Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
September 17, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1986 at Riverfront Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 5 0 2 0
Doran 2b 5 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 1 2 0
  Walling ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Davis 1b 3 1 0 0
  Driessen 1b 1 0 0 0
Bass rf 4 1 1 0
Cruz lf 4 2 2 5
Ashby c 3 1 1 0
Thon ss 3 0 2 1
Darwin p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Davis lf 4 0 1 0
Diaz c 3 0 0 0
Milner cf 3 1 2 0
Esasky 1b 3 0 0 0
Oester 2b 3 0 1 1
Welsh p 2 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Venable ph 1 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Houston 000 200 0406110
Cincinnati 000 010 000150
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin  W (3-1) 9.0 5 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Welsh  L (6-7) 7.2 8 6 6 3 2
  Franco   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Landrum   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Ashby (14,off Welsh); Thon (13,off Franco); Walling (22,off Landrum), Cincinnati Davis (15,off Darwin).  HR–Houston Cruz 2 (9,4th inning off Welsh 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off Welsh 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Darwin (2,off Welsh).  SB–Milner 2 (16,2nd base off Darwin/Ashby 2).  CS–Davis (10,3rd base by Darwin/Ashby).  WP–Welsh (5).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:26.  A–15,195.
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