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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 31, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 31, 1997 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Morgan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Foster |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 36,440 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Greg Bonin 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Bob Davidson |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Deion Sanders | Center Fielder |
| Curtis Goodwin | Left Fielder |
| Hal Morris | First Baseman |
| Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| Ed Taubensee | Catcher |
| Lenny Harris | Right Fielder |
| Bret Boone | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Branson | Third Baseman |
| Mike Morgan | Pitcher |
| Ray Knight | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Brant Brown | Left Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Tyler Houston | Catcher |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Foster | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 31, 1997
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Foster
Sanders hits a popup towards third. Orie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Foster
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Foster
Morris is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Morgan
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Morgan
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Morgan
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Foster
Larkin hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Foster
Taubensee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Taubensee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Foster
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taubensee moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Foster
Boone is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Morgan
Sosa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Morgan
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Branson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Morgan
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Branson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Foster
Branson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Foster
Morgan bunts towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Sandberg covering, for the out. Branson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Foster
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Branson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goodwin vs. Foster
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Morgan
Sandberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Morgan
Orie hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Morgan
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris fields it, tags Foster out, and throws to home to double up Sandberg, who tagged and tried to score. Orie moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Morgan
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Foster
Morris hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Foster
Larkin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Larkin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taubensee vs. Foster
There's a wild pitch. Larkin moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taubensee vs. Foster
Taubensee hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of McRae. Taubensee reaches second base with a double. Larkin scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Foster
Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Foster
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Morgan
Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Morgan
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Morgan
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Houston vs. Morgan
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown scores. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dunston vs. Morgan
Dunston hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Dunston reaches second base with a double. Sosa scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Morgan
Sandberg is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orie vs. Morgan
Orie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Orie reaches second base with a double. Dunston scores. Sandberg goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Morgan
Foster strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Foster
Branson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Branson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Foster
Morgan bunts towards the mound. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. Branson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sanders vs. Foster
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Branson tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Foster
Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Morgan
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Morgan
Brown hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Sanders. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Morgan
Doug Glanville pinch runs for Brant Brown.
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
Sosa takes first base on ball four. Glanville moves to third. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Houston vs. Carrasco
Houston hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Glanville tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dunston vs. Carrasco
There's a wild pitch. Grace moves to third. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dunston vs. Carrasco
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris fields the ball and throws to Carrasco covering. Safe. Grace scores. Sosa moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sandberg vs. Carrasco
Sandberg strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Foster
Doug Glanville now playing left field.
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Foster
Larkin hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Foster
Taubensee hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Carrasco
Orie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Carrasco
Foster bunts towards the mound. Carrasco fields it and throws to first for the out. Orie moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Carrasco
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Orie moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Glanville vs. Carrasco
The ball gets by Taubensee for a passed ball. Orie scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Carrasco
Glanville takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Carrasco
Grace is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Foster
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Foster
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Branson vs. Foster
Branson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Foster
Willie Greene pinch hits for Hector Carrasco.
Greene hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Sullivan
Scott Sullivan now pitching.
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Sullivan
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Sullivan
Dunston hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Sanders fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Sanders. Dunston moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sandberg vs. Sullivan
Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Foster
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Patterson
Bob Patterson now pitching.
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Patterson
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Patterson covering, for the out. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Patterson
Larkin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Rojas
Joe Oliver pinch hits for Ed Taubensee. Mel Rojas now pitching. Rey Sanchez now playing shortstop.
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Rojas
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Sullivan
Joe Oliver now catching.
Orie is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Sullivan
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Branson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Sullivan
McRae strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rojas
Boone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Orie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Rojas
Branson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Rojas
Terry Pendleton pinch hits for Scott Sullivan.
There's a wild pitch. Branson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pendleton vs. Rojas
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Rojas
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1997 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Sanders D, cf 3 1 0 1 McRae B, cf 5 0 1 0
Goodwin C, lf 4 0 0 0 Brown B, lf 3 1 2 0
Morris H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Glanville D, pr-lf 0 1 0 0
Larkin B, ss 4 2 2 2 Grace M, 1b 3 1 0 0
Taubensee E, c 3 0 2 1 Sosa S, rf 3 1 2 0
Oliver J, ph-c 1 0 1 0 Houston T, c 3 0 0 2
Harris L, rf 4 0 0 0 Dunston S, ss 4 1 3 2
Boone B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rojas M, p 0 0 0 0
Branson J, 3b 3 1 2 0 Sandberg R, 2b 3 1 1 0
Morgan M, p 0 0 0 0 Orie K, 3b 3 1 2 2
Carrasco H, p 0 0 0 0 Foster K, p 2 0 0 0
Greene W, ph 1 0 0 0 Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0
Sullivan S, p 0 0 0 0 Sanchez R, ss 1 0 0 0
Pendleton T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 7 4 30 7 11 6
Cincinnati 000 110 020 -- 4
Chicago 000 421 00x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan M (L) 4.1 9 6 6 1 1
Carrasco H 1.2 1 1 0 3 2
Sullivan S 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Foster K (W)* 7.0 4 3 3 3 2
Patterson B 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
Rojas M (S) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Sanders D
DP -- Cincinnati 3
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Chicago 6
2B -- Taubensee E 2, Larkin B, Brown B 2, Dunston S 2, Orie K, Branson J
HR -- Larkin B
SH -- Morgan M 2, Foster K
SF -- Sanders D, Houston T
HBP -- by Morgan M (Sandberg R)
WP -- Foster K, Carrasco H, Rojas M
PB -- Taubensee E
T -- 2:35
A -- 36440
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