Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
May 1, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1997 at Cinergy Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 0 1 0
Tucker rf,lf 4 1 1 1
Jones C. 3b 3 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Klesko lf 3 2 2 1
  Jones A. pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 1 2 2
Graffanino 2b 4 0 0 0
Blauser ss 4 0 1 0
Smoltz p 2 0 1 0
  Lockhart ph 1 0 0 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders cf 4 0 0 0
Harris 2b 4 1 1 0
Larkin ss 3 0 2 1
Sierra rf 4 0 0 0
Morris 1b 4 1 2 0
Taubensee c 4 0 1 0
Greene lf 3 0 0 1
Branson 3b 3 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
Burba p 1 0 0 0
  Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0
  Remlinger p 0 0 0 0
  Pendleton 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Atlanta 120 001 000480
Cincinnati 000 001 100261
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (3-3) 8.0 5 2 2 0 4
  Wohlers  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  L (3-3) 6.0 6 4 4 2 4
  Remlinger   1.1 1 0 0 1 3
  Shaw   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
7

  E–Morris (2).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Smoltz (1,off Burba); Lopez (7,off Shaw), Cincinnati Morris (6,off Smoltz).  3B–Cincinnati Harris (1,off Smoltz).  HR–Atlanta Tucker (3,1st inning off Burba 0 on, 1 out); Lopez (7,2nd inning off Burba 1 on, 0 out); Klesko (3,6th inning off Burba 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Smoltz (1,off Burba).  CS–A Jones (4,2nd base by Shaw/Taubensee).  WP–Remlinger (4).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–2:22.  A–19,991.
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