Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 28, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1984 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs 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, Chicago Cubs 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Redus cf 4 0 1 0
Oester 2b 3 1 1 1
Parker rf 3 1 1 0
Cedeno lf 4 0 1 0
Krenchicki 3b 3 0 0 1
Esasky 1b 2 0 0 0
  Owchinko p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Rose ph 1 0 0 0
Foley ss 4 0 2 0
Van Gorder c 2 0 0 0
  Gulden ph 1 0 0 0
Pastore p 1 0 1 0
  Perez 1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Cotto cf 5 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 1
Bosley lf 2 2 1 0
  Woods ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 0 0 0
Moreland rf 4 1 3 2
Cey 3b 2 0 1 2
Lake c 4 0 2 0
Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0
Ruthven p 3 0 0 0
  Bordi p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Cincinnati 000 002 000270
Chicago 300 200 00x5100
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Pastore  L (3-8) 3.1 8 5 5 5 1
  Owchinko   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Hume   3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
6
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (4-9) 5.0 6 2 2 3 0
  Bordi  SV (4) 4.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
1

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Cincinnati Cedeno (15,off Ruthven), Chicago Bosley (2,off Pastore); Moreland 2 (14,off Pastore 2); Cey (19,off Pastore); Lake 2 (4,off Pastore,off Hume).  HR–Cincinnati Oester (2,6th inning off Ruthven 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Sandberg (17,1st inning off Pastore 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Krenchicki (3,off Bordi).  HBP–Veryzer (4,by Pastore).  IBB–Veryzer (1,by Pastore).  CS–Redus (9,2nd base by Ruthven/Lake).  BK–Ruthven (1).  HBP–Pastore (3,Veryzer).  IBB–Pastore (3,Veryzer).  T–2:27.  A–32,827.
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