Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
September 2, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1985 at Wrigley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 0 1 0
Reynolds ss 5 1 1 1
Walling 3b 4 0 1 1
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey rf 4 1 1 0
Davis 1b 3 1 1 2
Bass cf 3 1 1 0
Bailey c 3 2 1 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Dawley p 1 0 1 0
  Bullock ph 1 1 1 2
  Kerfeld p 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 1 2 0
Dunston ss 3 1 1 0
Bosley lf 4 0 1 0
Moreland rf 4 0 1 1
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 0 1 0
Speier 2b 4 0 1 0
Lake c 2 0 1 0
  Davis ph,c 1 0 0 0
Baller p 0 0 0 0
  Meridith p 0 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 0 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 1
Houston 020 030 200790
Chicago 200 000 000281
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Dawley  W (3-2) 3.1 3 0 0 0 0
  Kerfeld   4.1 3 0 0 2 3
  Smith   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Baller  L (0-3) 4.0 7 5 5 0 0
  Meridith   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Brusstar   1.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Sorensen   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Frazier   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
6
3
1

  E–Dernier (3).  DP–Houston 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Houston Mumphrey (21,off Baller); Bailey (12,off Baller); Bullock (1,off Baller), Chicago Durham (26,off Kerfeld).  HR–Houston Davis (12,2nd inning off Baller 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Kerfeld (1,off Brusstar); Baller (1,off Dawley).  HBP–Bass (5,by Frazier).  SB–Moreland (10,2nd base off Dawley/Bailey).  WP–Ryan (13).  BK–Ryan (2).  HBP–Frazier (3,Bass).  T–2:37.  A–26,620.
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