Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
July 2, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1985 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 3 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 1 1 0
Walling 3b,rf 3 2 1 0
Cruz lf 3 0 1 0
Mumphrey rf 3 0 1 1
  Garner ph,3b 1 0 1 1
Bass cf 4 0 1 1
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Cabell 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Flannery 2b 3 1 1 0
Gwynn rf 4 1 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 2 1
Kennedy c 4 0 1 0
McReynolds cf 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 2 0 0 0
Martinez lf 3 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Wojna p 3 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 1
Houston 100 001 010370
San Diego 100 010 000261
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (7-7) 7.0 6 2 1 4 6
  Calhoun  SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
4
10
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Wojna  L (1-1) 7.1 5 3 3 5 4
  Lefferts   1.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
6
5

  E–Flannery (6).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Ashby 3 (10).  2B–Houston Garner (12,off Lefferts), San Diego Garvey (14,off Niekro).  SB–Doran (14,2nd base off Wojna/Kennedy); Walling (3,2nd base off Wojna/Kennedy).  CS–Doran (6,2nd base by Wojna/Kennedy); Gwynn (7,2nd base by Niekro/Ashby).  WP–Wojna (1).  T–2:36.  A–36,138.
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