Written by Bruce Weirauch,
June 5, 1996 Sammy Sosa hits 3 HR’s homering in the 4th, 6th and 7th innings bringing in 5 RBI as Chicago Cubs defeat Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 at Wrigley Field. He finished the year with his first career 40-homer season, driving in 100 runs and landing at 15th in NL MVP voting.