Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
July 18, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 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 5, Cincinnati Reds 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 4 0 0 0
Stone cf 3 1 0 0
Samuel 2b 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 0
Hayes 1b 4 2 2 1
Wilson rf 3 1 1 1
Russell c 3 0 0 1
Jeltz ss 3 0 2 1
  Roenicke ph 1 0 0 1
Ruffin p 1 0 0 0
  Childress p 0 0 0 0
  Schu ph 1 0 1 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Foley ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 0 0 0 0
  Aguayo ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Stillwell ss 4 2 2 0
Bell 3b 3 1 1 0
Parker rf 4 1 2 4
Davis cf,lf,cf 2 1 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 0 1
Diaz c 3 0 0 0
Esasky lf 3 0 2 0
  Milner cf 1 1 1 1
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Oester 2b 3 0 0 0
Browning p 3 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Venable lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 9 6
Philadelphia 000 000 4015100
Cincinnati 011 030 01x690
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin  L (2-1) 4.1 8 5 5 3 1
  Childress   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Gorman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
4
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning  W (9-7) 6.1 6 4 4 1 1
  Robinson   2.1 3 1 1 1 1
  Franco  SV (15) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Philadelphia Wilson (17,off Browning), Cincinnati Esasky (9,off Ruffin); Stillwell (3,off Ruffin).  HR–Cincinnati Parker (18,5th inning off Ruffin 2 on, 1 out); Milner (7,8th inning off Tekulve 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Russell (1,off Robinson).  SH–Bell (2,off Ruffin).  IBB–Oester (9,by Ruffin).  SB–Davis 3 (45,2nd base off Ruffin/Russell,3rd base off Ruffin/Russell,2nd base off Childress/Russell).  CS–Esasky (1,2nd base by Ruffin/Russell).  IBB–Ruffin (1,Oester).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:18.  A–24,072.
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