Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 20, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1985 at Veteran's Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Duncan ss 6 1 2 1
Bailor 3b 6 0 1 0
Landreaux cf 4 0 0 0
Guerrero lf 4 2 2 0
Brock 1b 5 1 2 0
Marshall rf 4 0 2 2
  Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Maldonado rf 0 0 0 0
Scioscia c 3 0 0 0
Sax 2b 5 1 2 0
Welch p 2 0 0 0
  Matuszek ph 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
  Russell ph 1 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 11 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Stone lf 4 1 1 0
  Carman p 0 0 0 0
  Corcoran ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Virgil ph 1 0 0 0
Samuel 2b 5 2 2 2
Wilson rf 4 1 0 0
Schmidt 1b 5 0 2 1
Hayes cf 4 0 1 1
Daulton c 5 0 0 0
Schu 3b 5 0 1 0
Foley ss 3 0 3 0
  Aguayo pr,ss 1 0 1 0
Gross K. p 2 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Gross G. ph,lf 1 0 1 0
  Maddox ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 12 4
Los Angeles 011 002 000 015110
Philadelphia 300 010 000 004122
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch   5.0 6 4 4 1 6
  Howell   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Niedenfuer  W (6-4) 3.0 4 0 0 1 4
  Honeycutt  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
12
4
4
2
11
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gross   5.0 6 4 2 3 2
  Andersen   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Carman   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Tekulve  L (4-9) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.0
11
5
3
5
4

  E–K Gross (3), Andersen (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Philadelphia 2.  2B–Los Angeles Marshall (17,off K Gross); Duncan (19,off K Gross); Brock (14,off K Gross), Philadelphia Schmidt 2 (24,off Welch,off Niedenfuer); Foley (7,off Welch); Hayes (25,off Niedenfuer).  3B–Los Angeles Duncan (3,off Tekulve), Philadelphia Samuel (10,off Welch).  HR–Philadelphia Samuel (14,5th inning off Welch 0 on, 1 out).  SH–G Gross (2,off Howell); Aguayo (4,off Honeycutt).  IBB–Hayes (5,by Niedenfuer).  CS–Sax (8,2nd base by Andersen/Daulton).  SB–Stone (11,2nd base off Welch/Scioscia).  WP–K Gross (2).  IBB–Niedenfuer (2,Hayes).  T–3:39.  A–24,227.
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