Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 23, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1986 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Moreno rf 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 1 0
Murphy cf 4 1 1 1
Horner 1b 4 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Griffey lf 4 1 3 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 2 0
Virgil c 4 1 2 2
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 2 1 1 2
Bonilla rf,lf 2 0 0 1
Ray 2b 4 0 0 0
Morrison 3b 3 0 0 0
Diaz lf 3 0 2 0
  Reynolds pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Pena c 3 1 1 1
Bream 1b 3 1 1 0
Belliard ss 2 1 1 0
Reuschel p 1 0 0 0
  Almon ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 4 6 4
Atlanta 000 000 210390
Pittsburgh 010 030 00x460
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (7-12) 6.0 6 4 4 3 1
  Assenmacher   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Garber   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
4
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (8-14) 7.0 7 2 2 0 6
  Robinson  SV (9) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
8

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Diaz (6,off Smith).  3B–Atlanta Griffey (2,off Reuschel), Pittsburgh Bonds (3,off Smith).  HR–Atlanta Virgil (14,7th inning off Reuschel 1 on, 1 out); Murphy (24,8th inning off Robinson 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh T Pena (9,2nd inning off Smith 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Smith (5,off Reuschel); Reuschel (7,off Smith); Bonilla 2 (2,off Smith,off Assenmacher).  SB–Griffey (7,2nd base off Robinson/T Pena).  CS–Griffey (3,2nd base by Reuschel/T Pena).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:11.  A–15,535.
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