Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 26, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1985 at Astrodome. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 10, Houston Astros 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 0 2 0
Lopes rf 5 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 1 2 0
Moreland 1b 5 2 2 0
Cey 3b 5 2 4 1
  Speier pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Matthews lf 4 2 0 0
  Woods lf 0 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 1 2
Dunston ss 5 1 2 3
Engel p 5 1 2 4
Totals 42 10 15 10
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 1 1 1
Garner 3b 4 2 2 0
Bass cf 4 1 1 2
Cruz lf 4 0 1 1
Mumphrey rf 3 0 0 0
  Madden p 0 0 0 0
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Bullock ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 0 1 0
Thon ss 4 0 1 0
Knepper p 1 0 0 0
  Tolman 1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Chicago 020 005 20110151
Houston 101 000 020472
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Engel  W (1-2) 9.0 7 4 4 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (10-10) 6.0 11 9 4 1 3
  Dawley   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Madden   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
10
5
2
7

  E–Dunston (13), Garner 2 (19).  2B–Chicago Cey 2 (17,off Knepper,off Dawley); Davis (22,off Madden), Houston Garner (14,off Engel).  HR–Chicago Engel (1,6th inning off Knepper 2 on, 2 out), Houston Doran (13,3rd inning off Engel 0 on, 0 out); Bass (12,8th inning off Engel 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Davis (4,off Knepper).  IBB–Davis (4,by Dawley).  SH–Knepper (4,off Engel).  SB–Garner (3,2nd base off Engel/Davis); Cruz (13,3rd base off Engel/Davis).  WP–Dawley (2).  IBB–Dawley (7,Davis).  T–2:36.  A–9,557.
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