Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
April 26, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1997 at Cinergy Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 10

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies lf 4 0 0 0
Morandini 2b 3 0 1 0
Brogna 1b 4 0 0 0
Daulton rf 4 0 0 0
Parent c 3 1 0 0
Rolen 3b 3 1 1 0
  Mimbs p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Butler ph 1 0 0 0
Magee cf 2 0 0 1
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Stocker ss 2 0 1 0
Schilling p 1 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 0 0
  Ruffcorn p 0 0 0 0
  Sefcik 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders cf 3 2 1 1
Morris 1b 5 1 1 2
Larkin ss 2 3 1 0
Sierra rf 4 1 1 3
Taubensee c 5 1 3 3
Greene 3b 4 0 1 0
Boone 2b 4 0 1 0
Goodwin lf 4 1 2 0
Schourek p 1 1 1 1
  Branson ph 1 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 12 10
Philadelphia 000 020 000230
Cincinnati 212 101 03x10121
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Schilling  L (3-2) 4.0 6 6 6 4 3
  Ruffcorn   1.2 2 1 1 2 2
  Mimbs   1.2 4 3 3 2 1
  Harris   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 8.0 12 10 10 9 6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Schourek  W (1-2) 5.0 2 2 1 3 5
  Belinda   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Shaw   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Brantley   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 9.0 3 2 1 4 8

  E–Greene (4).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  PB–Taubensee (2).  2B–Cincinnati Larkin (3,off Ruffcorn); Taubensee (4,off Mimbs).  3B–Cincinnati D Sanders (4,off Mimbs).  HR–Cincinnati Morris (1,1st inning off Schilling 1 on, 0 out); Taubensee (3,3rd inning off Schilling 1 on, 1 out); Schourek (1,4th inning off Schilling 0 on, 0 out); Sierra (1,8th inning off Mimbs 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Magee (2,off Schourek).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Schourek (1,off Schilling).  Team–11.  SB–Goodwin (1,2nd base off Schilling/Parent); D. Sanders 2 (18,2nd base off Schilling/Parent,3rd base off Schilling/Parent).  WP–Ruffcorn (2), Schourek (2).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:47.  A–27,357.

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