Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
May 23, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1997 at Cinergy Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 3 0 1 0
Glanville lf 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 1 1 1
Dunston ss 3 1 1 0
  Sanchez ss 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 2 1 0 0
Servais c 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 3b 1 0 0 0
  Houston ph,3b 2 0 1 2
Mulholland p 3 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders D. cf 4 0 0 1
Goodwin lf 3 0 0 0
Larkin ss 4 0 2 0
Sanders R. rf 3 0 0 0
Morris 1b 4 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 0
Boone 2b 2 0 1 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
Oliver c 3 1 1 0
Mercker p 2 0 1 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Reese 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Chicago 000 100 200340
Cincinnati 000 000 010150
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland  W (4-3) 8.0 5 1 1 2 1
  Adams  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker  L (1-5) 6.1 3 3 3 4 1
  Belinda   0.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Carrasco   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
6
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Dunston (9,off Mercker); Houston (4,off Belinda), Cincinnati Oliver (3,off Mulholland).  HR–Chicago Sosa (11,4th inning off Mercker 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–McRae (1,by Belinda).  IBB–Belinda (2,McRae).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Rich Rieker, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:04.  A–23,189.
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