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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 16, 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 September 16, 1997 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kent Mercker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Tapani |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 22,190 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Greg Bonin 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Rich Rieker |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pokey Reese | Shortstop |
| Jon Nunnally | Center Fielder |
| Chris Stynes | Left Fielder |
| Eduardo Perez | First Baseman |
| Willie Greene | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Sanders | Right Fielder |
| Joe Oliver | Catcher |
| Bret Boone | Second Baseman |
| Kent Mercker | Pitcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doug Glanville | Center Fielder |
| Terrell Lowery | Left Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Manny Alexander | Shortstop |
| Kevin Tapani | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 16, 1997
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Tapani
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Tapani
Nunnally hits a fly ball into left field. Lowery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Tapani
Stynes hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Mercker
Glanville hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lowery vs. Mercker
Lowery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Mercker
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Tapani
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Tapani
Greene 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Tapani
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Tapani
Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Lowery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Mercker
Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Mercker
Sandberg hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Mercker
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Mercker
Servais hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Tapani
Boone 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mercker vs. Tapani
Mercker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Tapani
Reese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Mercker
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tapani vs. Mercker
Tapani hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Mercker
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Reese fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lowery vs. Mercker
Lowery takes first base on ball four. Glanville moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Mercker
Grace hits a line drive into center field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Tapani
Nunnally hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nunnally for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Tapani
Stynes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Tapani
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Mercker
Sosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Mercker
There goes Sosa. The throw from Oliver and he is out, Boone applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Mercker
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Mercker
Orie hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Tapani
Greene hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Tapani
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Tapani
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Mercker
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Mercker
Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Tapani vs. Mercker
Tapani bunts towards the mound. Mercker fields it and throws to first for the out. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glanville vs. Mercker
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Tapani
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mercker vs. Tapani
Mercker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Tapani
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Nunnally vs. Tapani
Nunnally strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowery vs. Mercker
Lowery hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Mercker
Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Mercker
Sosa hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Mercker
Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Mercker
Orie strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Tapani
Stynes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Tapani
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Tapani
Greene 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 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Sullivan
Scott Sullivan now pitching.
Servais hits a fly ball into center field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Sullivan
Alexander hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tapani vs. Sullivan
Tapani strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Tapani
Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Tapani
Oliver hits a line drive towards short. Alexander reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Tapani
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Taubensee vs. Tapani
Ed Taubensee pinch hits for Scott Sullivan.
Taubensee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Graves
Danny Graves now pitching.
Glanville hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lowery vs. Graves
There goes Glanville. The throw from Graves and he throws it away. Glanville is safe on the error. Glanville moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lowery vs. Graves
Lowery hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Glanville moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grace vs. Rodriguez
Felix Rodriguez now pitching.
There goes Lowery. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Lowery steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Grace vs. Rodriguez
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Sosa vs. Rodriguez
Sosa is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Sandberg vs. Rodriguez
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Stynes. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. Glanville scores. Lowery scores. Sosa goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orie vs. Rodriguez
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Rodriguez
The ball gets by Oliver for a passed ball. Sandberg moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Servais vs. Rodriguez
Servais hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Tapani
Damian Jackson pinch hits for Pokey Reese.
Jackson hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Tapani
Pat Watkins pinch hits for Jon Nunnally.
Watkins 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, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Tapani
Aaron Boone pinch hits for Chris Stynes.
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1997 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Reese P, ss 3 0 0 0 Glanville D, cf 4 1 1 0
Jackson D, ph 1 0 0 0 Lowery T, lf 3 1 1 0
Nunnally J, cf 3 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 4 1 1 0
Watkins P, ph 1 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 2 2 2 2
Stynes C, lf 3 0 0 0 Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 1 3
Boone A, ph 1 0 0 0 Orie K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Perez E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Servais S, c 4 0 0 0
Greene W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Alexander M, ss 3 0 1 0
Sanders R, rf 2 0 0 0 Tapani K, p 2 0 1 0
Oliver J, c 3 0 0 0
Boone B, 2b 2 0 1 0
Mercker K, p 2 0 0 0
Sullivan S, p 0 0 0 0
Taubensee E, ph 1 0 0 0
Graves D, p 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 1 0 30 5 8 5
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 000 002 03x -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker K (L) 6.0 5 2 2 2 2
Sullivan S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Graves D* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Rodriguez F 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani K (W) 9.0 1 0 0 2 5
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Graves D
LOB -- Cincinnati 3, Chicago 5
2B -- Sandberg R
HR -- Sosa S
SB -- Lowery T
CS -- Sosa S
SH -- Tapani K
PB -- Oliver J
T -- 1:57
A -- 22190
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