Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
May 18, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1986 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds 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, Cincinnati Reds 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Almon lf,ss 5 0 0 0
Reynolds cf,lf 5 1 1 0
Ray 2b 4 1 2 1
Brown rf 3 0 1 0
Bream 1b 2 0 0 0
Pena c 4 0 0 0
Morrison 3b 4 1 1 1
Khalifa ss 3 0 2 0
  Orsulak ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Bielecki p 0 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 1 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Winn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 3 2 1 1
Venable lf 4 1 1 0
Parker rf 4 1 1 3
Esasky 1b 3 1 1 0
Bell 3b 3 0 1 1
Stillwell ss 3 0 0 0
Butera c 3 1 0 0
Oester 2b 2 1 1 2
Browning p 2 0 0 0
  Runnells ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 6 7
Pittsburgh 000 020 010371
Cincinnati 300 001 12x761
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki  L (3-2) 0.2 2 3 3 4 0
  McWilliams   4.2 2 1 1 2 4
  Guante   1.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Winn   1.0 1 2 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
7
5
7
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning  W (1-4) 6.0 6 2 1 4 5
  Robinson  SV (2) 3.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
5
7

  E–Almon (5), Esasky (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Ray 2 (10,off Browning 2).  HR–Pittsburgh Morrison (7,8th inning off Robinson 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Parker (7,1st inning off Bielecki 2 on, 0 out); Milner (2,7th inning off Guante 0 on, 0 out); Oester (3,8th inning off Winn 1 on, 2 out).  SH–McWilliams 2 (2,off Browning 2).  CS–Bell (2,3rd base by Bielecki/T Pena).  WP–Bielecki (2), McWilliams (2).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:34.  A–22,962.
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