Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
August 25, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 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 3, Cincinnati Reds 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 3 0 0 0
Matthews lf 4 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 2 1
Moreland rf 4 1 2 0
Cey 3b 4 1 2 1
Durham 1b 4 0 0 0
Speier ss 4 0 1 0
Lake c 3 0 0 0
  Lopes ph 1 0 1 0
Fontenot p 2 1 1 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Woods ph 0 0 0 0
  Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Redus cf 3 1 1 0
Bell 3b 4 1 2 1
Esasky lf 4 1 2 2
Perez 1b 4 0 2 0
Cedeno rf 2 0 0 0
  Parker ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 2 0
Diaz c 4 1 1 1
Oester 2b 2 0 0 0
Browning p 2 0 0 0
  Venable ph 0 0 0 1
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5
Chicago 010 011 0003101
Cincinnati 001 022 00x5100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fontenot   4.2 7 3 3 1 1
  Brusstar  L (3-3) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Sorensen   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
1
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning  W (13-9) 6.0 7 3 3 1 3
  Franco  SV (7) 3.0 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
3

  E–Fontenot (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Chicago Cey (15,off Browning); Sandberg (22,off Browning); Lopes (9,off Franco), Cincinnati Redus (13,off Fontenot); Bell (6,off Fontenot); Diaz (7,off Brusstar).  HR–Chicago Cey (17,6th inning off Browning 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Esasky (15,3rd inning off Fontenot 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Dernier (6,off Browning); Oester (2,off Brusstar).  SF–Venable (2,off Brusstar).  CS–Perez (2,2nd base by Sorensen/Lake).  WP–Browning (2).  T–2:23.  A–35,038.
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