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This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseballβ†—

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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1996-09-06 Β· Night game Β· Veterans Stadium Β· Att: 17803 Β· 80Β°F, night, damp Β· Wind 14 mph R to L Β· 3:13

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 6–4. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 7th. Jim Bullinger earned the win and Turk Wendell picked up the save. Scott Rolen went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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CHN01010030166
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W: Jim Bullinger   L: Ken Ryan   SV: Turk Wendell

Umpires β€” HP: Jeff Kellogg Β· 1B: Jerry Layne Β· 2B: Angel Hernandez Β· 3B: CB Bucknor Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Brian McRae411010
Ozzie Timmons521101
Mark Grace311020
Luis Gonzalez310000
Dave Magadan200011
Ryne Sandberg412100
Scott Servais300101
Rey Sanchez301010
Dave Swartzbaugh100010
Robin Jennings100000
Leo Gomez000110
Scott Bullett200101
Jose Hernandez100000
Brant Brown100001

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Ricky Otero501001
Mickey Morandini411010
Gregg Jefferies412110
Benito Santiago501002
Scott Rolen411201
Gene Schall201020
Wendell Magee412001
Kevin Stocker400003
Mike Williams200100
Jon Zuber100000
Ruben Amaro100001

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dave Swartzbaugh4.2644
Jim Bullinger1.1001
Bob Patterson0.2000
Terry Adams1.1204
Turk Wendell1.0100

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Mike Williams6.0342
Ken Ryan0.1020
Ricardo Jordan0.0010
Toby Borland1.2101
Ricky Bottalico1.0202

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Brian McRae: 8/F78M
  • Ozzie Timmons: K
  • Mark Grace: 43/G4MD

Bot 1

  • Ricky Otero: 9/F9M
  • Mickey Morandini: S8/G6M
  • Gregg Jefferies: SB2
  • Gregg Jefferies: S9/L4D/R3.2-3
  • Benito Santiago: SB2
  • Benito Santiago: K
  • Scott Rolen: 9/F9S

Top 2

  • Luis Gonzalez: E3/G34/R1.B-1
  • Dave Magadan: W.1-2
  • Ryne Sandberg: 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3;B-1
  • Scott Servais: 8/SF/F8RD/R64.3-H(UR);1-2
  • Rey Sanchez: IW
  • Dave Swartzbaugh: 63/G6

Bot 2

  • Gene Schall: W
  • Wendell Magee: K
  • Kevin Stocker: K
  • Mike Williams: 1/P25F

Top 3

  • Brian McRae: S8/G4M
  • Ozzie Timmons: 7/F7D
  • Mark Grace: 7/L7M
  • Luis Gonzalez: 13/G15

Bot 3

  • Ricky Otero: K
  • Mickey Morandini: W
  • Gregg Jefferies: SB2/R6
  • Gregg Jefferies: S8/L8LS/R2.2-H
  • Benito Santiago: S7/G56.1-2
  • Scott Rolen: 8/F89D/R46.2-3
  • Gene Schall: 143/G4S

Top 4

  • Dave Magadan: K
  • Ryne Sandberg: HR/F7D
  • Scott Servais: 43/G4MD
  • Rey Sanchez: 43/G4

Bot 4

  • Wendell Magee: D8/F78XD
  • Kevin Stocker: 3/G34.2-3
  • Mike Williams: 53/G56S.3-H
  • Ricky Otero: 3/L34

Top 5

  • Dave Swartzbaugh: W
  • Brian McRae: 4/L4M
  • Ozzie Timmons: 9/F89M/R4
  • Mark Grace: W.1-2
  • Luis Gonzalez: 7/F7M

Bot 5

  • Mickey Morandini: 8/F8LM
  • Gregg Jefferies: W
  • Benito Santiago: SB2/R6
  • Benito Santiago: 5/P5F
  • Scott Rolen: HR/F78XD.2-H
  • Gene Schall: W
  • Wendell Magee: 53/G56S

Top 6

  • Dave Magadan: 7/L7LM
  • Ryne Sandberg: S67/G56/R4
  • Scott Servais: SB2/R4
  • Scott Servais: 6/L6
  • Rey Sanchez: 9/L9LM

Bot 6

  • Kevin Stocker: K
  • Jon Zuber: 7/F7D
  • Ricky Otero: 8/L8LM

Top 7

  • Robin Jennings: 43/G34
  • Brian McRae: W
  • Ozzie Timmons: E6/L6M/U8.1-2;B-1
  • Mark Grace: W.2-3;1-2
  • Leo Gomez: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
  • Scott Bullett: 36(1)/FO/G34/R3.3-H(UR);2-H(E6/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2
  • Ryne Sandberg: 63/G6

Bot 7

  • Mickey Morandini: 7/F7LM
  • Gregg Jefferies: 43/G4
  • Benito Santiago: K

Top 8

  • Scott Servais: K
  • Rey Sanchez: S8/L8LS
  • Jose Hernandez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 8

  • Scott Rolen: K
  • Gene Schall: S8/L8LM/R64
  • Wendell Magee: S9/G34/R6.1-2
  • Kevin Stocker: K
  • Ruben Amaro: K

Top 9

  • Brian McRae: 8/F8RS
  • Ozzie Timmons: HR/F7D
  • Mark Grace: D8/L89M
  • Brant Brown: K
  • Scott Bullett: WP.2-3
  • Scott Bullett: K

Bot 9

  • Ricky Otero: S7/L6D/R4
  • Mickey Morandini: 13/BG15S.1-2
  • Gregg Jefferies: 31/G34
  • Benito Santiago: 63/G6