Montreal Expos vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 16, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1985 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 1, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 4 0 0 0
Law 2b 4 0 0 0
Dawson rf 4 0 1 0
Brooks ss 4 0 0 0
Francona 1b 3 0 1 0
Wallach 3b 3 0 0 0
Winningham cf 3 1 1 0
Nicosia c 3 0 0 0
Laskey p 1 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  St. Claire p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 1 1
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 1 1 0
Herr 2b 3 0 1 0
Clark 1b 3 1 1 1
Porter c 4 0 1 1
Pendleton 3b 1 2 0 0
Landrum rf 4 1 1 2
Smith ss 4 1 3 1
Forsch p 3 0 1 1
Totals 30 6 9 6
Montreal 000 000 010140
St. Louis 030 210 00x690
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Laskey  L (5-12) 3.1 5 5 5 3 0
  Lucas   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
  St. Claire   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Burke   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
5
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (5-5) 9.0 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
2

  E–None.  DP–Montreal 2.  2B–Montreal Winningham (5,off Forsch), St. Louis O Smith (16,off Laskey); Van Slyke (18,off Lucas).  HR–St. Louis Clark (21,2nd inning off Laskey 0 on, 0 out); Landrum (3,4th inning off Laskey 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Forsch (2,off Lucas).  IBB–Clark (14,by Lucas).  IBB–Lucas (5,Clark).  T–2:26.  A–40,873.
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