Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
August 12, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1985 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 8

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 4 2 3 1
Law 2b 4 0 1 1
Dawson rf 5 0 2 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Brooks ss 5 1 2 2
Francona 1b 4 1 2 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
  Webster rf 1 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 5 2 2 3
Winningham cf 4 0 1 0
Fitzgerald c 3 0 0 0
  Washington ph 0 1 0 0
  Nicosia c 0 0 0 0
Youmans p 2 0 0 0
  Shines ph 1 0 0 0
  St. Claire p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson 1b 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 7 14 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 1 1 0
Matthews lf 3 1 2 1
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
  Lopes rf 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 1 1 2
Moreland rf,c 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 0 2 0
Speier ss 4 1 2 0
  Bowa pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Lake c 3 1 1 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Sorensen p 1 0 0 0
  Hatcher ph 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph,lf 2 2 2 5
Totals 35 8 12 8
Montreal 001 221 0107141
Chicago 000 033 02x8120
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Youmans   5.0 7 3 0 1 2
  St. Claire   1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Burke   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Reardon  L (2-5) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
8
5
2
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sorensen   5.0 9 5 5 0 2
  Brusstar   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Gumpert  W (1-0) 2.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Smith  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
2
3

  E–Brooks (20).  DP–Montreal 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Montreal Francona 2 (8,off Sorensen 2); Dawson (20,off Gumpert), Chicago Dernier (12,off Youmans); Matthews (7,off Youmans).  3B–Chicago Durham (2,off Youmans).  HR–Montreal Raines (6,3rd inning off Sorensen 0 on, 1 out); Wallach 2 (11,4th inning off Sorensen 1 on, 0 out,6th inning off Brusstar 0 on, 0 out); Brooks (10,5th inning off Sorensen 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Sandberg (16,5th inning off Youmans 1 on, 2 out); Bosley 2 (4,6th inning off St Claire 2 on, 1 out,8th inning off Reardon 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Law (5,off Gumpert).  IBB–Raines (6,by Brusstar).  SB–Winningham (18,2nd base off Brusstar/Lake); Durham (5,2nd base off Youmans/Fitzgerald); Sandberg (34,2nd base off Burke/Fitzgerald).  IBB–Brusstar (9,Raines).  T–2:52.  A–28,195.
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