Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 20, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1985 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 0, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 5 0 0 0
Schu 3b 4 0 2 0
Hayes cf 3 0 0 0
Schmidt 1b 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 0 1 0
Virgil c 4 0 2 0
Gross G. lf 3 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Jeltz ss 4 0 2 0
Gross K. p 1 0 1 0
  Russell ph 1 0 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 1 0
  Rawley p 0 0 0 0
  Corcoran lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 0 9 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 3 1 0 0
McGee cf 5 2 2 1
Herr 2b 5 0 2 1
Clark 1b 4 0 1 0
Van Slyke rf 2 2 1 1
Lawless 3b 3 0 1 1
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Nieto c 3 0 1 1
Cox p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Philadelphia 000 000 000092
St. Louis 201 010 01x590
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gross  L (5-7) 3.0 5 3 3 4 2
  Rucker   3.0 3 1 1 3 2
  Rawley   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
7
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  W (9-2) 9.0 9 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
2
7

  E–Samuel (8), K Gross (2).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Philadelphia Wilson (14,off Cox), St. Louis Van Slyke (13,off K Gross); Herr 2 (17,off Rucker,off Tekulve).  IBB–Nieto (3,by K Gross); Clark (7,by Rucker).  SB–McGee (27,2nd base off K Gross/Virgil); Van Slyke (11,2nd base off K Gross/Virgil).  IBB–K Gross (5,Nieto); Rucker (2,Clark).  T–2:43.  A–32,397.
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