Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
April 7, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1986 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 7

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 5 1 1 0
Thompson cf 3 1 0 0
Samuel 2b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 2 2 1
Wilson rf 3 0 0 1
Hayes 1b 4 0 2 2
Daulton c 3 0 0 0
Jeltz ss 3 0 2 0
Carlton p 2 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Lefebvre ph 1 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf,lf 5 1 1 3
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Parker rf 4 1 3 1
Esasky 1b 3 1 0 0
Jones lf 2 1 1 0
  Milner cf 1 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 2 1
Diaz c 4 1 3 1
Oester 2b 4 0 2 1
Soto p 2 1 0 0
  Robinson p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 13 7
Philadelphia 301 000 000470
Cincinnati 041 020 00x7131
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (0-1) 4.0 9 7 7 2 0
  Andersen   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Hudson   3.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals 8.0 13 7 7 2 1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Soto  W (1-0) 5.2 6 4 1 3 0
  Robinson  SV (1) 3.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals 9.0 7 4 1 3 2

  E–Soto (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Philadelphia Redus (1,off Soto); Hayes 2 (2,off Soto 2); Schmidt (1,off Robinson), Cincinnati Parker 2 (2,off Carlton,off Hudson).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (1,3rd inning off Soto 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Davis (1,2nd inning off Carlton 2 on, 2 out); Parker (1,5th inning off Carlton 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Thompson (1,off Soto).  SF–Wilson (1,off Soto).  IBB–Schmidt (1,by Soto).  SB–Thompson (1,2nd base off Soto/Diaz); Jones (1,2nd base off Carlton/Daulton).  CS–Concepcion (1,3rd base by Andersen/Daulton).  IBB–Soto (1,Schmidt).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:21.  A–54,960.

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