Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
September 8, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1985 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds tied the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 5 1 2 1
Rose 1b 5 1 2 1
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Esasky lf 5 1 0 0
  Power p 0 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 1 1 3
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Van Gorder c 3 0 1 0
  Krenchicki ph 1 0 1 0
  Redus pr 0 0 0 0
  Bilardello c 0 0 0 0
Oester 2b 4 1 2 0
Tibbs p 1 0 0 0
  O'Neill ph 1 0 0 0
  Stuper p 0 0 0 0
  Runnells ph 1 0 1 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Buchanan p 0 0 0 0
  Venable ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 5 13 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 1 2 0
Matthews lf 3 1 0 0
  Woods lf 1 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 0
Moreland rf 5 2 3 3
Cey 3b 3 0 2 1
  Speier 3b 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 0 1 1
Davis c 4 0 1 0
  Hatcher pr 0 0 0 0
  Lake c 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 3 0
Patterson p 1 0 0 0
  Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 0 0 0 0
  Lopes ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 13 5
Cincinnati 001 030 0015130
Chicago 302 000 0005131
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Tibbs   3.0 6 5 5 2 2
  Stuper   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Hume   2.1 4 0 0 0 0
  Buchanan   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Power   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Patterson   5.0 8 4 4 1 2
  Sorensen   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Smith   1.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
1
6

  E–Davis (8).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Chicago Dernier (18,off Tibbs).  3B–Chicago Moreland (2,off Tibbs).  HR–Cincinnati Bell (3,5th inning off Patterson 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Patterson (1,off Stuper); Sorensen (4,off Hume).  SB–Parker (5,2nd base off Patterson/Davis); Milner (26,2nd base off Patterson/Davis).  CS–Redus (11,2nd base by Sorensen/Davis).  BK–Tibbs (1).  T–2:42.  A–28,269.
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