Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 5, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1985 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 3 0 1 0
Dunston ss 4 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 2 0 0 1
Moreland rf 3 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 0 0
Speier 3b 2 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
Engel p 1 0 0 0
  Hatcher ph 1 0 0 0
  Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 2 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 0 1 0
McGee cf 4 2 3 0
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno 1b 4 1 3 1
Landrum rf 4 1 2 3
Pendleton 3b 4 0 0 0
Smith ss 3 2 1 0
Nieto c 3 0 1 1
  Porter c 1 0 1 0
Cox p 2 0 1 1
Totals 34 6 13 6
Chicago 100 000 000120
St. Louis 011 130 00x6130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Engel  L (1-3) 5.0 10 6 6 1 0
  Sorensen   3.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
6
6
1
0
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  W (15-8) 9.0 2 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
1
5

  E–None.  2B–Chicago Dunston (7,off Cox), St. Louis McGee (24,off Engel); O Smith (19,off Engel); Coleman (16,off Sorensen).  3B–Chicago Dernier (3,off Cox).  HR–St. Louis Landrum (4,5th inning off Engel 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Sandberg (3,off Cox).  SH–Cox 2 (6,off Engel,off Sorensen).  SB–Dunston (7,3rd base off Cox/Nieto); Landrum (1,2nd base off Sorensen/Davis).  CS–Cedeno (6,2nd base by Engel/Davis).  BK–Engel (1).  T–2:21.  A–33,693.
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