Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 8, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1985 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak lf 3 0 0 1
Ray 2b 2 1 0 0
Madlock 3b 3 0 1 1
Thompson 1b 2 0 0 0
Brown rf 3 0 1 1
Wynne cf 4 0 0 0
Almon ss 4 0 0 0
Ortiz c 4 0 1 0
Robinson p 2 1 2 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
  Kemp ph 1 1 1 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Lezcano ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 0 1 0
Foley ss 3 1 1 0
Hayes cf 2 2 0 0
Schmidt 1b 2 1 1 3
Wilson rf 4 1 2 1
Virgil c 4 1 2 1
Russell lf 4 0 0 0
Schu 3b 4 1 1 2
Denny p 3 0 2 0
  Carman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 10 7
Pittsburgh 100 010 100360
Philadelphia 400 010 02x7101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  L (2-7) 4.1 7 5 5 4 1
  Clements   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Scurry   2.0 3 2 2 1 4
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
5
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (7-8) 7.0 6 3 3 4 3
  Carman  SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
6
6

  E–Samuel (11).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Robinson (1,off Denny), Philadelphia Foley (6,off Robinson).  3B–Pittsburgh Kemp (2,off Denny).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (18,1st inning off Robinson 2 on, 1 out); Virgil (14,1st inning off Robinson 0 on, 2 out); Schu (3,8th inning off Scurry 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Orsulak (6,off Denny).  SF–Brown (1,off Denny); Orsulak (1,off Denny).  SB–Ray (6,2nd base off Denny/Virgil); Hayes (15,2nd base off Robinson/Ortiz).  CS–Samuel (12,2nd base by Scurry/Ortiz).  T–2:25.  A–18,142.
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