
first) [Mouton to third]; Spiers walked; Miller popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 8, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR WENDELL; Gonzalez grounded out
(second to first); McRae singled to third; Sandberg struck out
while McRae advanced to second because of defensive
indifference; Grace grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Cubs 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           8  15   1    9
 Cubs             3  12   0    9


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