Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 20, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1985 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 1, Chicago Cubs 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 4 0 0 0
Rose 1b 4 1 1 1
Parker rf 3 0 1 0
Knicely c 3 0 0 0
Davis lf 4 0 1 0
Esasky 3b 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Foley 2b 3 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Tibbs p 2 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Krenchicki 2b 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 2 2 0
Sandberg 2b 4 2 1 0
Lopes 3b 3 1 2 2
Moreland rf 3 0 1 1
Hebner 1b 3 1 0 0
Dayett lf 4 0 1 0
Lake c 4 0 1 2
Bowa ss 3 0 1 0
Sanderson p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 9 5
Cincinnati 000 100 000151
Chicago 102 003 00x690
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Tibbs  L (3-6) 5.1 8 6 6 1 1
  Hume   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Robinson   2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
1
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  W (3-1) 9.0 5 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
5

  E–Rose (4).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Dernier (4,off Tibbs).  HR–Cincinnati Rose (1,4th inning off Sanderson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Sanderson (1,off Tibbs).  SF–Lopes (2,off Tibbs); Moreland (4,off Tibbs).  IBB–Hebner (1,by Tibbs).  SB–Dernier (13,3rd base off Tibbs/Knicely); Sandberg (9,Home off Tibbs/Knicely); Lopes (9,2nd base off Tibbs/Knicely).  IBB–Tibbs (6,Hebner).  T–2:22.  A–21,231.
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