Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 23, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1984 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 5 0 1 0
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 1 0
Cedeno 1b 5 0 3 0
Parker rf 5 0 0 0
Concepcion 3b 4 2 3 0
Bilardello c 4 0 1 1
Oester 2b 4 0 2 0
Foley ss 3 0 2 1
Russell p 2 0 0 0
  Scherrer p 0 0 0 0
  Esasky ph 1 0 0 0
  Owchinko p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Power p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 13 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 5 1 0 0
Lacy rf,lf 3 1 1 1
Madlock 3b 4 1 1 2
Thompson 1b 3 1 1 1
Pena c 4 0 3 1
Ray 2b 2 0 1 1
Mazzilli lf 3 1 1 1
  Frobel rf 1 0 0 0
Berra ss 4 1 1 0
Candelaria p 2 1 1 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7
Cincinnati 010 001 0002131
Pittsburgh 000 061 00x7100
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Russell  L (2-5) 4.1 4 5 4 2 6
  Scherrer   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Owchinko   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Power   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
7
6
3
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (4-4) 8.0 11 2 2 1 12
  Tekulve   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
2
2
1
12

  E–Oester (7).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Cincinnati Concepcion (6,off Candelaria); Bilardello (4,off Candelaria); Oester (6,off Candelaria), Pittsburgh Candelaria (2,off Russell).  3B–Pittsburgh Pena (1,off Russell).  HR–Pittsburgh Mazzilli (2,5th inning off Russell 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Candelaria (1,off Owchinko).  HBP–Ray (1,by Russell).  CS–Lacy (2,2nd base by Owchinko/Bilardello).  WP–Russell (2).  HBP–Russell (3,Ray).  T–2:38.  A–7,072.
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