Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
September 3, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1986 at Riverfront Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak cf 4 0 0 0
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Bonilla rf,cf 3 0 0 0
Ray 2b 5 1 3 0
Morrison 3b 4 2 2 2
Diaz lf 4 0 2 0
  Bonds pr 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds lf,rf 1 1 0 0
Pena c 4 1 1 0
Bream 1b 4 0 1 3
Belliard ss 3 0 0 0
Reuschel p 1 0 0 0
  Ortiz ph 1 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 0 0 0 0
  Almon ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 5 0 1 0
Bell 3b 4 1 1 1
Parker rf 4 0 1 1
Davis lf 4 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 0 0
Milner cf 3 1 1 1
Esasky 1b 3 0 0 0
Oester 2b 4 0 1 0
Welsh p 2 1 1 0
  Concepcion ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Venable lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 6 3
Pittsburgh 010 000 020 25100
Cincinnati 111 000 000 0360
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel   6.0 5 3 3 1 7
  McWilliams   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Jones  W (2-2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
6
3
3
3
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Welsh   7.0 4 1 1 5 0
  Robinson   1.1 3 2 2 1 2
  Franco  L (5-5) 1.2 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
10.0
10
5
5
7
3

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 3.  2B–Pittsburgh T Pena (23,off Welsh); Diaz (7,off Robinson); Bream (28,off Franco), Cincinnati Welsh (2,off Reuschel).  HR–Pittsburgh Morrison (17,8th inning off Robinson 1 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Bell (18,1st inning off Reuschel 0 on, 1 out); Milner (12,2nd inning off Reuschel 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Bream (6,off Welsh).  CS–Milner (9,2nd base by Reuschel/T Pena).  WP–McWilliams (5).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:51.  A–12,200.
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