Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
August 31, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1985 at Riverfront Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak cf 4 2 2 0
Gonzalez 3b 4 1 2 1
Ray 2b 4 1 2 1
Thompson 1b 4 0 1 1
Brown rf 4 1 1 0
Pena c 4 1 1 3
Kemp lf 4 0 0 0
Khalifa ss 3 0 0 0
Walk p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 4 0 0 0
Rose 1b 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Esasky lf 3 0 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0
Diaz c 3 0 1 0
Oester 2b 3 0 1 0
McGaffigan p 1 0 0 0
  Runnells ph 1 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Krenchicki ph 1 0 0 0
  Power p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Pittsburgh 400 001 100690
Cincinnati 000 000 000050
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  W (1-1) 9.0 5 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
McGaffigan  L (1-2) 6.0 7 5 5 1 4
  Hume   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Power   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Ray (26,off McGaffigan); Gonzalez (4,off Hume), Cincinnati Diaz (8,off Walk); Bell (8,off Walk).  HR–Pittsburgh Pena (8,1st inning off McGaffigan 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Orsulak 2 (14,2nd base off McGaffigan/Diaz,2nd base off Hume/Diaz).  T–2:04.  A–28,656.
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