Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
September 16, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 2004 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 5, Cincinnati Reds 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Patterson cf 4 1 0 0
Perez ss 4 1 0 0
Ramirez 3b 5 3 4 5
Alou lf 2 0 0 0
Lee 1b 4 0 1 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Walker 2b 4 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
Bako c 4 0 1 0
Wood p 2 0 0 0
  Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 6 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Freel 3b 3 1 1 0
Lopez ss 4 0 1 2
Casey 1b 4 0 1 1
Dunn lf 4 0 0 0
Jimenez 2b 3 0 0 0
Kearns rf 4 0 0 0
Pena cf 4 1 1 0
LaRue c 3 1 1 0
Hancock p 1 1 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Bragg ph 1 0 0 0
  Valentine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 3
Chicago 200 010 200560
Cincinnati 000 130 000453
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (8-7) 7.0 5 4 4 4 9
  Mercker   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hawkins  SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
4
11
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hancock   6.2 5 4 2 2 3
  Wagner  L (3-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Valentine   2.0 0 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
5
3
4
8

  E–Freel (14), Casey (8), Hancock (2).  DP–Chicago 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Chicago Ramirez (31,off Hancock), Cincinnati Lopez (15,off Wood).  HR–Chicago Ramirez 3 (33,1st inning off Hancock 1 on, 1 out,5th inning off Hancock 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Wagner 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Wood (3,off Hancock).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  SB–Patterson (31,2nd base off Valentine/LaRue); Freel (35,2nd base off Wood/Bako); Bragg (1,2nd base off Wood/Bako).  WP–Wood 2 (7), Hancock (3).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Mark Carlson, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:38.  A–20,884.
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