St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
June 16, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1985 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 1 1 1
McGee cf 5 1 2 2
Herr 2b 5 1 2 0
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf 3 0 0 0
Lawless 3b 3 0 0 1
Smith ss 3 1 1 1
Nieto c 1 1 0 0
Kepshire p 3 0 1 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bosley cf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 2 2 1
Moreland rf 3 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 0 3 0
Davis c 3 0 0 1
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Dayett lf 4 0 1 0
Speier ss 3 0 1 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 1 0
  Bowa pr 0 0 0 0
Eckersley p 3 0 0 0
  Lopes ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
St. Louis 100 200 002571
Chicago 000 001 010282
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Kepshire  W (3-5) 8.0 6 2 2 2 4
  Campbell  SV (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley  L (7-4) 9.0 7 5 4 3 6
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
3
6

  E–Herr (8), Eckersley 2 (2).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis O Smith (6,off Eckersley); McGee (9,off Eckersley), Chicago Speier (6,off Kepshire).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (7,8th inning off Kepshire 0 on, 0 out).  SH–O Smith (3,off Eckersley); Nieto (3,off Eckersley).  HBP–Nieto (1,by Eckersley).  IBB–Van Slyke (2,by Eckersley); Nieto (2,by Eckersley).  SF–Davis (3,off Kepshire).  SB–Herr (12,2nd base off Eckersley/Davis).  CS–Coleman (12,2nd base by Eckersley/Davis).  HBP–Eckersley (2,Nieto).  IBB–Eckersley 2 (3,Van Slyke,Nieto).  T–2:34.  A–36,262.
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