Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
October 6, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 6, 1985 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Thon ss 5 0 0 0
Bass cf 5 2 3 1
Cruz lf 3 1 1 2
Davis 1b 4 1 1 0
  Walling 1b 0 0 0 0
Mumphrey rf 3 0 1 1
Garner 3b 4 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 1 2 1
Pankovits 2b 4 1 1 0
Scott p 1 0 0 0
  Kerfeld p 1 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 5
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 5 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 5 1 2 0
Garvey 1b 5 1 2 0
Nettles 3b 5 1 4 1
  Dilone pr 0 0 0 0
Kennedy c 5 1 1 1
Martinez lf 3 0 1 1
  Davis lf 0 0 0 0
McReynolds cf 4 0 0 0
Flannery 2b 1 0 0 0
Show p 3 0 1 1
  McCullers p 0 0 0 0
  Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Houston 200 002 200690
San Diego 103 000 0004111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   2.0 6 4 4 2 2
  Kerfeld  W (4-2) 6.0 3 0 0 2 2
  Smith  SV (27) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
4
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Show  L (12-11) 6.0 7 6 5 1 4
  McCullers   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Walter   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
2
7

  E–Gwynn (4).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Bass (27,off McCullers).  HR–Houston Cruz (9,6th inning off Show 1 on, 1 out); Ashby (8,7th inning off Show 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Kerfeld (2,off McCullers).  IBB–Cruz (10,by McCullers); Flannery (1,by Kerfeld).  SB–Dilone (17,2nd base off Smith/Ashby).  IBB–Kerfeld (2,Flannery); McCullers (3,Cruz).  T–2:25.  A–22,813.
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