San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds
September 23, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1986 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Gladden cf 5 0 1 1
Thompson 2b 5 0 1 0
Brenly 3b 4 0 1 0
Maldonado lf 4 0 0 0
Davis C. rf 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 2 1 0
Melvin c 2 1 0 0
  Aldrete ph 1 0 0 0
Kutcher ss 2 0 1 1
  Spilman ph 0 1 0 0
Downs p 2 0 1 0
  Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis M. p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Lancellotti ph 1 1 1 3
Totals 35 5 7 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Stillwell ss 4 1 2 1
Bell 3b 3 0 2 0
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Davis lf 4 1 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 2 2
  Jones pr 0 1 0 0
  Esasky 1b 0 0 0 0
Milner cf 4 1 1 0
Butera c 3 1 1 0
  Venable ph 1 0 1 2
  Van Gorder c 0 0 0 0
Oester 2b 4 1 2 0
Browning p 2 0 0 0
  Concepcion ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 5
San Francisco 020 000 003572
Cincinnati 010 001 13x6121
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Downs   6.0 5 2 1 1 4
  Davis  L (4-7) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Williams   0.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Mulholland   0.1 3 3 3 0 1
  Minton   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
5
1
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning  W (14-13) 7.0 4 2 0 2 4
  Robinson  SV (11) 2.0 3 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
3
6

  E–Clark (8), Melvin (5), Parker (8).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Brenly (24,off Robinson), Cincinnati Butera (6,off Downs); Oester (21,off M Davis); Perez (8,off Mulholland); Venable (7,off Minton).  HR–San Francisco Lancellotti (2,9th inning off Robinson 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Stillwell (1,by Downs).  SB–Clark (4,2nd base off Browning/Butera); Kutcher (6,2nd base off Browning/Butera); Davis (74,2nd base off Mulholland/Melvin).  WP–Downs (3).  HBP–Downs (1,Stillwell).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:33.  A–8,691.
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