Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
September 1, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 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 5, Cincinnati Reds 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak rf 3 0 0 0
  Morrison ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Bonds cf 4 1 1 0
Ray 2b 4 0 0 0
Bream 1b 4 0 1 1
Reynolds lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Pena T. c 3 1 1 0
Bonilla 3b,lf 3 1 0 0
Belliard ss 3 1 1 1
Bielecki p 1 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 1 1 1
  Krawczyk p 0 0 0 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Winn p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 1 2
  Reuschel pr 0 0 0 0
  Pena H. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 5 2 2 1
Bell 3b 5 0 2 1
Parker rf 4 1 2 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 1
Diaz c 4 1 2 0
Stillwell ss 4 0 1 1
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Esasky 1b 4 1 2 2
Oester 2b 3 0 0 0
Power p 2 1 1 0
  Concepcion ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Larkin ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 13 6
Pittsburgh 000 001 130561
Cincinnati 000 022 20x6130
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki  L (6-10) 5.0 7 2 2 1 2
  Krawczyk   1.0 1 2 1 0 0
  Smiley   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Winn   0.2 3 0 0 0 1
  Pena   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
6
5
1
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Power  W (5-6) 6.0 1 1 1 0 4
  Robinson   1.0 5 4 4 1 0
  Franco  SV (23) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
2
7

  E–Belliard (8).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh T Pena (22,off Robinson); Belliard (4,off Robinson), Cincinnati Diaz (19,off Bielecki).  3B–Cincinnati Daniels (4,off Bielecki).  HR–Pittsburgh Distefano (1,6th inning off Power 0 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Esasky (10,6th inning off Krawczyk 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Oester (12,by Bielecki).  SB–Bonds (26,2nd base off Franco/Diaz).  IBB–Bielecki (3,Oester).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:35.  A–22,064.
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