Cincinnati Reds 0 – 5 Chicago Cubs
16 September 1997 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Kevin Tapani | 1 in 193 games |
| 23 | final score 5–0 | 1 in 72 games | |
| 4 | 3 RBI | Ryne Sandberg | 1 in 37 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokey Reese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Damian Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Nunnally | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pat Watkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Stynes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Boone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eduardo Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Greene | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Oliver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bret Boone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kent Mercker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed Taubensee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Mercker | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Scott Sullivan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Graves | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Rodriguez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Glanville | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terrell Lowery | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mark Grace | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sammy Sosa | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Ryne Sandberg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Kevin Orie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Scott Servais | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manny Alexander | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Tapani | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Tapani | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |