Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
October 1, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1985 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak cf 5 1 1 0
Almon 3b 4 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 2 0
Bream 1b 4 1 1 0
Brown rf 4 1 1 1
Reynolds lf 4 0 1 0
Khalifa ss 4 0 2 1
Ortiz c 3 0 1 0
  Kemp ph 1 0 1 0
  Pena c 0 0 0 0
Reuschel p 3 0 1 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 1 0
  DeLeon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 1 1 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 0 0
Moreland rf 2 1 0 1
Davis c 3 1 1 2
Durham 1b 3 1 1 1
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Hatcher lf 3 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Patterson p 2 0 0 0
  Baller p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 28 4 4 4
Pittsburgh 100 001 0103121
Chicago 110 200 00x440
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (14-8) 7.0 3 4 3 1 6
  DeLeon   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
4
3
1
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Patterson  W (2-0) 6.2 8 2 2 3 2
  Baller   1.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Smith  SV (33) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
3
5

  E–Ray (18).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Bosley (6,off DeLeon).  HR–Pittsburgh Brown (4,8th inning off Baller 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Durham (21,2nd inning off Reuschel 0 on, 0 out); Davis (17,4th inning off Reuschel 1 on, 0 out).  SB–Khalifa (3,2nd base off Patterson/Davis); Almon (10,2nd base off Patterson/Davis).  WP–Reuschel (4), Patterson (1).  T–2:14.  A–3,446.
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