Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 14, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1997 at Veteran's Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 4 0 0 0
Nunnally cf,lf 5 2 3 0
Stynes lf 4 1 2 2
  Watkins cf 0 0 0 0
Perez 1b 3 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
Greene 3b 5 1 1 1
Sanders rf 4 1 2 1
Taubensee c 3 0 0 0
Boone 2b 3 0 0 0
Tomko p 4 1 1 1
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Harris 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cummings cf 5 1 2 1
Morandini 2b 4 0 1 1
McMillon lf 3 0 0 0
  Karp p 0 0 0 0
  Blazier p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferies ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Jordan 3b 4 1 2 1
  Sefcik pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Brogna 1b 3 1 1 0
Lieberthal c 3 0 0 0
Barron rf 3 0 1 0
Stocker ss 2 1 1 1
Green p 2 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Cincinnati 000 400 101692
Philadelphia 000 200 011482
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Tomko  W (11-6) 7.1 6 3 2 4 3
  Belinda   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Shaw  SV (37) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Green  L (4-4) 6.1 6 5 5 4 4
  Karp   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Blazier   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Bottalico   1.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
6
9

  E–Nunnally (2), Tomko (2), Lieberthal 2 (12).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 1.  PB–Lieberthal (11).  2B–Cincinnati Nunnally 2 (9,off Green,off Bottalico); Stynes (6,off Green); Greene (20,off Green), Philadelphia Brogna (33,off Tomko); Cummings 2 (19,off Tomko,off Shaw); Stocker (23,off Shaw).  HR–Philadelphia Jordan (4,4th inning off Tomko 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–B Boone (3,by Green); Stocker (7,by Tomko).  SF–Stocker (1,off Tomko).  SB–R Sanders (10,2nd base off Blazier/Lieberthal); Nunnally (5,Home off Bottalico/Lieberthal); Perez (5,2nd base off Bottalico/Lieberthal); Morandini (15,3rd base off Belinda/Taubensee); Sefcik (1,2nd base off Belinda/Taubensee).  CS–Morandini (11,2nd base by Tomko/Taubensee).  IBB–Tomko (4,Stocker); Green (4,B Boone).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:46.  A–20,518.
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