August 21, 1985 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Tom BrowningL: Bob WalkS: John Franco
Biggest lead CIN by 3 · PIT by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1ST Cardinals | 101 | 61 | .623 | — |
2NY Mets | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3.0 |
3LA Dodgers | 95 | 67 | .586 | 6.0 |
4CI Reds | 89 | 72 | .552 | 11.5 |
5WS Nationals | 84 | 77 | .522 | 16.5 |
6HO Astros | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18.0 |
7SD Padres | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18.0 |
8CH Cubs | 77 | 84 | .478 | 23.5 |
9PH Phillies | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26.0 |
10AT Braves | 66 | 96 | .407 | 35.0 |
11SF Giants | 62 | 100 | .383 | 39.0 |
12PI Pirates | 57 | 104 | .354 | 43.5 |
| EMEddie MilnerCF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| PRPete Rose1B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DPDave ParkerRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BBBuddy Bell3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NENick EsaskyLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DCDave ConcepcionSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BDBo DiazC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| RORon Oester2B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TBTom BrowningP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GRGary RedusLF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JF John FrancoP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MVMax VenablePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| THTom HumeP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DVDave VangorderC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
3B: Milner
HR: Esasky
RBI: Milner, Rose 2, Parker, Esasky 2, Vangorder
SB: Concepcion
LOB: 24
| TBTom BrowningW | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 35 |
| JFJohn FrancoS | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| THTom Hume | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 64 |
2B: Brown, Thompson, Khalifa, Kemp
HR: Gonzalez
RBI: Gonzalez, Brown, Thompson, Peña Sr., Khalifa
CS: Gonzalez
LOB: 17
The Reds beat the Pirates 8-5 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Tom Browning got the win, Bob Walk took the loss and John Franco earned the save. Eddie Milner went 2-for-3 for the Reds, while Denny Gonzalez went 2-for-5 for the Pirates.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
