Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
June 25, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 1986 at Astrodome. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 5 1 2 0
  Milner cf 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss,3b 5 1 2 0
Parker rf 5 1 2 1
Davis cf,lf 5 1 2 1
Bell 3b 3 0 0 1
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 2 0
Diaz c 4 0 0 0
Oester 2b 4 0 0 0
Welsh p 2 0 0 0
  Rowdon ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Stillwell ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 0 1 0
Hatcher cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 5 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 2 3 0
Bass rf 5 1 3 1
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 0
Thon ss 2 0 1 1
  Walling ph 0 0 0 0
  Ashby c 1 0 0 0
Mizerock c 3 0 1 1
  Pankovits ph 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds ss 1 0 0 0
Knepper p 3 0 1 0
  Walker ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 39 3 12 3
Cincinnati 200 100 000 14103
Houston 010 200 000 03123
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Welsh   6.0 8 3 2 1 3
  Robinson   1.1 2 0 0 2 1
  Franco  W (1-4) 2.2 2 0 0 2 1
Totals
10.0
12
3
2
5
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper   9.0 8 3 3 0 6
  Lopez  L (1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
4
4
0
7

  E–Concepcion (4), Franco (2), Perez (2), Garner (16), Cruz (4), Mizerock (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Houston 1.  2B–Cincinnati Concepcion (9,off Knepper), Houston Mizerock (1,off Welsh); Davis (15,off Welsh).  SF–Bell (4,off Knepper).  SH–Hatcher (3,off Franco).  IBB–Cruz (4,by Robinson); Doran (5,by Franco); Davis (2,by Franco).  SB–Davis 2 (28,2nd base off Knepper/Mizerock 2); Doran (24,2nd base off Robinson/Diaz); Hatcher (21,2nd base off Robinson/Diaz); Bass (12,2nd base off Robinson/Diaz).  CS–Doran (12,2nd base by Welsh/Diaz).  IBB–Robinson (5,Cruz); Franco 2 (8,Doran,Davis).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–3:00.  A–13,313.
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