Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 23, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 2001 at Wrigley Field. 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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Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders lf 2 0 0 0
  Larson ph 0 0 0 0
  Tucker ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Sadler ss 1 0 0 0
Casey 1b 4 0 1 0
Ochoa rf 3 0 0 0
Selby 3b 4 1 2 0
Rivera cf 4 1 1 2
Stinnett c 3 0 0 0
Castro 2b 3 0 1 0
Bell p 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 1 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
  LaRue ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 2 1 1 1
Coomer 3b,1b 4 0 1 1
Stairs lf,rf 4 0 1 1
Zuleta 1b 3 1 1 1
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Dunwoody rf,cf 4 0 1 0
Matthews cf 3 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Ojeda 3b 0 0 0 0
Girardi c 3 1 0 0
Bere p 0 0 0 0
  Van Poppel p 2 1 1 0
  Aybar p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  White lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Cincinnati 020 000 000252
Chicago 012 000 10x470
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (0-3) 2.2 5 3 3 1 2
  Sullivan   3.1 1 0 0 0 3
  Wohlers   2.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
1
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bere   2.1 2 2 2 2 3
  Van Poppel  W (2-1) 3.2 1 0 0 3 5
  Aybar   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Heredia   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth   1.1 2 0 0 0 3
  Gordon  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
7
11

  E–Selby (1), Stinnett (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  HR–Cincinnati Rivera (4,2nd inning off Bere 1 on, 0 out), Chicago Zuleta (5,2nd inning off Bell 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Young (3,off Wohlers).  SF–Gutierrez (4,off Wohlers).  HBP–Zuleta (2,by Bell).  SB–Ochoa 2 (10,2nd base off Van Poppel/Girardi,3rd base off Van Poppel/Girardi); Gutierrez (1,2nd base off Sullivan/Stinnett).  CS–Sanders (3,3rd base by Bere/Girardi); Sadler (3,2nd base by Van Poppel/Girardi).  HBP–Bell (2,Zuleta).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Mark Wegner, 3B–Lazaro Diaz.  T–2:44.  A–25,966.
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