Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
May 9, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1999 at Cinergy Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 0 1 1
Morandini 2b 4 0 1 0
Sosa rf 2 1 0 0
Grace 1b 3 1 0 0
Rodriguez lf 4 1 1 0
Santiago c 3 1 0 0
Houston 3b 3 0 2 3
  Porter ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 1 2 0
Sanders p 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Gaetti ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Cameron cf 5 1 1 0
Young rf 2 1 1 1
  Tucker pr,rf 1 1 0 0
Vaughn lf 4 2 2 3
  Hammonds lf 1 0 1 0
Casey 1b 5 0 1 0
Larkin ss 3 1 0 0
Lewis 3b 4 1 1 2
Johnson c 4 1 3 2
Reese 2b 4 0 3 0
Bere p 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Morris ph 1 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Graves p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 13 8
Chicago 001 202 000571
Cincinnati 202 100 30x8131
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanders   3.0 8 5 5 0 0
  Myers   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Adams  L (0-1) 0.2 3 3 3 2 2
  Heredia   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
3
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bere   5.0 4 5 4 4 3
  Sullivan   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Williamson  W (3-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Reyes   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Graves  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
4
8

  E–Santiago (2), Young (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Chicago Hernandez (4,off Bere), Cincinnati Lewis (6,off Adams).  3B–Cincinnati Cameron (2,off Sanders).  HR–Cincinnati Vaughn 2 (7,1st inning off Sanders 0 on, 1 out,3rd inning off Sanders 1 on, 1 out); Johnson (3,4th inning off Sanders 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Sanders (1,off Bere); Bere (1,off Myers).  HBP–Santiago (2,by Bere).  IBB–Hernandez (2,by Bere); Larkin (1,by Adams).  SF–Young (2,off Sanders).  SB–Sosa (4,2nd base off Bere/Johnson); Morandini (3,2nd base off Williamson/Johnson); Tucker (4,2nd base off Adams/Santiago).  CS–Johnson (1,2nd base by Bere/Johnson).  WP–Sullivan (1).  HBP–Bere (1,Santiago).  IBB–Adams (1,Larkin); Bere (3,Hernandez).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:59.  A–23,940.
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