Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
July 18, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1985 at Riverfront Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 5 1 3 2
Hayes lf 3 1 1 1
Schmidt 1b 4 1 1 1
Wilson rf 4 0 1 2
Virgil c 5 0 2 0
Maddox cf 5 0 1 0
Schu 3b 4 1 2 0
Jeltz ss 3 2 1 0
Koosman p 4 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Redus cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Cedeno lf,1b 4 1 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 1
Perez 1b 4 0 1 0
  Venable pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Esasky 3b 4 2 2 1
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Knicely c 3 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
Oester 2b 4 0 1 0
Soto p 1 0 1 1
  Bilardello c 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Philadelphia 210 011 0106121
Cincinnati 000 010 110381
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (4-2) 7.2 7 3 3 0 4
  Tekulve  SV (9) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Soto  L (8-11) 7.1 11 6 6 4 9
  Hume   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
5
9

  E–Koosman (1), Knicely (8).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Philadelphia Samuel (18,off Soto); Wilson (20,off Soto), Cincinnati Cedeno (11,off Koosman).  3B–Philadelphia Samuel (7,off Soto).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (12,5th inning off Soto 0 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Esasky (7,7th inning off Koosman 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Hayes (4,by Hume).  SH–Soto (4,off Koosman).  SB–Samuel 2 (32,3rd base off Soto/Knicely,2nd base off Hume/Bilardello); Hayes (13,2nd base off Soto/Knicely); Schu (4,2nd base off Soto/Knicely); Maddox (3,2nd base off Soto/Knicely); Jeltz (1,2nd base off Soto/Knicely).  CS–Samuel (9,3rd base by Hume/Bilardello).  IBB–Hume (3,Hayes).  T–2:29.  A–25,447.
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