Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
September 23, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1985 at Astrodome. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Duncan ss 5 0 0 0
Landreaux cf 4 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 1 1 0
Guerrero lf 4 1 3 1
Marshall rf 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph,rf 1 1 1 0
  Bailor ph 1 0 1 0
  Williams pr 0 1 0 0
  Maldonado rf 0 0 0 0
Scioscia c 4 0 0 0
Brock 1b 2 1 0 0
  Cabell ph,1b 1 0 1 2
Sax 2b 4 0 3 2
Honeycutt p 2 0 0 0
  Diaz p 0 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Russell pr 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 1 1 2
Pankovits rf 4 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Bass cf 3 0 0 0
Cruz lf 3 0 1 1
  Bullock pr 0 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey rf 1 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
Garner 3b 4 0 0 0
Thon ss 3 0 0 0
Mizerock c 3 1 1 0
Scott p 1 0 0 0
  Tolman ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3
Los Angeles 000 102 0205101
Houston 000 003 000341
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Honeycutt   5.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Diaz  W (5-3) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Niedenfuer  SV (17) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   6.0 5 3 3 3 4
  Calhoun  L (2-4) 1.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Smith   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  DiPino   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
4

  E–Landreaux (6), Doran (14).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Houston 1.  2B–Los Angeles Madlock (27,off Scott); Gonzalez (1,off Scott); Guerrero (22,off DiPino), Houston Mizerock (4,off Honeycutt).  3B–Los Angeles Sax (4,off Scott), Houston Doran (6,off Diaz).  SH–Honeycutt (8,off Scott); Scioscia (9,off Calhoun).  IBB–Maldonado (4,by DiPino).  IBB–DiPino (6,Maldonado).  T–2:50.  A–8,938.
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