Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
October 4, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 4, 1985 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 5 0 2 0
Pankovits rf 3 0 2 0
  Bullock ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Bass cf 4 1 1 2
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 1 3 1
Ashby c 4 0 0 0
Tolman lf 3 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Thon ss 3 0 2 0
Knepper p 2 0 0 0
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
  Pena ph 0 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 4 1 1 0
Gwynn rf 5 1 1 1
Garvey 1b 4 1 3 0
Martinez lf 4 0 1 1
Bevacqua 3b 2 0 2 1
Kennedy c 4 0 0 0
Brown cf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 2 1
Thurmond p 2 0 0 0
  McCullers p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Houston 000 000 0303102
San Diego 100 012 00x4102
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (15-13) 5.2 9 4 3 1 2
  Solano   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Calhoun   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
3
2
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Thurmond  W (7-11) 6.2 7 0 0 2 5
  McCullers   0.2 2 3 2 0 1
  Gossage  SV (26) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
2
7

  E–Doran (16), Thon (11), Ramirez 2 (5).  DP–San Diego 3.  2B–San Diego Garvey (33,off Knepper).  3B–San Diego Royster (2,off Knepper).  HR–Houston Bass (16,8th inning off McCullers 1 on, 0 out); Garner (6,8th inning off McCullers 0 on, 1 out), San Diego Ramirez (2,6th inning off Knepper 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Thon (4,by Thurmond).  SH–Thurmond (9,off Knepper).  SF–Bevacqua (3,off Knepper).  SB–Royster (6,2nd base off Calhoun/Ashby).  IBB–Thurmond (5,Thon).  T–2:31.  A–11,210.
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