Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
April 19, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1985 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 3 2 1 0
Reynolds ss 5 0 0 0
Walling 3b 5 1 4 3
Cruz lf 5 0 1 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 1
Spilman 1b 4 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 1 1 1
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Mathis p 0 0 0 0
  Pankovits ph 1 1 1 0
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 9 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Washington rf 5 1 2 0
Ramirez ss 5 2 3 1
Komminsk lf 4 1 1 1
Murphy cf 4 2 2 4
Horner 3b 4 1 3 1
  Oberkfell 3b 0 0 0 0
Perry 1b 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 1 2 2
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Mahler p 4 1 1 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 15 9
Houston 000 100 211590
Atlanta 021 033 00x9152
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (2-1) 4.1 10 6 6 1 1
  Mathis   1.2 5 3 3 1 4
  Solano   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
9
9
2
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  W (3-0) 8.0 8 4 2 1 2
  Sutter   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
2
2

  E–Horner (4), Perry (1).  DP–Houston 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Ramirez (1,off Ryan); Murphy (5,off Ryan); Horner 2 (3,off Mathis 2).  HR–Houston Ashby (1,8th inning off Mahler 0 on, 2 out), Atlanta Cerone (2,2nd inning off Ryan 1 on, 1 out); Ramirez (1,5th inning off Ryan 0 on, 1 out); Murphy (6,6th inning off Mathis 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Komminsk (2,2nd base off Ryan/Ashby).  WP–Ryan (1).  T–2:27.  A–22,067.
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