Chicago Cubs vs Florida Marlins
April 1, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 1, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium. The Florida Marlins defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 2, Florida Marlins 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 2 0 0 0
Brown lf 3 1 0 0
Grace 1b 3 1 1 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 2 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph,2b 2 0 0 1
Dunston ss 3 0 0 0
Orie 3b 3 0 1 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Houston ph 1 0 1 1
Servais c 3 0 0 0
Mulholland p 2 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Castillo 2b 4 1 2 0
Renteria ss 4 1 1 1
Sheffield rf 2 1 0 0
Bonilla 3b 5 0 2 0
Alou lf 4 1 1 2
White cf 2 0 1 0
Conine 1b 4 0 2 1
Johnson c 3 0 0 0
Brown p 3 0 1 0
  Hutton p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 4
Chicago 000 000 002232
Florida 011 020 00x4100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland  L (0-1) 4.2 7 4 2 5 1
  Bottenfield   2.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Casian   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Adams   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
2
7
4
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  W (1-0) 7.0 1 0 0 2 8
  Hutton   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Nen   1.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
5
9

  E–Sandberg 2 (2).  DP–Chicago 1, Florida 1.  PB–Servais (1).  2B–Chicago Houston (1,off Nen), Florida Renteria (1,off Mulholland); White (1,off Bottenfield).  HR–Florida Alou (1,2nd inning off Mulholland 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–McRae (1,by Brown); Sheffield (1,by Bottenfield).  SF–Alou (1,off Mulholland).  IBB–Sheffield (1,by Casian).  SB–Castillo (1,2nd base off Casian/Servais).  CS–Castillo (1,2nd base by Mulholland/Servais); White (1,2nd base by Mulholland/Servais).  HBP–Bottenfield (1,Sheffield); Brown (1,McRae).  IBB–Casian (1,Sheffield).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:56.  A–41,412.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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