San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
September 11, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1985 at Astrodome. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Francisco Giants 11, Houston Astros 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf,cf 6 4 4 1
Trillo 2b 6 1 1 0
  Woodard 2b 0 0 0 0
Davis cf 1 1 0 0
  Deer lf 2 0 1 0
Driessen 1b 3 2 1 2
Brown 3b 3 1 1 1
  Wellman 3b 1 0 0 0
Youngblood rf 4 1 2 3
Brenly c 3 0 1 0
Adams ss 5 0 1 2
Gott p 5 1 2 1
Totals 39 11 14 10
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bass cf 3 1 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 2 3 1
Walling 3b 4 0 1 2
Cruz lf 3 0 1 0
  Pena 2b 1 0 0 0
Mumphrey rf 4 1 1 0
Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
Garner 2b 2 0 0 0
  Pankovits 2b,lf 2 0 1 0
Mizerock c 4 0 0 1
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Bullock ph 1 0 0 0
  Mathis p 0 0 0 0
  Ashby ph 1 0 0 0
  Madden p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
San Francisco 104 310 01111141
Houston 000 001 021481
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gott  W (7-10) 9.0 8 4 3 3 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
3
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (9-12) 3.0 5 5 5 4 3
  Mathis   2.0 4 4 4 1 0
  Madden   3.0 2 1 1 1 4
  Solano   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
11
11
6
8

  E–Gladden (6), Pankovits (2).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Gladden (12,off Niekro); Driessen (26,off Mathis); Deer (3,off Madden); Gott (2,off Solano), Houston Reynolds (16,off Gott); Walling (20,off Gott).  3B–Houston Reynolds (6,off Gott).  HR–San Francisco Gladden (3,4th inning off Mathis 0 on, 0 out); Gott (3,5th inning off Mathis 0 on, 1 out); Youngblood (4,9th inning off Solano 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Driessen (4,off Niekro); Youngblood (1,off Niekro).  T–2:39.
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