Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
August 23, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1985 at Riverfront Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 1 2 0
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 1
Moreland rf 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 2 0 1 0
  Owen pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 0 1 1
Davis c 3 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Baller p 2 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 0 1 0
  Meridith p 0 0 0 0
  Lopes ph 1 0 0 0
  Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 3 0 0 0
  Redus ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Rose 1b 4 1 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 2 0
Esasky lf 4 0 1 1
Krenchicki 3b 2 0 0 0
  Runnells pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss,3b 3 1 1 0
Van Gorder c 4 0 1 1
Oester 2b 2 1 1 0
McGaffigan p 2 0 0 0
  Venable ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 31 3 8 3
Chicago 200 000 000260
Cincinnati 011 000 001380
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Baller   6.0 6 2 2 3 2
  Meridith   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Sorensen  L (3-5) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
4
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
McGaffigan   6.0 5 2 2 3 6
  Franco  W (11-1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
7

  E–None.  2B–Chicago Dernier (14,off McGaffigan); Cey (13,off McGaffigan), Cincinnati Van Gorder (5,off Baller).  3B–Cincinnati Oester (3,off Sorensen).  SH–Dernier (5,off Franco); Concepcion (3,off Baller).  IBB–Durham (17,by McGaffigan); Oester 2 (8,by Baller 2).  SB–Sandberg (39,2nd base off McGaffigan/Van Gorder).  WP–McGaffigan (1).  IBB–Baller 2 (3,Oester 2); McGaffigan (2,Durham).  T–2:28.  A–34,283.
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