Opening Day Boxscore

The '95 Cubs were not scheduled to open in Cincy. The strike, that cancelled the '94 World Series, made this opener possible. This was the first game under the MacPhail/Lynch/Riggleman regime. At that time I was just happy that the Himes & Treblehorn were mercifully gone. The '95 team would finish 2 games over at 73-71. It was actually the teams second winning season in three(the Lefebvre team in '93 was the other). The Opening Day starter for the 1995 Cubs...Jim Bullinger. Take a peak at the leadoff hitter for the Redlegs.

Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 1

DayGame Played
on Wednesday, April 26, 1995 (D)
at Riverfront Stadium

CHI N 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 - 7 10 0
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 1

BATTING
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
McRae cf 5 0 3 1 0 1 4 0
Sanchez 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Sosa rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 5 0
Grace 1b 5 1 3 1 0 0 10 1
Wilkins c 3 2 1 0 1 0 4 1
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Buechele 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 4
Bullett lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Timmons ph,lf 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
Bullinger p 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Perez p 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 7 10 6 6 5 27 10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.
PB: Wilkins (1).

BATTING -
2B: McRae (1,off McElroy).
3B: McRae (1,off Rijo).
SH: Dunston (1,off Rijo); Sanchez (1,off Rijo).
SF: Bullinger (1,off McElroy).
HBP: Wilkins (1,by Hernandez).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING -
SB: Sosa (1,2nd base off Rijo/Santiago).

Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
D. Sanders cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
Larkin ss 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 5
Morris 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 10 0
Gant lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ruffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boone 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 2
Santiago c 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
R. Sanders rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Greene 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
Rijo p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
McElroy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Howard lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1 2 3 27 15

FIELDING -
DP: 2.
E: Morris (1).

BATTING -
HR: Larkin (1,8th inning off Perez 0 on, 0 out).
IBB: Morris (1,by Bullinger).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING -
SB: Larkin 2 (2,2nd base off Bullinger/Wilkins 2); D. Sanders (1,3rd base off
Bullinger/Wilkins).

PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bullinger W(1-0) 6 5 0 0 2 2 0
Perez SV(1) 3 2 1 1 0 1 1
Totals 9 7 1 1 2 3 1

Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR
Rijo L(0-1) 5.1 6 5 4 2 4 0
McElroy 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Hernandez 2 2 2 2 2 0 0
Ruffin 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Totals 9 10 7 6 6 5 0

WP: Hernandez 2 (2), Ruffin (1).
HBP: Hernandez (1,Wilkins).
IBB: Bullinger (1,Morris).

Umpires: Jim Garman, Larry Randall, Bob Hernandez, Jim Pacheco

Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 51033