Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
May 10, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 10, 1985 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds 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 2, Cincinnati Reds 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 3 0 1 0
Cabell 1b 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0
Bass cf,rf 4 1 3 1
Puhl rf 3 1 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 0 2 0
Thon ss 3 0 1 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 1 1
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 3 1 1 0
Rose 1b 1 0 0 0
  Davis pr 0 1 0 0
  Bilardello c 0 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 1 1 2
Cedeno lf,1b 4 1 2 1
Esasky 3b 4 0 1 0
  Power p 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Oester 2b 3 0 0 0
Van Gorder c 2 0 0 0
  Redus ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Browning p 2 0 0 0
  Krenchicki ph,3b 0 1 0 0
Totals 28 5 6 3
Houston 000 020 000282
Cincinnati 000 000 05x561
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   7.1 4 2 2 5 5
  DiPino  L (1-4) 0.0 1 2 1 1 0
  Smith   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
3
6
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning  W (3-1) 8.0 8 2 2 2 5
  Power  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
5

  E–Garner (7), Cruz (2), Concepcion (4).  DP–Houston 2, Cincinnati 2.  PB–Ashby (3).  2B–Houston Thon (1,off Browning), Cincinnati Concepcion (7,off Niekro).  HR–Houston Bass (3,5th inning off Browning 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Niekro (1,off Browning).  IBB–Doran (3,by Browning).  SB–Milner (4,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).  IBB–Browning (1,Doran).  T–2:07.  A–22,097.
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