Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
July 31, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1985 at Riverfront Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 9, Cincinnati Reds 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 0 1 0
Thon ss 5 0 1 0
Bass rf 5 1 1 0
Cruz lf 5 3 3 0
Mumphrey cf 5 0 0 0
Davis 1b 3 2 2 4
Rivera 3b 4 1 2 0
Mizerock c 4 1 1 3
Scott p 3 1 2 2
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 4 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
Venable lf 4 1 2 0
Rose 1b 4 0 2 1
Parker rf 4 1 1 1
Bell 3b 4 0 2 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Oester 2b 4 0 2 0
Bilardello c 4 0 1 0
Browning p 1 0 0 0
  Buchanan p 0 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Foley ph 1 0 0 0
  Stuper p 0 0 0 0
  Redus ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Houston 000 314 1009130
Cincinnati 001 010 0002102
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (10-5) 7.0 10 2 2 1 4
  DiPino   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning  L (9-8) 5.1 8 7 7 1 1
  Buchanan   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Hume   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Stuper   3.0 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
8
2
2

  E–Oester (6), Browning (1).  DP–Houston 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Mizerock (1,off Buchanan), Cincinnati Rose (11,off Scott); Bell (2,off Scott).  3B–Cincinnati Venable (1,off Scott).  HR–Houston Davis (8,4th inning off Browning 2 on, 1 out); Scott (1,5th inning off Browning 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Parker (19,5th inning off Scott 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Davis (1,by Browning).  SH–Browning (5,off Scott).  WP–Buchanan (1), Stuper (1).  IBB–Browning (4,Davis).  T–2:33.  A–20,758.
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