Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
September 18, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1985 at Fulton County Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 3 1 2 0
Rose 1b 5 2 2 0
Parker rf 6 1 3 0
Esasky lf 5 2 3 4
  Davis lf 0 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 5 1 0 1
Diaz c 5 0 4 1
  Venable pr 0 0 0 0
  Van Gorder c 0 0 0 0
Oester 2b 3 0 2 0
Robinson p 3 0 0 1
  Runnells ph 0 0 0 0
  Power p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 17 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Thompson lf 3 0 0 0
  Dedmon p 0 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 1 1
Murphy cf 4 1 1 1
Horner 1b 4 0 0 0
Washington rf 4 1 2 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 1
Runge 3b 3 0 0 0
Benedict c 4 0 0 0
Barker p 0 0 0 0
  Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 3
Cincinnati 411 000 0107172
Atlanta 110 010 000351
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  W (6-6) 8.0 5 3 2 1 7
  Power   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
2
8
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Barker  L (2-9) 0.0 2 4 4 2 0
  Shields   5.0 10 2 1 3 0
  Dedmon   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Sutter   2.0 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
17
7
6
7
1

  E–Parker (10), Concepcion (23), Ramirez (31).  DP–Atlanta 3.  2B–Cincinnati Esasky (19,off Barker); Diaz 2 (11,off Shields,off Dedmon), Atlanta Hubbard (20,off Robinson).  HR–Cincinnati Esasky (18,8th inning off Sutter 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Murphy (37,1st inning off Robinson 0 on, 2 out); Ramirez (5,5th inning off Robinson 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Robinson (4,off Shields); Runnells (4,off Sutter).  IBB–Oester (12,by Shields); Milner (1,by Sutter).  SB–Milner (29,2nd base off Barker/Benedict).  WP–Robinson (3), Shields (4).  IBB–Shields (5,Oester); Sutter (4,Milner).  T–2:18.  A–6,581.
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