Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 5, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1985 at Veteran's Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Pankovits 2b 4 0 0 0
Cabell 1b 4 1 1 0
Garner 3b 3 1 1 0
Cruz lf 3 1 2 2
Mumphrey cf 2 0 0 1
Tolman rf 4 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Bailey c 3 0 0 0
Thon ss 4 1 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 1 1
  Walling rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 5 1 1 0
Gross lf 3 2 1 0
Hayes cf 5 0 1 1
Wilson rf 4 0 2 2
Corcoran 1b 3 0 0 0
Daulton c 3 0 0 0
Aguayo 3b 4 0 1 0
Jeltz ss 2 0 1 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia ss 1 0 0 0
Rawley p 1 0 0 0
  Schmidt ph 1 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Virgil ph 1 0 1 0
  Maddox pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Houston 210 010 000–450
Philadelphia 101 000 100–380
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (2-3) 7.0 7 3 2 5 4
  Dawley   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  DiPino  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
5
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rawley  L (3-2) 6.0 5 4 4 4 1
  Hudson   3.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
4
4
  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Bailey 3 (6).  2B–Houston Niekro (1,off Rawley); Cruz (5,off Rawley).  HR–Houston Cruz (2,1st inning off Rawley 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Mumphrey (1,off Rawley).  SB–Hayes (5,2nd base off Niekro/Bailey); Samuel (9,2nd base off Niekro/Bailey); Wilson (1,2nd base off Niekro/Bailey).  WP–Niekro 2 (4).  T–2:30.  A–27,506.
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