Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
April 21, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1985 at Fulton County Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 5 0 1 0
Bass rf 5 1 1 1
Walling 3b 4 2 2 1
Cruz lf 4 0 3 1
Mumphrey cf 3 0 0 0
Cabell 1b 4 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0
Knepper p 2 1 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey c 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 7 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Washington rf 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 2 0
Komminsk lf 3 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Murphy cf 3 0 1 0
Cerone c 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 1 0
Zuvella 3b 2 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 2 1 1 0
Barker p 0 0 0 0
  McMurtry p 1 0 0 0
  Harper ph,lf 2 1 1 2
Totals 30 2 7 2
Houston 103 000 000470
Atlanta 000 002 000274
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (1-0) 6.0 4 2 2 1 3
  Dawley   1.1 3 0 0 3 0
  Smith  SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Barker  L (0-1) 2.1 5 4 4 1 0
  McMurtry   3.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Camp   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Forster   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
1

  E–Ramirez (1), Komminsk (3), Hubbard 2 (2).  DP–Houston 3.  2B–Houston Walling (3,off Barker), Atlanta Chambliss (2,off Knepper).  3B–Houston Cruz (1,off McMurtry).  HR–Atlanta Harper (1,6th inning off Knepper 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Hall (1,off Dawley).  IBB–Murphy (1,by Dawley).  SB–Bass (1,2nd base off Barker/Cerone).  CS–Mumphrey (1,2nd base by McMurtry/Cerone).  WP–Barker (1).  IBB–Dawley (2,Murphy).  T–2:33.  A–23,453.
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