Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
April 23, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1985 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Davis lf,cf 4 1 1 0
Milner cf 3 0 0 0
  Redus ph,lf 1 1 1 2
Parker rf 4 0 2 1
Cedeno 1b 3 0 0 0
Esasky 3b 3 0 1 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Foley 2b 4 0 0 0
Bilardello c 3 1 1 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
Stuper p 2 0 0 0
  Pastore p 0 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Krenchicki ph,3b 0 1 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 2 2 0
Bass rf 4 2 3 4
Walling 1b 4 0 2 1
Cruz lf 4 0 2 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 2 0
Garner 3b 3 0 0 0
Bailey c 3 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 2 2 2 0
  Pankovits ph 0 0 0 0
  Thon ss 0 0 0 0
Mathis p 2 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Cabell ph 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 13 5
Cincinnati 000 000 040462
Houston 103 020 00x6130
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Stuper  L (2-1) 4.2 10 6 4 1 1
  Pastore   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Hume   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Franco   0.2 2 0 0 2 0
  Willis   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
6
4
4
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Mathis  W (1-1) 7.1 3 2 2 2 5
  Calhoun   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  DiPino   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Smith  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
6

  E–Parker (3), Cedeno (1).  DP–Cincinnati 3, Houston 1.  2B–Cincinnati Parker 2 (4,off Mathis,off DiPino).  HR–Houston Bass (2,5th inning off Stuper 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Mathis (1,off Stuper).  IBB–Bailey (1,by Franco).  WP–Mathis (1), DiPino (1).  IBB–Franco (1,Bailey).  T–2:22.  A–10,414.
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