Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
July 18, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1989 at Riverfront Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 3 1 1 1
Herr 2b 4 0 1 1
Hayes V. rf 4 1 1 0
Jordan 1b 4 1 1 0
Ready lf 3 1 2 2
  Ford lf 0 0 0 0
Hayes C. 3b 3 0 0 1
Jeltz ss 3 1 0 0
Lake c 4 1 2 0
Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 2 0 0 1
  Adduci ph 1 0 0 0
  Frohwirth p 0 0 0 0
  Dernier ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Quinones 2b 3 1 1 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
Benzinger 1b 4 1 3 0
Davis cf 4 1 0 0
Roomes lf 4 2 2 4
O'Neill rf 3 0 1 0
Oliver c 4 0 0 0
Brown 3b 4 0 1 1
Richardson ss 3 0 1 0
  Winningham ph 0 0 0 0
Jackson p 3 0 0 0
  Oester ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Philadelphia 221 000 010680
Cincinnati 400 010 000591
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin   0.0 1 4 4 4 0
  Harris   5.0 4 1 1 0 4
  Frohwirth  W (1-0) 3.0 3 0 0 0 3
  McDowell  SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
5
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (6-10) 9.0 8 6 5 3 3
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
3
3

  E–Oliver (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 1.  PB–Oliver (1).  2B–Philadelphia V Hayes (16,off Jackson); Lake (5,off Jackson).  3B–Cincinnati Roomes (2,off Ruffin).  HR–Philadelphia Ready (4,8th inning off Jackson 0 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Roomes (5,5th inning off Harris 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Ready (2,off Jackson); C Hayes (1,off Jackson).  SB–Dykstra (22,2nd base off Jackson/Oliver).  CS–Benzinger (4,2nd base by Frohwirth/Lake).  WP–Ruffin (5).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:42.  A–19,970.
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