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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1996-07-01 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 15910 · 82°F, night, dry · Wind 4 mph to LF · 2:21

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 4–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 1st. Danny Darwin earned the win and Dan Plesac picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
PIT	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		4	11

W: Danny Darwin L: Jaime Navarro SV: Dan Plesac

Umpires — HP: Angel Hernandez · 1B: Ed Rapuano · 2B: Terry Tata · 3B: Bill Hohn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Scott Bullett	3	0	1	0	0
Ryne Sandberg	4	0	1	0	0
Mark Grace	4	1	2	0	0
Sammy Sosa	4	0	2	0	0
Luis Gonzalez	3	0	1	0	0
Dave Magadan	2	0	0	1	1
Scott Servais	3	0	0	0	2
Jose Hernandez	3	0	0	0	1
Jaime Navarro	2	0	0	0	0
Doug Glanville	1	0	1	0	0
Brian McRae	1	0	0	0	0
Terry Shumpert	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carlos Garcia	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Martin	3	2	2	0	1	0
Jeff King	4	1	4	1	0	0
Orlando Merced	4	1	2	2	0	1
Charlie Hayes	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Kingery	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jay Bell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Kendall	3	0	0	0	0	1
Danny Darwin	2	0	1	0	0	0
Nelson Liriano	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jaime Navarro	7.0	11	1	3
Rodney Myers	1.0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Danny Darwin	7.0	6	1	4
Dan Plesac	2.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Scott Bullett: S8/L6MD/R6
Ryne Sandberg: 2/P2LF
Mark Grace: 9/DP/P9S.1X1(9)

Bot 1

Carlos Garcia: 63/G6M
Al Martin: T8/L8RXD/R5
Jeff King: S8/G6/R64.3-H
Orlando Merced: WP.1-2
Orlando Merced: S8/L8LS/R2.2-H
Charlie Hayes: D9/G3L/R3.1-3
Mike Kingery: 9/SF/F9LD/R5.3-H;2-3
Jay Bell: 3/P9LS

Top 2

Sammy Sosa: S9/L89S/R46
Luis Gonzalez: SB2/R6
Luis Gonzalez: 8/F89XD/R6.2-3
Dave Magadan: W
Scott Servais: K
Jose Hernandez: K

Bot 2

Jason Kendall: 53/G56
Danny Darwin: S7/P6MD/R4
Carlos Garcia: 8/F8RD/R64
Al Martin: 8/F8LM

Top 3

Jaime Navarro: 43/G4
Scott Bullett: 43/G4
Ryne Sandberg: 8/L8LD

Bot 3

Jeff King: S9/G4/R6
Orlando Merced: 54(1)/FO/G5/R3.B-1
Charlie Hayes: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M

Top 4

Mark Grace: S7/G5/R64
Sammy Sosa: S9/G34/R6.1-2
Luis Gonzalez: 36(1)1/GDP/G34.2-H(NR)
Dave Magadan: 3/G3

Bot 4

Mike Kingery: S7/L7LM/R64
Jay Bell: 16(1)3/GDP/G13
Jason Kendall: 63/G6

Top 5

Scott Servais: K
Jose Hernandez: 13/G13S
Jaime Navarro: 8/F89XD

Bot 5

Danny Darwin: 3/P13
Carlos Garcia: 43/G4M
Al Martin: S9/P9M/R46
Jeff King: S9/P4D/R6.1-2
Orlando Merced: S8/L6MD/R4/U2.2-H;1-2
Charlie Hayes: 43/G4M

Top 6

Scott Bullett: 43/G4M
Ryne Sandberg: S7/F7M/R6
Mark Grace: 36(1)/FO/G34/R1.B-2(E6/TH)
Sammy Sosa: 63/G6M

Bot 6

Mike Kingery: 53/G5
Jay Bell: K
Jason Kendall: K

Top 7

Luis Gonzalez: S9/L89S/R6
Dave Magadan: K
Scott Servais: 8/P8RS/R4
Jose Hernandez: 53/G5L

Bot 7

Nelson Liriano: 7/F7D
Carlos Garcia: 8/F8RXD
Al Martin: W
Jeff King: S8/G6M/R4.1-2
Orlando Merced: K

Top 8

Doug Glanville: D7/F7M/R64
Brian McRae: 9(B)6(2)/DP/P34D
Ryne Sandberg: 53/G5

Bot 8

Charlie Hayes: 2/P25F
Mike Kingery: 63/G6M
Jay Bell: 8/L8RD

Top 9

Mark Grace: S8/L8RS/R4
Sammy Sosa: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Terry Shumpert: 3/P3F