Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 3, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1985 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 1 1 0
Cabell 1b 3 1 1 0
Pankovits lf 4 1 1 1
Bass rf,cf 4 2 1 2
Mumphrey cf 3 0 1 1
  Puhl rf 0 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 0 0 1
Bailey c 4 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0
Ryan p 1 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 1 0 0 0
  Mathis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 5 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 1 1 0
McGee cf 4 2 3 0
Herr 2b 3 3 2 2
Clark 1b 4 1 1 2
Van Slyke rf 3 1 3 2
  Landrum rf 1 1 1 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 0 1
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
Nieto c 4 0 2 1
Tudor p 3 0 0 0
  Dayley p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 13 8
Houston 000 004 010552
St. Louis 202 040 10x9131
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (5-3) 4.2 11 8 8 3 4
  Dawley   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Mathis   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
3
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor  W (2-7) 5.0 4 3 2 2 3
  Dayley  SV (5) 4.0 1 2 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
5
3
2
4

  E–Doran (3), Bailey (3), Herr (7).  2B–St. Louis Van Slyke (10,off Ryan); Herr (13,off Ryan).  3B–St. Louis Landrum (1,off Mathis).  HR–Houston Bass (6,8th inning off Dayley 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Clark (11,5th inning off Ryan 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Mumphrey (4,off Dayley).  SB–Coleman 2 (36,2nd base off Ryan/Bailey,Home off Ryan/Bailey); Herr (9,2nd base off Ryan/Bailey); McGee (21,2nd base off Ryan/Bailey).  CS–McGee (5,2nd base by Ryan/Bailey); Tudor (1,2nd base by Ryan/Bailey); Coleman (9,2nd base by Ryan/Bailey).  WP–Ryan (5).  T–2:35.  A–18,891.
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