Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
May 12, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1985 at Riverfront Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 10, Cincinnati Reds 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 6 1 3 2
  Pankovits 2b 0 0 0 0
Puhl rf 4 1 1 0
Walling 1b 5 2 2 2
Cruz lf 4 1 1 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 5 2 2 1
Bailey c 5 2 2 2
Reynolds ss 5 1 1 1
Knepper p 3 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 1 0 0 1
Totals 42 10 12 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Redus cf 5 1 2 0
Cedeno lf 4 1 0 0
Parker rf 4 1 3 2
Perez 1b 5 0 2 2
Esasky 3b 4 1 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 3 1
Oester 2b 5 0 2 0
Van Gorder c 4 0 0 0
Tibbs p 1 1 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Rose ph 1 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 13 5
Houston 001 220 02310121
Cincinnati 200 101 0015133
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (4-0) 5.0 8 3 3 4 5
  Calhoun  SV (2) 4.0 5 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
5
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Tibbs  L (2-5) 5.0 7 5 3 1 2
  Hume   3.0 1 2 2 3 2
  Willis   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
10
8
4
4

  E–Knepper (1), Concepcion (7), Oester (2), Van Gorder (2).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Cruz (6,off Tibbs); Reynolds (2,off Willis), Cincinnati Redus 2 (2,off Knepper 2); Concepcion (8,off Knepper); Parker (9,off Knepper); Esasky (7,off Calhoun).  HR–Houston Doran (1,3rd inning off Tibbs 0 on, 0 out); Bailey (1,4th inning off Tibbs 1 on, 0 out); Walling (2,8th inning off Hume 1 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Parker (4,1st inning off Knepper 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Calhoun (1,off Willis).  IBB–Mumphrey (3,by Tibbs); Cruz (2,by Hume); Concepcion (1,by Knepper).  SB–Puhl (3,2nd base off Hume/Van Gorder).  IBB–Knepper (2,Concepcion); Tibbs (5,Mumphrey); Hume (2,Cruz).  T–2:58.  A–15,749.
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