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Reds
@ Braves
Turner Field
April 16, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 16, 1997 at Turner Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Smiley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Terrell Wade |
| Ballpark | Turner Field |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 38,411 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Steve Rippley 2B: Mark Hirschbeck 3B: Larry Vanover |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Deion Sanders | Center Fielder |
| Bret Boone | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Sanders | Right Fielder |
| Eduardo Perez | Left Fielder |
| Willie Greene | Third Baseman |
| Brook Fordyce | Catcher |
| Hal Morris | First Baseman |
| Pokey Reese | Shortstop |
| John Smiley | Pitcher |
| Ray Knight | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Michael Tucker | Left Fielder |
| Mike Mordecai | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Andruw Jones | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Perez | Catcher |
| Tony Graffanino | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Terrell Wade | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Turner Field
April 16, 1997
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Wade
Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Wade
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Wade
Sanders is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Smiley
Lofton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Smiley
Tucker hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mordecai vs. Smiley
Mordecai hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Smiley
McGriff strikes out. There goes Mordecai. The throw from Fordyce to Reese, and Mordecai is out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wade
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Wade
Greene hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fordyce vs. Wade
Fordyce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Smiley
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Smiley
There goes Jones. The throw from Fordyce and he is out, Boone applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Smiley
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Smiley
Graffanino hits a popup towards third. Greene settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Wade
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wade
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smiley vs. Wade
Smiley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Smiley
Blauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wade vs. Smiley
Wade bunts in front of the plate. Fordyce fields it and throws to first for the out. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Smiley
Lofton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blauser moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tucker vs. Smiley
There goes Lofton. The throw from Fordyce and he is safe. Lofton steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Tucker vs. Smiley
Tucker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Blauser scores. Lofton scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mordecai vs. Smiley
There goes Tucker. The throw from Fordyce and he is safe. Tucker steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mordecai vs. Smiley
Mordecai is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Smiley
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Wade
Sanders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Wade
There goes Sanders. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Sanders steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Wade
Sanders is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Sanders scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Wade
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Wade
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wade
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Smiley
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Smiley
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Smiley
Graffanino hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Wade
Greene hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Greene reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fordyce vs. Wade
Fordyce hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Greene moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Morris vs. Wade
Morris hits a fly ball into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Byrd
Paul Byrd now pitching. Mark Lemke now playing second base.
Reese bunts towards first. McGriff catches it and throws to third to double up Greene. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Smiley
Blauser hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Smiley
Lemke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Smiley
Lofton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Smiley
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mordecai vs. Smiley
Mordecai hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smiley vs. Byrd
Smiley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mordecai settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Byrd
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Byrd
Boone hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lemke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Smiley
McGriff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Smiley
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sanders. Jones reaches second base with a double. McGriff goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Smiley
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Smiley
Chipper Jones pinch hits for Paul Byrd.
Jones is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blauser vs. Belinda
Stan Belinda now pitching. Rafael Belliard pinch runs for Chipper Jones.
There goes Jones. The throw from Fordyce and he is safe. Jones steals third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Blauser vs. Belinda
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones scores. Belliard moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Lemke vs. Belinda
Lemke hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Lofton vs. Belinda
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belinda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Belliard moves to third. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Tucker vs. Belinda
Tucker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Bielecki
Rafael Belliard now playing shortstop. Mike Bielecki now pitching.
Sanders hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Bielecki
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Bielecki
Greene hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mordecai vs. Belinda
Mordecai hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Perez who is chasing the ball. Mordecai reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
McGriff vs. Belinda
Lenny Harris now playing left field.
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mordecai scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Belinda
Jones hits a popup towards first. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Belinda
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belliard vs. Belinda
Belliard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops it up and throws to first, with Belinda covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Bielecki
Ed Taubensee pinch hits for Brook Fordyce.
Taubensee strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Bielecki
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bielecki
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Bones
Ed Taubensee now catching. Ricky Bones now pitching. Jeff Branson now playing shortstop. Ryan Klesko pinch hits for Mike Bielecki.
Klesko hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Bones
Lemke 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, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Bones
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Wohlers
Mark Wohlers now pitching.
Branson hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Wohlers
Sanders bunts between the mound and first base. Wohlers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Wohlers
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Wohlers
Sanders takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Wohlers
Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1997 -- Cincinnati at Atlanta (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Sanders D, cf 4 1 1 0 Lofton K, cf 5 2 4 1
Boone B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Tucker M, lf 4 0 1 2
Sanders R, rf 3 0 0 0 Mordecai M, 3b 4 1 2 0
Perez E, lf 3 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 4 1 2 1
Harris L, lf 1 0 0 0 Jones A, rf 3 1 1 1
Greene W, 3b 3 0 1 0 Perez E, c 4 0 0 0
Fordyce B, c 2 0 1 0 Graffanino T, 2b 2 0 0 0
Taubensee E, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Byrd P, p 0 0 0 0
Morris H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jones C, ph 0 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 3 0 0 0 Belliard R, pr-ss 1 0 0 0
Bones R, p 0 0 0 0 Blauser J, ss 2 2 2 2
Smiley J, p 2 0 0 0 Bielecki M, p 0 0 0 0
Belinda S, p 0 0 0 0 Klesko R, ph 1 0 0 0
Branson J, ss 1 0 0 0 Wohlers M, p 0 0 0 0
Wade T, p 0 0 0 0
Lemke M, 2b 3 0 0 0
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29 1 3 0 33 7 12 7
Cincinnati 000 100 000 -- 1
Atlanta 002 022 10x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley J (L) 5.1 8 6 6 3 4
Belinda S 1.2 4 1 1 0 1
Bones R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Wade T 4.1 3 1 0 0 6
Byrd P (W) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Bielecki M 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Wohlers M 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
E -- Wade T
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 3, Atlanta 6
2B -- Greene W, Jones A
3B -- Mordecai M
HR -- Blauser J, Lofton K
SB -- Lofton K, Tucker M, Sanders D, Jones A
CS -- Mordecai M, Jones A, Sanders D
SH -- Wade T
T -- 2:16
A -- 38411
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