Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 21, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1985 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 4 0 1 1
Concepcion ss 5 1 1 0
Parker rf 4 1 1 1
Knicely c 4 0 0 0
Perez 1b 3 1 1 2
Davis cf 4 0 1 0
Esasky 3b 2 0 0 1
  Power p 0 0 0 0
Foley 2b 4 1 1 0
Stuper p 0 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 0 1 0 0
  Krenchicki 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b,ss 5 0 0 0
Lopes 3b,lf 1 0 1 0
Moreland rf,c 3 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 2 0
  Woods pr,lf,rf 0 1 0 0
Dayett lf 2 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 1 1 0
  Lake c 0 0 0 0
  Cey ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Bowa ss 2 0 0 0
  Walker ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Fontenot p 2 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 1 1
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Speier ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 1
Cincinnati 001 100 030562
Chicago 000 000 200260
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Stuper   6.1 6 2 1 2 3
  Hume  W (1-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Power  SV (8) 2.0 0 0 0 3 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
5
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fontenot   7.0 4 2 2 1 1
  Frazier  L (2-1) 0.1 2 3 3 3 0
  Brusstar   1.2 0 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
7
2

  E–Concepcion (8), Knicely (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Parker (13,off Frazier).  3B–Cincinnati Redus (1,off Fontenot).  HR–Cincinnati Perez (2,4th inning off Fontenot 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Stuper 2 (6,off Fontenot 2); Bowa (2,off Stuper).  IBB–Knicely (1,by Frazier); Parker (4,by Brusstar).  SB–Davis (8,2nd base off Fontenot/Davis); Redus 2 (5,2nd base off Brusstar/Moreland,3rd base off Brusstar/Moreland); Dernier (14,2nd base off Hume/Knicely); Lopes (10,2nd base off Power/Knicely).  IBB–Frazier (2,Knicely); Brusstar (1,Parker).  T–2:34.  A–32,007.
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