Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
August 30, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1985 at Riverfront 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 0, Cincinnati Reds 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak cf 4 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0
Brown rf 3 0 1 0
Pena c 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 2 0
Khalifa ss 3 0 0 0
Reuschel p 3 0 1 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 4 0 2 0
Rose 1b 2 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Esasky lf 3 0 1 0
Bell 3b 3 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 1 0
Oester 2b 4 1 3 0
Tibbs p 3 0 0 0
  Venable ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 32 1 9 1
Pittsburgh 000 000 000051
Cincinnati 000 000 001190
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (10-7) 8.1 9 1 1 3 5
Totals
8.1
9
1
1
3
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Tibbs  W (7-15) 9.0 5 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
3

  E–Thompson (8).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Gonzalez (3,off Tibbs), Cincinnati Milner (15,off Reuschel); Oester (25,off Reuschel); Venable (9,off Reuschel).  SH–Rose (1,off Reuschel).  CS–Esasky (3,2nd base by Reuschel/Pena).  T–2:00.  A–21,253.
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