Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
April 12, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1985 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Houston Astros 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Stone lf 4 1 1 0
Samuel 2b 4 1 1 0
Hayes cf,rf 3 0 2 1
Schmidt 3b 2 0 0 1
Virgil c 4 1 2 0
Wilson rf 4 0 1 1
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
Russell 1b 3 0 0 0
  Carman p 0 0 0 0
  Maddox cf 1 0 1 0
Jeltz ss 4 0 2 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Corcoran 1b 1 0 0 0
  Wockenfuss ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Thon ss 4 1 1 1
Cabell 1b 5 2 4 1
Garner 3b 5 0 2 0
Cruz lf 5 1 0 0
Mumphrey cf 3 1 2 1
Puhl rf 4 1 3 4
Ashby c 5 1 1 0
Doran 2b 3 1 2 1
Scott p 2 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 0 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 15 8
Philadelphia 000 003 0003101
Houston 000 007 01x8152
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman   5.0 8 3 3 2 6
  Andersen  L (0-1) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Carman   1.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Holland   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
8
8
5
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   5.2 7 3 3 2 5
  Smith  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Calhoun  SV (1) 3.0 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
8

  E–Samuel (1), Thon (1), Garner (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Houston 3.  2B–Philadelphia Virgil (1,off Scott); Wilson (1,off Scott), Houston Doran (2,off Andersen); Garner (1,off Holland).  3B–Houston Puhl (1,off Koosman).  SF–Schmidt (2,off Scott); Puhl (1,off Holland).  IBB–Doran (1,by Koosman); Walling (1,by Andersen); Mumphrey (1,by Holland).  SB–Hayes (1,2nd base off Scott/Ashby); Stone (2,2nd base off Scott/Ashby); Puhl (1,2nd base off Koosman/Virgil).  CS–Hayes (1,3rd base by Scott/Ashby).  IBB–Koosman (1,Doran); Andersen (1,Walling); Holland (1,Mumphrey).  T–2:55.  A–11,879.
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