Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
September 4, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 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 11, Chicago Cubs 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 3 2 1 0
Pankovits rf 2 0 1 0
  Bullock ph,rf 1 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 1 1 1 3
  Solano p 1 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
Bass cf 5 1 1 1
Cruz lf 5 0 1 1
Davis 1b 4 1 0 0
Garner 3b 4 3 2 1
Bailey c 5 1 2 0
Thon ss 2 0 1 0
  Mumphrey ph,rf 2 2 2 5
Scott p 2 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 12 11
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 3 3 0
  Beard p 0 0 0 0
Matthews lf 5 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 4
Moreland rf 5 0 0 0
Cey 3b 2 0 0 0
  Speier 3b 1 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 1 2 0
Davis c 3 0 1 0
Dunston ss 4 1 2 0
Fontenot p 1 0 0 0
  Hatcher ph 1 0 1 1
  Abrego p 0 0 0 0
  Meridith p 0 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 0 1 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Lopes ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 13 5
Houston 200 105 30011120
Chicago 101 220 0006132
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (15-7) 5.0 9 6 6 2 6
  Solano   2.0 4 0 0 2 1
  Calhoun   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
4
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fontenot   4.0 7 3 3 1 2
  Abrego   1.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Meridith  L (2-2) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1
  Frazier   1.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Patterson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Beard   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
11
11
4
3

  E–Cey (21), Speier (11).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Bass (20,off Fontenot); Cruz (29,off Fontenot); Mumphrey (22,off Abrego), Chicago Dernier 2 (17,off Scott 2); Dunston (6,off Scott).  HR–Houston Garner (5,4th inning off Fontenot 0 on, 0 out); Tolman (1,6th inning off Meridith 2 on, 2 out); Mumphrey (6,7th inning off Frazier 2 on, 2 out), Chicago Sandberg (22,5th inning off Scott 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Doran (23,2nd base off Fontenot/Davis).  CS–Thon (2,2nd base by Fontenot/Davis); Doran (10,2nd base by Fontenot/Davis); Bailey (2,3rd base by Fontenot/Davis); Sandberg (9,2nd base by Scott/Bailey).  WP–Scott (7).  T–3:03.  A–9,136.
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