Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
April 20, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1986 at Riverfront Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 5 0 2 0
Puhl rf 1 0 0 1
  Walker ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 1 1 1
Cruz lf 3 0 1 0
  Hatcher pr,lf 1 2 1 0
Davis 1b 4 0 1 1
Bass cf,rf 4 1 2 1
Ashby c 4 1 1 2
Reynolds ss 4 1 2 0
Deshaies p 1 0 0 0
  Madden p 2 0 0 0
  Solano p 1 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Kerfeld p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 2 2 1 2
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Venable ph 1 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 1
Esasky 1b 3 0 0 0
Diaz c 3 0 1 0
  Milner pr 0 1 0 0
  Butera c 1 0 0 0
  O'Neill ph 1 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 1
Bell 3b 3 0 1 0
Oester 2b 4 0 1 0
Gullickson p 2 1 1 0
  Price p 0 0 0 0
  Daniels ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Houston 001 301 0106110
Cincinnati 102 001 000480
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies   2.2 4 3 3 1 1
  Madden  W (1-0) 3.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Solano   2.2 2 0 0 3 0
  Calhoun   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kerfeld  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
6
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Gullickson  L (0-1) 5.2 9 5 5 1 1
  Price   1.1 0 0 0 0 3
  Franco   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
1
7

  E–None.  2B–Houston Cruz (1,off Gullickson); Bass (2,off Franco), Cincinnati Bell (2,off Deshaies); Diaz (2,off Madden); Daniels (2,off Solano).  HR–Houston Garner (4,4th inning off Gullickson 0 on, 0 out); Ashby (2,4th inning off Gullickson 1 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Davis (3,3rd inning off Deshaies 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Puhl (1,off Gullickson).  SF–Puhl (1,off Gullickson).  HBP–Bell (1,by Solano).  IBB–Parker (1,by Solano).  CS–Doran (3,2nd base by Gullickson/Diaz); Parker (1,2nd base by Deshaies/Ashby).  SB–Davis (7,2nd base off Deshaies/Ashby).  BK–Solano (1), Franco (1).  HBP–Solano (1,Bell).  IBB–Solano (1,Parker).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:45.  A–17,878.
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