Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
August 14, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1985 at Wrigley Field. The Montreal Expos defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 8, Chicago Cubs 7

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 5 1 2 1
Washington 2b 4 1 0 0
Dawson rf 5 1 4 1
Brooks ss 5 0 3 1
Wallach 3b 5 1 0 0
Law 1b 3 0 0 0
  Winningham cf 1 0 0 0
Webster cf 3 1 2 1
  Nicosia c 1 0 0 0
Butera c 3 1 2 1
  Francona ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Smith p 2 1 1 1
  Thompson ph 1 0 1 1
  Burke p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 16 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lopes lf,cf 5 1 1 0
Hatcher cf 2 1 1 0
  Dernier cf 2 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Moreland rf 2 2 2 2
Cey 3b 4 1 1 4
  Speier 3b 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 0 1 0
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 1 0
  Hebner ph 1 1 1 1
Fontenot p 1 1 0 0
  Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 7
Montreal 100 410 2008162
Chicago 104 010 001782
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (14-4) 6.0 7 6 1 1 5
  Burke  SV (5) 3.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
7
2
1
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fontenot   3.2 10 5 4 1 1
  Sorensen  L (3-3) 3.1 4 3 1 1 1
  Brusstar   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
8
5
2
2

  E–Brooks (21), Smith (5), Cey 2 (16).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Davis (8).  2B–Chicago Lopes (8,off Smith).  HR–Montreal Butera (1,4th inning off Fontenot 0 on, 2 out); Smith (1,4th inning off Fontenot 0 on, 2 out); Webster (5,5th inning off Sorensen 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Cey (14,3rd inning off Smith 3 on, 2 out); Moreland (10,5th inning off Smith 0 on, 2 out); Hebner (2,9th inning off Burke 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Smith (6,off Sorensen); Law (4,off Sorensen); Sorensen (3,off Smith).  IBB–Webster (1,by Sorensen).  HBP–Moreland (1,by Burke).  CS–Webster (6,2nd base by Fontenot/Davis).  BK–Fontenot (1).  HBP–Burke (4,Moreland).  IBB–Sorensen (8,Webster).  T–2:50.  A–30,055.
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