Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
May 17, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1984 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 0 0 0
Durham 1b 2 1 0 0
Hall rf 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 4 1 1 1
Davis c 3 1 1 2
Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Bordi p 0 0 0 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 3 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 5 2 2 0
Oester 2b 5 1 2 1
Cedeno 1b 5 0 2 1
Parker rf 5 1 2 0
Walker cf 2 1 2 1
  Milner cf 2 0 1 0
Concepcion 3b 3 0 2 1
Gulden c 4 0 2 1
Foley ss 2 0 1 0
Soto p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 16 5
Chicago 000 000 300330
Cincinnati 000 041 00x5162
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (2-5) 5.0 11 4 4 3 2
  Bordi   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Stoddard   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
16
5
5
3
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Soto  W (6-1) 9.0 3 3 3 3 8
Totals
9.0
3
3
3
3
8

  E–Concepcion (6), Gulden (2).  DP–Chicago 1, Cincinnati 1.  PB–Gulden (3).  2B–Chicago Cey (9,off Soto), Cincinnati Concepcion (5,off Ruthven); Walker (5,off Ruthven); Gulden (1,off Ruthven); Redus (5,off Bordi); Milner (5,off Bordi).  HR–Chicago Davis (5,7th inning off Soto 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Soto (2,off Bordi).  SF–Concepcion (3,off Ruthven).  IBB–Foley (3,by Ruthven).  SB–Dernier (11,2nd base off Soto/Gulden); Durham (7,2nd base off Soto/Gulden); Gulden (2,2nd base off Ruthven/Davis); Redus (18,2nd base off Ruthven/Davis); Parker (3,2nd base off Stoddard/Davis).  CS–Durham (1,2nd base by Soto/Gulden); Walker (2,2nd base by Ruthven/Davis).  IBB–Ruthven (3,Foley).  T–2:42.  A–18,974.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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