Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
September 24, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1986 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 1, Cincinnati Reds 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall rf 3 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
  Motley pr 0 0 0 0
  Komminsk 3b 0 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 2 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  McMurtry p 0 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Horner 1b 4 1 1 0
Griffey lf 4 0 1 0
Thomas ss 3 0 1 0
Virgil c 4 0 1 1
Hubbard 2b 2 0 0 0
  Perry ph,rf 1 0 1 0
  Ramirez ph 1 0 0 0
Mahler p 2 0 1 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
  Runge pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Stillwell ss 3 0 0 0
Venable lf 4 1 1 3
Parker rf 3 1 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 1
  Jones pr 0 0 0 0
  Esasky 1b 0 0 0 0
Milner cf 4 0 3 0
Butera c 3 0 2 0
  Daniels ph 0 0 0 0
  Browning pr 0 0 0 0
  Van Gorder c 0 0 0 0
Oester 2b 3 1 1 0
Power p 2 1 0 0
  Franco p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
Atlanta 000 000 001170
Cincinnati 003 000 01x491
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (13-17) 7.0 6 3 3 3 5
  Assenmacher   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  McMurtry   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
4
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Power  W (8-6) 7.2 4 0 0 2 4
  Franco  SV (25) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
4

  E–Oester (17).  DP–Atlanta 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Oester (22,off Mahler).  3B–Cincinnati Parker (3,off Assenmacher).  HR–Cincinnati Venable (1,3rd inning off Mahler 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Power (3,off Mahler).  CS–Thomas (6,2nd base by Power/Butera).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:37.  A–15,118.
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