San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
August 5, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1985 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 7

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Youngblood rf 5 1 3 3
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
  Driessen ph 0 0 0 0
  Wellman pr 0 0 0 0
Davis C. cf 5 0 2 0
Leonard lf 4 0 2 0
Brown 3b 4 1 1 1
Green 1b 3 0 0 0
Brenly c 4 1 1 1
Uribe ss 4 1 2 0
Hammaker p 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Gladden ph 1 0 1 0
  Davis M. p 0 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 2 2 0
Garner 3b 3 1 2 1
Bass cf 3 1 2 2
Cruz lf 4 1 1 1
Mumphrey rf 4 1 1 0
Davis 1b 4 0 2 3
Bailey c 4 0 0 0
Thon ss 4 0 1 0
Knepper p 2 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 1 1 1 0
  Kerfeld p 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7
San Francisco 010 000 1035120
Houston 000 311 20x7120
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hammaker  L (3-10) 5.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Williams   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Davis   2.0 4 2 2 0 3
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
1
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (9-9) 7.0 9 2 2 1 4
  Kerfeld   1.2 3 3 3 2 1
  Smith  SV (18) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Cruz (21,off Hammaker); Mumphrey (17,off Williams); Tolman (1,off M Davis).  HR–San Francisco Brown (12,2nd inning off Knepper 0 on, 0 out); Brenly (14,7th inning off Knepper 0 on, 1 out); Youngblood (3,9th inning off Kerfeld 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Hammaker (5,off Knepper).  SF–Garner (4,off M Davis).  SB–C Davis (12,2nd base off Knepper/Bailey); Doran (18,2nd base off Hammaker/Brenly).  WP–M Davis (4), Knepper (3).  T–2:34.  A–12,482.
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