There Are Those Who Call Me Tim's Ticket Stubs

A 16-inning marathon! I'm not sure if we stayed for the whole game or not. Knowing my dad, we probably didn't. The two starting pitchers, Mike Cambell for the Cubs and Andy Ashby for the Padres, were long gone before this game was over. Both teams scored 4 runs in the first 3 innings, and then nothing until the 12th inning. Then they traded single runs in the 12th and 15th innings. Finally the Cubs got 3 runs off Willie Blair in the 16th that the Padres could not match. Brant Brown and Sammy Sosa homered for the Cubs. Fernando Valenzuela pinch-hit for the Padres, ending the game by striking out.

Labels: 1996, Baseball, Cubs, Extra Innings, Jack Murphy Stadium, Padres, Stub, Ticket.