Cincinnati Reds vs Florida Marlins
April 4, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 9, Florida Marlins 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders D. cf 4 1 2 1
Greene 3b 2 2 1 1
Larkin ss 3 2 0 0
Sanders R. rf 4 1 3 6
Morris 1b 4 1 0 0
Sierra lf 4 1 1 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
Boone 2b 5 0 0 0
Taubensee c 3 1 1 0
Bones p 1 0 0 0
  Branson ph 1 0 0 0
  Jarvis p 0 0 0 0
  Timmons ph 1 0 1 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 0 0 0 1
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Owens lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 9 9
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Castillo 2b 5 0 1 0
Renteria ss 5 1 2 2
Sheffield rf 1 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 5 0 2 1
Eisenreich lf 3 0 0 0
  Hutton p 0 0 0 0
  Helling p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
White cf 5 1 2 0
Conine 1b 4 1 3 1
Johnson c 5 3 2 1
Rapp p 2 1 1 1
  Heredia p 1 0 0 0
  Alou lf 1 0 1 1
Totals 38 7 14 7
Cincinnati 000 030 600991
Florida 030 120 1007140
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bones   4.0 9 4 4 3 2
  Jarvis   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Mercker  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Service   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Shaw  SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
5
4
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp   4.2 4 3 3 5 0
  Heredia   1.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Hutton  L (0-1) 0.1 2 5 5 3 0
  Helling   2.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
9
9
10
1

  E–Larkin (1).  DP–Cincinnati 4, Florida 1.  2B–Cincinnati R Sanders (2,off Rapp), Florida White (2,off Bones); Johnson (1,off Service).  HR–Cincinnati R Sanders (2,7th inning off Hutton 2 on, 0 out), Florida Conine (2,5th inning off Jarvis 0 on, 0 out); Johnson (1,5th inning off Jarvis 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Greene (1,off Helling).  HBP–Harris (1,by Hutton); Sheffield (3,by Bones).  IBB–Taubensee (2,by Hutton); Sheffield (2,by Bones).  CS–Taubensee (1,2nd base by Helling/Johnson).  SB–Renteria (2,2nd base off Bones/Taubensee).  WP–Service (1), Hutton (1).  BK–Hutton (1).  HBP–Bones (1,Sheffield); Hutton (1,Harris).  IBB–Bones (1,Sheffield); Hutton (1,Taubensee).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–3:32.  A–25,039.
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