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September 16, 1997

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Top 9 R H E
Reds 0 1 1
Cubs 5 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Reds 0 1 1
Cubs 5 8 0

Aaron Boone Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .100
OBP .000 .100
At Bats 0 20
Hits 0 2
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

Kevin Tapani Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 0
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Wrigley Field - September 16, 1997
Out
Kevin Tapani
Scott Servais
Mark Grace
Ryne Sandberg
Kevin Orie
Manny Alexander
Terrell Lowery
Doug Glanville
Sammy Sosa
Aaron Boone

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 0 1 1 3
Chicago Cubs 5 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Kevin Tapani
Losing Pitcher Kent Mercker
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sammy Sosa
Attendance 22,190
Time of Game 1 hour 57 minutes
Count: 2-1, 2 Outs
Count: 2-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Damian Jackson pinch hits for Pokey Reese. Jackson hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Servais hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Oliver for a passed ball. Sandberg moves to third.
Bottom 8 Orie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Sosa is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Felix Rodriguez now pitching. There goes Lowery. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Lowery steals second.
Bottom 8 Lowery hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Glanville moves to third.
Bottom 8 There goes Glanville. The throw from Graves and he throws it away. Glanville is safe on the error. Glanville moves to second.
Bottom 8 Danny Graves now pitching. Glanville hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ed Taubensee pinch hits for Scott Sullivan. Taubensee strikes out.
Top 8 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Oliver hits a line drive towards short. Alexander reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tapani strikes out.
Bottom 7 Alexander hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Scott Sullivan now pitching. Servais hits a fly ball into center field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stynes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Orie strikes out.
Bottom 6 Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sosa hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Lowery hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nunnally strikes out.
Top 6 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second.
Top 6 Mercker strikes out.
Top 6 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tapani bunts towards the mound. Mercker fields it and throws to first for the out. Alexander moves to second.
Bottom 5 Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Greene hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Orie hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sandberg strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Sosa. The throw from Oliver and he is out, Boone applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Sosa takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stynes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Nunnally hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nunnally for the out.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a line drive into center field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lowery takes first base on ball four. Glanville moves to second.
Bottom 3 Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Reese fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Tapani hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Reese strikes out.
Top 3 Mercker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 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.
Bottom 2 Servais hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Orie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sosa moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sandberg hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Lowery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sanders takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lowery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Glanville hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stynes hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nunnally hits a fly ball into left field. Lowery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reese strikes out.