Florida Marlins vs Chicago Cubs
April 8, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1997 at Wrigley Field. 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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Florida Marlins 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Abbott 2b 5 0 0 0
Renteria ss 4 0 0 0
Sheffield rf 3 2 2 1
Bonilla 3b 4 1 1 0
Alou lf 4 1 1 1
White cf 3 1 1 1
Conine 1b 3 0 1 0
Johnson c 4 0 2 2
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  Eisenreich ph 1 0 0 0
  Helling p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 1 1 0
Glanville lf 4 0 2 1
Sandberg 2b 2 0 0 0
Sosa rf 3 1 1 2
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Orie 3b 3 0 1 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Houston ph 1 0 0 0
Brown 1b 4 0 0 0
Servais c 3 1 1 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Trachsel p 1 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Florida 100 100 201581
Chicago 011 010 000371
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (2-0) 6.0 6 3 3 3 6
  Helling   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Nen  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel  L (0-2) 6.2 5 4 4 2 7
  Casian   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Wendell   2.0 3 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
12

  E–Conine (1), Servais (2).  DP–Florida 1.  2B–Florida Sheffield (3,off Trachsel); Johnson (3,off Trachsel); White (3,off Wendell), Chicago Glanville (1,off Leiter).  HR–Florida Sheffield (1,1st inning off Trachsel 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Sosa (1,2nd inning off Leiter 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Trachsel (1,off Leiter).  SB–Bonilla (2,2nd base off Trachsel/Servais).  CS–Sheffield (2,2nd base by Trachsel/Servais); Glanville (1,2nd base by Leiter/Johnson); Brown (1,2nd base by Leiter/Johnson).  WP–Wendell (1).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–2:45.  A–35,393.
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