Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
September 6, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1985 at Wrigley Field. 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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Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 5 2 2 2
Rose 1b 5 1 2 2
Parker rf 4 0 3 1
Esasky lf 4 0 0 0
  Venable lf 0 0 0 0
Bell 3b 5 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 2 0
Diaz c 4 1 2 0
Oester 2b 3 2 1 2
Soto p 4 1 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 3 0
Moreland rf 3 1 0 0
Cey 3b 4 1 1 3
Durham 1b 4 1 1 1
Bosley lf 4 1 1 1
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Botelho p 0 0 0 0
  Perlman p 1 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 0 1 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Owen ph 1 0 0 0
  Meridith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5
Cincinnati 140 020 0007120
Chicago 010 300 001570
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Soto  W (12-15) 9.0 7 5 5 1 10
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
1
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Botelho  L (1-3) 1.2 7 5 5 1 2
  Perlman   3.1 4 2 2 0 3
  Patterson   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Meridith   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
1
9

  E–None.  PB–Davis (11).  2B–Cincinnati Parker (34,off Botelho).  3B–Cincinnati Milner (6,off Botelho), Chicago Sandberg (4,off Soto).  HR–Cincinnati Rose (2,2nd inning off Botelho 1 on, 2 out); Oester (1,5th inning off Perlman 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Durham (16,2nd inning off Soto 0 on, 2 out); Cey (18,4th inning off Soto 2 on, 1 out); Bosley (7,9th inning off Soto 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Esasky (4,by Botelho); Parker (3,by Meridith).  CS–Concepcion (12,2nd base by Botelho/Davis).  HBP–Botelho (2,Esasky); Meridith (1,Parker).  T–2:36.  A–17,026.
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