Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 29, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 1985 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 6 1 0 0
Sandberg 2b 7 2 5 1
Matthews lf 4 1 2 0
  Walker lf 1 0 0 0
Moreland rf 5 0 1 2
Durham 1b 6 0 2 1
Cey 3b 7 0 0 0
Lake c 3 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 1 0
  Speier ss 3 0 1 0
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 0 0 0 0
  Lopes ph 0 0 0 0
  Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 0 0 0
  Frazier p 1 0 0 0
Ruthven p 2 1 1 0
  Brusstar p 1 0 0 0
  Davis ph,c 4 0 0 0
Totals 55 5 13 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Ray 2b 5 1 0 0
Orsulak rf 7 0 4 0
Pena c 6 4 3 1
Thompson 1b 5 1 0 0
Madlock 3b 6 0 1 1
Kemp lf 3 0 1 2
  Frobel lf 2 0 1 0
Wynne cf 5 0 1 1
Khalifa ss 5 0 1 0
Tunnell p 2 0 0 0
  Robinson p 1 0 0 0
  Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 1 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
  Lezcano ph 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
  Morrison ph 1 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 6 13 5
Chicago 000 130 001 000 0005133
Pittsburgh 301 010 000 000 0016132
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   4.0 4 5 5 4 1
  Brusstar   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Sorensen   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Smith   3.0 2 0 0 4 1
  Frazier  L (4-2) 2.0 3 1 1 2 0
Totals
14.0
13
6
6
13
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Tunnell   4.1 6 4 4 2 0
  Robinson   3.0 4 0 0 1 0
  Candelaria   2.2 2 1 0 2 3
  Guante   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Holland   2.0 1 0 0 1 4
  Reuschel  W (5-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
15.0
13
5
4
6
9

  E–Sandberg (8), Ruthven (1), Davis (3), Ray (8), Candelaria (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Chicago Durham (14,off Tunnell); Matthews (3,off Tunnell); Moreland (13,off Robinson); Bosley (3,off Robinson); Sandberg (12,off Holland), Pittsburgh Madlock (16,off Ruthven); Pena (12,off Ruthven); Wynne (4,off Frazier).  HR–Pittsburgh Pena (5,15th inning off Frazier 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Sorensen (2,off Candelaria); Candelaria (1,off Sorensen); Pena (3,off Frazier); Khalifa (1,off Frazier).  SF–Moreland (5,off Candelaria); Kemp (3,off Ruthven).  IBB–Durham (9,by Robinson); Moreland (2,by Holland); Ray 2 (4,by Sorensen,by Frazier); Pena (2,by Smith); Thompson (6,by Frazier).  SB–Sandberg (21,2nd base off Tunnell/Pena).  CS–Frobel (2,2nd base by Smith/Davis).  WP–Tunnell (3).  IBB–Sorensen (6,Ray); Smith (2,Pena); Frazier 2 (6,Thompson,Ray); Robinson (6,Durham); Holland (8,Moreland).  T–4:34.  A–13,934.
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