Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
September 3, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 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 8, Chicago Cubs 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Thon ss 3 2 1 0
  Doran ph,2b 0 0 0 1
Pankovits rf 4 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Bass cf 5 2 4 0
Cruz lf 5 1 1 2
Davis 1b 5 1 1 1
Garner 2b 5 1 2 3
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 0 2 1
Rivera 3b 3 0 0 0
  Walling ph,3b 1 1 0 0
Heathcock p 2 0 0 0
  Bullock ph 1 0 0 0
  Mathis p 0 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Pena 2b,ss 1 0 1 0
Totals 41 8 12 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 6 0 0 1
Matthews lf 5 2 2 1
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Lake c 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 3 4 1
Moreland rf,1b 5 1 3 3
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 0 0 0
  Lopes ph,rf 2 0 1 1
Davis c 5 0 2 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 1 2 0
Trout p 1 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
  Beard p 0 0 0 0
  Woods ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 14 7
Houston 104 000 200 18123
Chicago 102 110 101 07141
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Heathcock   6.0 9 5 4 1 1
  Mathis   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  DiPino   2.1 2 1 1 1 2
  Smith  W (8-5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
14
7
6
3
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout   6.0 7 5 5 4 4
  Beard   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Frazier  L (7-6) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Smith   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
12
8
8
5
5

  E–Thon (10), Davis (6), Rivera (2), Dunston (14).  DP–Houston 2, Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Bass (19,off Trout); Bailey (13,off Beard), Chicago Sandberg (25,off Heathcock); Lopes (10,off DiPino).  3B–Houston Garner 2 (8,off Trout,off Beard).  HR–Chicago Matthews (9,1st inning off Heathcock 0 on, 1 out); Moreland (11,3rd inning off Heathcock 1 on, 1 out); Sandberg (21,9th inning off DiPino 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Doran (3,off Smith); Trout (8,off Heathcock); Woods (1,off Smith).  IBB–Bailey (8,by Trout); Walling (2,by Beard).  IBB–Trout (3,Bailey); Beard (1,Walling).  T–3:02.  A–11,306.
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