Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
September 23, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 2003 at Great American Ballpark. 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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Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 1 2 1
Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 1 2
Alou lf 4 1 1 1
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 1 2 2
Simon 1b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0
Miller c 4 1 1 0
Wood p 2 1 1 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Remlinger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Freel cf 4 0 0 0
Hummel 3b 4 0 0 0
Jimenez 2b 3 0 0 0
Casey 1b 4 0 1 0
Branyan lf 3 0 0 0
Pena rf 3 0 1 0
LaRue c 3 0 0 0
Olmedo ss 2 0 0 0
Randall p 2 0 0 0
  Serafini p 0 0 0 0
  Stenson ph 1 0 0 0
  Reith p 0 0 0 0
  Cerros p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Chicago 000 014 100681
Cincinnati 000 000 000020
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (14-11) 7.0 1 0 0 4 12
  Farnsworth   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Remlinger   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 2 0 0 5 12
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Randall  L (2-4) 5.1 7 5 5 0 2
  Serafini   1.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Reith   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Cerros   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 9.0 8 6 6 0 4

  E–Ramirez (31).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Lofton (32,off Randall); Grudzielanek (36,off Randall); Miller (19,off Serafini).  HR–Chicago Ramirez (27,5th inning off Randall 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wood (8,off Serafini).  SF–Lofton (6,off Serafini).  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Paul Schrieber, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:31.  A–26,124.

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