Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 14, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 14, 1985 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Duncan ss 3 0 0 0
Landreaux cf 4 1 2 0
Guerrero lf 4 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 1 1 2
Marshall rf 3 0 0 0
Brock 1b 1 0 0 0
  Cabell ph,1b 3 0 1 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Sax 2b 3 0 0 0
Valenzuela p 3 0 0 0
  Matuszek 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee cf 3 1 0 0
Smith ss 3 2 1 1
Herr 2b 4 0 1 2
Clark 1b 3 0 1 0
Cedeno rf 3 0 0 0
Landrum lf 3 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 0
Porter c 2 0 0 0
Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Dayley p 2 0 1 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 5 3
Los Angeles 000 200 000251
St. Louis 200 000 001350
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela   8.0 4 2 2 8 7
  Niedenfuer  L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.1
5
3
3
8
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   3.1 3 2 2 2 0
  Dayley   2.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Worrell   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lahti  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
2

  E–Valenzuela (1).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Herr (4,off Valenzuela); Pendleton (1,off Valenzuela).  HR–Los Angeles Madlock (2,4th inning off Forsch 1 on, 1 out), St. Louis Smith (1,9th inning off Niedenfuer 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Forsch (1,off Valenzuela); Smith (1,off Valenzuela).  IBB–Cedeno (1,by Valenzuela); Clark (3,by Valenzuela).  SB–Landrum (1,2nd base off Valenzuela/Scioscia).  WP–Valenzuela (1).  IBB–Valenzuela 2 (2,Cedeno,Clark).  U–Paul Runge, Jerry Crawford, Dick Stello, Bruce Froemming, Terry Tata, John McSherry.  T–2:56.  A–53,706.
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