San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
September 9, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1985 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Uribe ss 4 0 0 0
Roenicke rf 3 0 1 0
Davis C. cf 4 0 2 0
Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0
  Green ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Brown 3b 3 1 1 0
Deer lf 4 0 0 0
Wellman 2b 4 0 1 0
Nokes c 3 1 1 2
  Brenly ph 1 0 0 0
Hammaker p 2 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Gladden ph 1 0 1 0
  Davis M. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Thon ss 5 0 0 0
Pankovits rf 4 1 0 0
Bass cf 5 1 3 0
Cruz lf 3 1 1 1
Davis 1b 4 0 1 1
Garner 2b 4 1 3 1
Bailey c 4 0 1 0
Rivera 3b 2 0 1 0
Scott p 3 0 1 1
  Tolman ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
San Francisco 000 000 200271
Houston 100 120 00x4110
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hammaker  L (4-11) 4.1 8 4 4 2 3
  Minton   1.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Davis   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
4
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (16-7) 7.0 5 2 2 2 6
  DiPino   1.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Smith  SV (22) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
8

  E–Brown (10).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Bailey (16).  2B–San Francisco C Davis (25,off Scott); Wellman (9,off DiPino), Houston Garner (16,off Hammaker); Scott (3,off Hammaker); Bass (21,off Hammaker); Cruz (30,off Hammaker).  3B–Houston Rivera (1,off Hammaker).  HR–San Francisco Nokes (1,7th inning off Scott 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Rivera (1,off M Davis).  IBB–Rivera (1,by Minton); Cruz (8,by Minton).  SB–C Davis (15,2nd base off Scott/Bailey); Bass 2 (15,2nd base off Hammaker/Nokes,2nd base off Minton/Nokes); Garner (4,2nd base off Minton/Nokes).  IBB–Minton 2 (15,Rivera,Cruz).  T–2:30.  A–3,621.
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