Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 20, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 2000 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 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Reese 2b 3 1 0 0
Larkin ss 4 1 2 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 2 1 1 1
Young lf 3 1 1 1
Casey 1b 4 0 1 1
Bichette rf 4 0 1 0
  Tucker rf 0 0 0 0
Taubensee c 4 0 0 0
Boone 3b 4 1 2 1
Villone p 3 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Stynes ph 1 0 0 0
  Graves p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 0 0 0 0
  Greene 3b 4 1 2 0
Gutierrez ss 5 0 2 1
Martinez 1b,lf 5 0 1 1
Sosa rf 4 0 0 1
Hill lf 3 0 1 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
Nieves 3b,2b 3 0 1 0
Buford cf 4 0 0 0
Girardi c 4 1 1 0
Lieber p 2 0 1 0
  Zuleta ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Cincinnati 230 000 000581
Chicago 000 000 3003101
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Villone  W (6-1) 6.0 9 3 3 3 2
  Williamson   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Graves  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  L (4-3) 7.0 6 5 4 3 4
  Farnsworth   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Heredia   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
4
5

  E–B Larkin (6), Hill (2).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Cincinnati Young (10,off Lieber); B Larkin (7,off Farnsworth), Chicago Nieves (2,off Villone); Greene (3,off Villone).  HR–Cincinnati Boone (7,2nd inning off Lieber 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Sosa (4,off Williamson).  CS–Griffey (1,2nd base by Lieber/Girardi); E Young (2,2nd base by Villone/Taubensee).  WP–Williamson (8).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Lazaro Diaz.  T–3:06.  A–39,101.
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