Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 30, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1985 at Busch Stadium II. The Houston Astros defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 5 1 2 0
Reynolds ss 5 2 2 0
Walling 3b 5 2 3 3
Cruz lf 4 0 2 2
Mumphrey rf 3 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 1 2 1
Bass cf 3 0 0 1
Bailey c 4 0 0 0
Scott p 2 1 0 0
  DiPino p 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 1 1 1
McGee cf 5 1 4 1
Herr 2b 5 0 3 1
Porter c 2 0 0 0
  DeJesus ph,3b 1 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf 3 0 0 0
  Landrum ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Jorgensen 1b 3 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Harper c 1 1 1 0
Smith ss 3 1 0 0
Kepshire p 0 0 0 0
  Horton p 2 0 0 0
  Cedeno 1b 2 1 1 1
Totals 37 5 10 4
Houston 311 000 2007112
St. Louis 100 010 1025101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (14-7) 6.2 7 3 2 2 3
  DiPino   2.0 3 2 0 1 1
  Smith  SV (20) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
2
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Kepshire  L (10-8) 1.0 5 4 4 2 0
  Horton   5.1 6 3 2 0 4
  Campbell   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Forsch   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
2
7

  E–Reynolds (9), Cruz (6), Jorgensen (1).  DP–Houston 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Cruz (27,off Kepshire); Doran (27,off Kepshire); Davis (8,off Horton), St. Louis Harper (3,off DiPino).  HR–Houston Davis (10,3rd inning off Horton 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Cedeno (4,7th inning off Scott 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Bass (2,off Kepshire).  IBB–Mumphrey (7,by Kepshire).  SB–Walling (5,2nd base off Horton/Porter); Cruz (14,2nd base off Campbell/Porter); O Smith (21,2nd base off Scott/Bailey).  CS–Reynolds (4,2nd base by Horton/Porter).  IBB–Kepshire (3,Mumphrey).  T–2:39.  A–31,975.
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