Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
September 29, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1985 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Houston Astros 0, Cincinnati Reds 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 0 1 0
Bass cf 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 0
Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
Mumphrey rf 3 0 1 0
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 0 0 0
Bailey c 3 0 0 0
Thon ss 3 0 1 0
Knepper p 2 0 0 0
  Bullock rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf,lf 4 1 2 0
Bell 3b 3 1 1 2
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 1
Esasky lf 3 0 2 0
  Milner pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Van Gorder c 4 1 1 1
Oester 2b 4 1 2 0
Tibbs p 4 0 1 1
Totals 35 5 11 5
Houston 000 000 000050
Cincinnati 210 002 00x5110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (15-12) 6.0 9 5 5 0 4
  Solano   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 8.0 11 5 5 0 4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Tibbs  W (10-15) 9.0 5 0 0 0 7
Totals 9.0 5 0 0 0 7

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Davis (3,off Knepper); Esasky (20,off Knepper); Perez (8,off Solano).  3B–Houston Cruz (4,off Tibbs), Cincinnati Bell (2,off Knepper).  SF–Bell (1,off Knepper).  T–1:53.  A–33,317.

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