Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 3, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1985 at Three Rivers 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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Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Thompson rf 4 1 2 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 0 1
Murphy cf 3 0 0 0
Horner 1b 3 0 1 0
Harper lf 4 0 2 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 2 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
  Thomas pr 0 1 0 0
  Cerone c 1 0 0 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Hall lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak cf 4 0 1 0
Reynolds lf 4 0 2 0
Ray 2b 3 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0
Brown rf 3 0 1 0
Pena c 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez 3b 3 0 0 0
Khalifa ss 3 0 0 0
DeLeon p 2 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Atlanta 000 000 200260
Pittsburgh 000 000 000050
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (3-0) 6.1 2 0 0 1 4
  Smith   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  SV (21) 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon  L (2-16) 9.0 6 2 1 4 10
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
4
10

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2, Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Pena (5).  2B–Atlanta Harper (11,off DeLeon).  SF–Ramirez (4,off DeLeon).  HBP–Oberkfell (5,by DeLeon).  IBB–Oberkfell (5,by DeLeon).  CS–Horner (1,2nd base by DeLeon/Pena); Orsulak (7,2nd base by Johnson/Benedict).  SB–Ray (9,2nd base off Johnson/Benedict).  HBP–DeLeon (3,Oberkfell).  IBB–DeLeon (3,Oberkfell).  T–2:08.  A–3,019.
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