Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
April 17, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1996 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harris rf 5 0 1 2
Boone 2b 5 0 1 0
Larkin ss 4 1 1 0
Taubensee c 3 1 2 1
Morris 1b 5 0 2 1
Davis cf 5 1 1 0
Branson 3b 4 2 2 1
Coleman lf 5 1 0 1
Jarvis p 1 0 0 0
  Anthony ph 1 0 0 0
  Salkeld p 0 0 0 0
  Greene ph 1 0 0 0
  Pugh p 0 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 10 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 3 2 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 1
Grace 1b 4 2 1 0
Sosa rf 5 2 2 4
Gonzalez lf 4 1 2 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Servais c 3 0 1 1
Gomez 3b 4 0 1 1
Sanchez ss 4 0 0 0
Navarro p 3 0 1 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Bullett lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 9 7
Cincinnati 110 201 100 06103
Chicago 302 100 000 2891
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jarvis   3.0 6 5 2 1 3
  Salkeld   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Pugh   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Ruffin  L (0-1) 2.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
8
5
4
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Navarro   6.2 9 6 4 2 6
  Jones   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Wendell  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
10.0
10
6
4
4
8

  E–Boone (1), Branson 2 (3), Sanchez (3).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Cincinnati Taubensee (6,off Navarro); Morris (5,off Jones), Chicago Sandberg (3,off Salkeld).  3B–Cincinnati Branson 2 (2,off Navarro 2); Harris (1,off Navarro).  HR–Chicago Sosa 2 (4,3rd inning off Jarvis 1 on, 0 out,10th inning off Ruffin 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Servais (1,off Ruffin).  SB–Larkin (3,2nd base off Wendell/Servais); McRae (7,2nd base off Salkeld/Taubensee).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Rich Rieker.  T–2:52.  A–13,023.
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