Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
August 27, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1985 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Atlanta Braves 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak cf,lf 5 2 1 0
Ray 2b 5 2 3 1
Madlock 3b 4 1 1 1
Thompson 1b 4 1 2 3
Brown rf 4 0 1 1
Pena c 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Wynne cf 0 0 0 0
Khalifa ss 4 0 0 0
Rhoden p 4 0 2 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Thompson rf 4 0 1 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Perry ph 1 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 5 1 1 1
Murphy cf 5 2 3 1
Horner 1b 4 1 1 3
Harper lf 4 1 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 4 1 2 0
Benedict c 3 0 1 1
  Runge pr 0 0 0 0
  Cerone c 1 0 0 0
Bedrosian p 2 0 0 0
  Washington ph,rf 1 1 1 1
Totals 38 7 11 7
Pittsburgh 101 000 0316113
Atlanta 000 100 0157111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden   8.2 9 5 4 2 7
  Robinson  L (4-10) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.2
11
7
6
2
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bedrosian   7.0 5 2 2 0 4
  Camp   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Forster   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Garber  W (5-4) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
0
5

  E–Orsulak (6), Khalifa 2 (12), Ramirez (23).  2B–Pittsburgh Ray (25,off Camp), Atlanta Murphy (25,off Rhoden); Hubbard (15,off Rhoden).  HR–Pittsburgh Thompson (12,8th inning off Forster 2 on, 2 out), Atlanta Murphy (34,8th inning off Rhoden 0 on, 0 out); Horner (21,9th inning off Robinson 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Madlock (3,off Bedrosian).  SB–Orsulak 2 (12,2nd base off Bedrosian/Benedict,2nd base off Garber/Cerone).  WP–Rhoden (5).  T–2:44.  A–4,580.
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