St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
August 22, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1985 at Astrodome. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 0 2 0
Herr 2b 4 1 1 0
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf 3 0 0 0
  Landrum ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Porter c 2 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 1 1 1
  Nieto c 0 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 2 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Tudor p 2 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  Horton p 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 0 0 0 1
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 5 0 1 0
Garner 3b 5 1 2 0
Bass cf 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 2 0
Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
Puhl rf 4 0 0 0
Thon ss 2 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
Mizerock c 2 0 0 0
  Pankovits ph 1 0 0 0
  Bailey c 0 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ss 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 1 8 0
St. Louis 000 000 002261
Houston 000 010 000181
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor   7.0 6 1 0 3 6
  Horton  W (2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Dayley  SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
0
4
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   8.0 4 1 0 1 7
  Smith   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Calhoun  L (1-2) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Dawley   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
3
9

  E–Pendleton (13), Davis (5).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Herr (30,off Niekro); McGee (22,off Niekro), Houston Reynolds (15,off Dayley).  IBB–Thon (1,by Horton).  SB–Doran (21,2nd base off Tudor/Porter); Thon (5,2nd base off Tudor/Porter).  BK–Calhoun (1).  IBB–Horton (10,Thon).  T–2:43.  A–14,555.
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