Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
September 21, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1985 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 9

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 3 1 1 1
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Stuper p 0 0 0 0
  Venable ph 1 0 0 0
Rose 1b 4 1 1 0
Parker rf 4 2 2 1
Esasky lf 3 0 1 0
Bell 3b 4 1 2 3
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 0 0
Oester 2b 4 0 0 0
McGaffigan p 2 0 0 0
  Buchanan p 0 0 0 0
  Redus ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 2 2 0
Reynolds ss 5 1 2 2
Garner 3b 5 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 2 1 0
Mumphrey rf 5 0 1 0
Davis 1b 3 1 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Bass cf 3 1 2 0
Bailey c 2 0 1 1
  Pankovits ph 1 0 0 0
  Mizerock c 1 1 1 0
Heathcock p 2 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Pena ph 1 0 1 1
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Tolman 1b 1 1 1 3
Totals 37 9 13 8
Cincinnati 000 103 010571
Houston 012 002 04x9132
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
McGaffigan   5.1 6 5 5 3 6
  Buchanan   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Franco  L (12-3) 1.0 5 4 4 0 1
  Stuper   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
4
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Heathcock   5.2 5 4 4 1 3
  DiPino   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Calhoun   1.1 1 1 1 1 2
  Smith  W (9-5) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
3
5

  E–Concepcion (24), Doran (13), Garner (21).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Bailey (19).  2B–Cincinnati Bell (14,off Smith), Houston Doran (30,off McGaffigan); Reynolds (17,off McGaffigan); Mumphrey (24,off Franco).  3B–Houston Doran (5,off Franco).  HR–Cincinnati Parker (29,4th inning off Heathcock 0 on, 1 out); Milner (2,6th inning off Heathcock 0 on, 0 out); Bell (5,6th inning off Heathcock 1 on, 2 out), Houston Tolman (2,8th inning off Franco 2 on, 0 out).  IBB–Doran (6,by Buchanan).  SB–Bass (18,2nd base off McGaffigan/Diaz); Cruz (15,2nd base off McGaffigan/Diaz).  WP–McGaffigan (2).  IBB–Buchanan (1,Doran).  T–2:42.  A–9,582.
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