Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
May 28, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1985 at Astrodome. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Ray 2b 6 0 4 0
Wynne cf 6 0 1 0
Mazzilli 1b 3 2 1 0
Hendrick rf 6 1 2 0
Kemp lf 2 0 0 1
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
  Frobel ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Pena c 2 0 1 1
  Ortiz pr,c 3 1 2 1
Morrison 3b 5 0 1 0
Almon ss 3 0 0 1
  Guante p 1 0 0 0
Robinson p 2 0 0 0
  Loucks lf 1 0 0 0
  Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Foli ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 12 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 4 0 1 1
Reynolds ss 6 0 1 0
Walling 3b,lf 6 1 1 0
Bass lf,cf 5 1 1 1
Mumphrey cf 4 0 2 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Tolman ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Spilman 1b 1 0 0 0
  Cabell ph,1b 3 0 0 0
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
Garner 2b 5 0 1 0
Bailey c 1 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Pankovits ph 1 1 1 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Pena ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Mathis p 1 0 0 0
  Ashby c 3 0 2 0
Totals 43 3 10 2
Pittsburgh 000 300 000 0014121
Houston 000 101 100 0003100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson   5.0 5 2 1 2 4
  Holland   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Candelaria   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Guante  W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
10
3
2
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Mathis   4.0 5 3 3 1 3
  Calhoun   3.0 4 0 0 1 1
  Dawley   0.2 0 0 0 3 0
  DiPino   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Solano  L (1-1) 2.0 3 1 1 2 4
Totals
12.0
12
4
4
8
11

  E–Almon (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Ray 2 (12,off Calhoun,off Solano); Hendrick (7,off Solano), Houston Walling (10,off Robinson); Ashby (6,off Guante).  SH–Ortiz (1,off Dawley); Pena (1,off Candelaria).  SF–Kemp (1,off Mathis); Almon (2,off Mathis); Puhl (2,off Holland).  IBB–Frobel (3,by Solano); Ashby (2,by Candelaria); Puhl (3,by Guante).  HBP–Tolman (1,by Guante).  SB–Mazzilli (1,2nd base off Mathis/Bailey).  CS–Mumphrey (3,2nd base by Candelaria/Ortiz).  WP–Guante (2), Calhoun (1).  HBP–Guante (1,Tolman).  IBB–Candelaria (1,Ashby); Guante (2,Puhl); Solano (1,Frobel).  T–3:50.  A–8,686.
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