Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 1, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1987 at Veteran's Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cincinnati Reds 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 4 1 1 0
Stillwell ss 5 1 2 0
Parker rf 4 1 0 0
Davis cf 4 2 3 5
Bell 3b 5 2 2 1
Diaz c 4 0 0 0
Concepcion 1b 4 0 0 0
Oester 2b 4 1 1 1
Soto p 2 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 1 1
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 10 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Thompson cf 4 0 0 0
Samuel 2b 4 0 2 0
Hayes 1b 3 1 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 2
Easler lf 4 0 1 0
Wilson rf 4 1 2 1
Russell c 4 1 1 1
Aguayo ss 4 1 1 1
Carman p 2 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Cincinnati 014 003 0008100
Philadelphia 022 000 100581
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Soto  W (2-0) 5.0 7 4 4 1 2
  Williams   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Murphy   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Robinson  SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
1
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carman  L (1-2) 5.0 6 7 7 1 3
  Hume   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Ritchie   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Tekulve   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
2
6

  E–Samuel (3).  2B–Cincinnati Bell (8,off Carman).  3B–Cincinnati Oester (4,off Hume).  HR–Cincinnati Bell (2,2nd inning off Carman 0 on, 0 out); Davis 2 (9,3rd inning off Carman 3 on, 1 out,6th inning off Carman 0 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Wilson (4,2nd inning off Soto 0 on, 1 out); Russell (1,2nd inning off Soto 0 on, 1 out); Schmidt (7,3rd inning off Soto 1 on, 2 out); Aguayo (2,7th inning off Williams 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Parker (1,by Carman).  IBB–Davis (2,by Tekulve).  SB–Jones (6,2nd base off Carman/Russell); Samuel (5,2nd base off Soto/Diaz).  CS–Samuel (3,2nd base by Soto/Diaz).  BK–Carman (1).  HBP–Carman (2,Parker).  IBB–Tekulve (3,Davis).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:25.  A–21,249.
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