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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1985 at Astrodome. 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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San Diego Padres 9, Houston Astros 12

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Flannery 2b 5 0 2 1
Gwynn rf 3 0 0 0
  Bevacqua 1b 1 0 0 1
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 3 0 1 0
  Wojna p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Bochy ph,c 1 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 5 3 4 1
Kennedy c,1b 5 3 3 1
Martinez lf 4 1 1 1
McReynolds cf 3 0 0 0
  Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0
Templeton ss 2 0 0 0
  Brown ph,cf 2 1 1 1
Hoyt p 1 0 0 0
  Thurmond p 0 0 0 0
  Bumbry ph,rf 3 1 3 2
Totals 40 9 15 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 2 2 3
Reynolds ss 5 0 0 0
Walling 3b 5 1 0 0
Cruz lf 5 3 4 1
Mumphrey rf 5 2 3 1
Davis 1b 5 2 2 2
Bass cf 4 0 3 2
Bailey c 4 1 1 0
Niekro p 3 1 2 3
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 17 12
San Diego 000 105 1029152
Houston 043 030 02x12170
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt  L (13-6) 2.1 9 7 7 0 0
  Thurmond   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Wojna   1.0 4 3 0 1 0
  Jackson   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Stoddard   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
17
12
9
1
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (9-8) 5.1 10 6 5 1 3
  Dawley   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
  DiPino   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Smith  SV (16) 1.2 3 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
9
8
4
6

  E–Bevacqua (4), Templeton (15).  DP–San Diego 1.  PB–Bailey 3 (13).  2B–San Diego Nettles (11,off Niekro); Kennedy (21,off Niekro); Bumbry 2 (3,off Niekro,off Smith), Houston Cruz 2 (20,off Hoyt,off Stoddard); Davis (3,off Hoyt); Mumphrey (15,off Stoddard).  HR–San Diego Nettles (12,7th inning off Dawley 0 on, 0 out), Houston Doran (9,2nd inning off Hoyt 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Bevacqua (2,off Dawley); Brown (1,off Smith).  WP–Niekro 3 (16).  BK–Hoyt (4).  T–2:58.  A–20,675.
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