Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 30, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1997 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders cf 5 0 3 1
Goodwin lf 5 0 2 0
Morris 1b 5 0 1 0
Larkin ss 3 2 2 1
Taubensee c 5 0 2 0
Kelly rf 5 1 1 1
Boone 2b 4 2 1 1
  Reese 2b 0 0 0 0
Branson 3b 4 0 3 1
Schourek p 2 0 0 0
  Greene ph 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 15 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 0 0 0
Glanville lf 3 0 1 0
Grace 1b 4 0 1 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 1 2 1
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 0
Orie 3b 2 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
Servais c 3 0 0 0
Castillo p 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez 3b 1 0 0 0
  Hansen ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Cincinnati 020 101 1005150
Chicago 000 000 100150
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Schourek  W (4-4) 7.0 4 1 1 1 2
  Sullivan   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  L (2-7) 4.1 7 3 3 1 5
  Tatis   2.2 5 2 2 0 4
  Bottenfield   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
5
5
1
9

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Cincinnati Larkin (9,off Castillo); D Sanders (10,off Castillo), Chicago Sandberg (7,off Schourek).  3B–Cincinnati Kelly (1,off Castillo); Branson (1,off Castillo).  HR–Cincinnati Larkin (2,7th inning off Tatis 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Dunston (2,7th inning off Schourek 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Schourek (3,off Tatis).  HBP–Larkin (3,by Castillo).  SB–D Sanders (29,3rd base off Castillo/Servais); Goodwin (10,3rd base off Tatis/Servais).  CS–Goodwin (8,2nd base by Castillo/Servais).  WP–Castillo (1), Tatis (1).  HBP–Castillo (1,Larkin).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:44.  A–21,267.
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