Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 8, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 2005 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 9, Chicago Cubs 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Lopez ss 3 1 0 0
Freel 2b 5 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 2 2 3
Dunn lf 5 2 2 2
Casey 1b 4 2 2 0
Aurilia 3b 5 0 1 0
Kearns rf 2 1 1 1
Valentin c 3 0 1 3
Claussen p 4 1 0 0
  Shackelford p 0 0 0 0
  Keisler p 0 0 0 0
  Coffey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 9 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lawton rf 5 1 1 1
Walker 2b 5 0 3 1
Lee 1b 4 0 1 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0
Garciaparra ss 4 1 1 0
Barrett c 2 1 1 0
Burnitz cf 4 0 1 1
Murton lf 3 1 1 1
Williams p 1 0 0 0
  Rusch p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Cincinnati 022 004 100990
Chicago 000 000 004490
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Claussen  W (7-8) 7.0 2 0 0 5 3
  Shackelford   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Keisler   0.2 5 4 4 0 0
  Coffey   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (3-5) 5.1 7 7 7 3 2
  Rusch   1.2 2 2 2 1 2
  Wood   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Ohman   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
9
9
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. F. Lopez-Freel-Casey.  2B–Cincinnati Casey 2 (26,off Williams,off Rusch); Valentin (9,off Williams); Griffey (27,off Williams), Chicago Walker (18,off Claussen).  HR–Cincinnati Dunn (33,3rd inning off Williams 1 on 0 out); Kearns (8,6th inning off Williams 0 on 0 out); Griffey (24,6th inning off Rusch 2 on 2 out).  HBP–Kearns (4,by Williams); Casey (5,by Williams).  IBB–Kearns (2,by Rusch).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Williams (5,off Claussen).  Team–9.  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Rob Drake, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–2:33.  A–39,965.
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