Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 22, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1986 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 5 0 2 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 0
Diaz c 3 1 1 0
Perez 1b 3 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 1 1 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Esasky lf,1b 4 0 3 2
Oester 2b 4 0 0 0
Power p 2 0 1 0
  Daniels lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Mumphrey cf,lf 5 0 3 3
Sandberg 2b 3 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 0 1 0
  Dernier pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Francona rf 3 1 1 0
  Moreland ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Martin c 3 1 0 0
Moyer p 1 1 1 0
  Davis p 1 0 0 0
  Speier 3b 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Cincinnati 000 000 2002100
Chicago 000 300 00x381
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Power  L (4-6) 4.0 5 3 3 3 4
  Willis   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Murphy   2.0 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
5
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  W (5-3) 5.2 8 0 0 5 0
  Davis   1.1 2 2 1 1 1
  Smith  SV (24) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
1
6
3

  E–R Davis (1).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Cincinnati Esasky (14,off Moyer), Chicago Speier (4,off Murphy).  3B–Chicago Mumphrey (2,off Power).  IBB–Martin (1,by Power).  SB–Daniels (11,3rd base off R Davis/Martin); Larkin (3,2nd base off R Davis/Martin).  WP–Power (3).  IBB–Power (9,Martin).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:52.  A–30,713.
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