Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 4, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1985 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 6 0 2 0
Gainey rf 4 0 1 0
  Pankovits ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Cabell ph 1 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
Walling 1b,rf 6 0 1 0
Cruz lf 6 2 3 0
Mumphrey cf 6 0 1 0
Garner 3b 6 0 2 2
Ashby c 5 1 1 0
Reynolds ss 5 1 0 0
Scott p 2 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 1 0 0 0
  Mathis p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph,1b 2 1 1 3
Totals 51 5 12 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 6 0 0 0
Stone lf 4 0 1 0
  Maddox cf 2 0 0 0
Hayes cf,lf 6 1 2 0
Wilson rf 5 1 1 0
Corcoran 1b 6 1 2 1
Virgil c 6 2 3 3
Aguayo 3b 6 2 4 3
Jeltz ss 3 0 1 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Wockenfuss ph 1 0 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
Denny p 3 0 0 0
  Carman p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt ph 1 0 1 0
  Garcia pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 51 7 15 7
Houston 010 100 003 000 05121
Philadelphia 000 401 000 000 27151
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   6.0 8 5 5 1 3
  Mathis   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Smith   3.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Dawley  L (0-2) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
12.1
15
7
7
1
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Denny   8.1 12 5 4 0 6
  Carman   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Andersen   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rucker  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
13.0
12
5
4
0
9

  E–Garner (6), Samuel (3).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Cruz (4,off Denny), Philadelphia Hayes 2 (7,off Scott 2).  HR–Houston Spilman (1,9th inning off Denny 2 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Virgil (4,4th inning off Scott 2 on, 1 out); Aguayo 2 (2,6th inning off Scott 0 on, 2 out,13th inning off Dawley 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Doran (4,2nd base off Carman/Virgil).  WP–Scott (1).  BK–Smith (1).  T–3:13.  A–25,521.
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