Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 26, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1985 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 0, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Aguayo ss 4 0 0 0
Schu 3b 4 0 1 0
Samuel 2b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 1b 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf 3 0 3 0
Virgil c 3 0 0 0
Maddox cf 3 0 0 0
Russell lf 3 0 0 0
Gross p 1 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Knicely ph 1 0 0 0
  Carman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 1 0
McGee cf 4 0 1 1
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Porter c 2 2 1 0
Van Slyke rf 3 2 2 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 2 2
Jorgensen 1b 3 0 0 0
Smith ss 2 1 0 0
Tudor p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 7 3
Philadelphia 000 000 000040
St. Louis 010 211 00x570
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gross  L (14-12) 5.0 4 4 4 3 4
  Andersen   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Carman   1.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
6
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor  W (20-8) 9.0 4 0 0 0 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
7

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Philadelphia Wilson (37,off Tudor), St. Louis Porter (10,off K Gross).  3B–St. Louis Pendleton (3,off K Gross).  SH–Tudor (6,off K Gross).  HBP–Porter (1,by Andersen).  SB–Porter (6,2nd base off K Gross/Virgil); Van Slyke 3 (33,2nd base off Andersen/Virgil,Home off Andersen/Virgil,2nd base off Carman/Virgil); Pendleton (15,2nd base off Andersen/Virgil).  HBP–Andersen (3,Porter).  T–2:19.  A–23,598.
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