Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 21, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1985 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 3 2 2 1
Rose 1b 6 0 1 2
Parker rf 5 1 1 1
Bell 3b 5 0 0 0
Esasky lf 4 1 2 2
  Redus pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Concepcion ss 5 0 1 0
Diaz c 3 0 0 0
  Franco p 1 1 1 0
Oester 2b 4 2 4 0
Browning p 1 0 0 0
  Venable ph 1 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Van Gorder c 1 0 0 1
Totals 39 8 12 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez lf 5 1 2 1
Ray 2b 4 1 0 0
Madlock 3b 2 0 0 0
  Morrison pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Brown rf 5 1 3 1
Thompson 1b 5 1 2 1
Pena c 3 0 1 1
Khalifa ss 3 0 1 1
Wynne cf 3 0 0 0
  Almon ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Walk p 1 0 0 0
  Lezcano ph 0 0 0 0
  DeLeon p 0 0 0 0
  Kemp ph 1 1 1 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Cincinnati 003 102 0028121
Pittsburgh 100 200 2005101
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning  W (12-9) 5.0 7 3 3 2 3
  Hume   1.2 1 2 2 2 1
  Franco  SV (6) 2.1 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  L (0-1) 4.0 8 4 4 1 4
  DeLeon   3.0 1 2 1 1 4
  Clements   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Guante   0.2 2 2 2 3 0
  Scurry   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
6
10

  E–Bell (5), DeLeon (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Khalifa (8,off Browning); Brown (6,off Browning); Thompson (16,off Browning); Kemp (12,off Hume).  3B–Cincinnati Milner (5,off Walk).  HR–Cincinnati Esasky (14,3rd inning off Walk 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Gonzalez (2,1st inning off Browning 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Browning (8,off Walk).  HBP–Esasky (3,by DeLeon); Madlock (5,by Hume).  SF–Khalifa (2,off Browning).  SB–Concepcion (15,2nd base off Walk/Pena).  CS–Gonzalez (1,2nd base by Browning/Diaz).  WP–Walk 2 (2).  HBP–Hume (3,Madlock); DeLeon (2,Esasky).  T–3:13.  A–17,198.
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