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Astros 4 @ Phillies 3
Veterans Stadium
May 5, 1985

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros, played on May 5, 1985 at Veterans Stadium. The home team Phillies were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 5, 1985 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 4 H: 5 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 4
Hits: 5
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 3 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJoe Niekro  
Losing PitcherShane Rawley  
SaveFrank DiPino  
Game Winning RBIJose Cruz 

Game Info

DateMay 5, 1985 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Niekro  
Home Starting PitcherShane Rawley  
BallparkVeterans Stadium 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance27,506 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jerry Crawford
1B: Bob Davidson
2B: Lanny Harris
3B: Dick Stello

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Pankovits  Second Baseman 
Enos Cabell  First Baseman 
Phil Garner  Third Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Jerry Mumphrey  Center Fielder 
Tim Tolman  Right Fielder 
Mark Bailey  Catcher 
Dickie Thon  Shortstop 
Joe Niekro  Pitcher 
Bob Lillis  Manager 

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Juan Samuel  Second Baseman 
Greg Gross  Left Fielder 
Von Hayes  Center Fielder 
Glenn Wilson  Right Fielder 
Tim Corcoran  First Baseman 
Darren Daulton  Catcher 
Luis Aguayo  Third Baseman 
Steve Jeltz  Shortstop 
Shane Rawley  Pitcher 
John Felske  Manager 

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Astros 4 @ Phillies 3
Veterans Stadium
May 5, 1985

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/5/1985 -- Houston at Philadelphia (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Pankovits J, 2b       4  0  0  0   Samuel J, 2b          5  1  1  0   
Cabell E, 1b          4  1  1  0   Gross G, lf           3  2  1  0   
Garner P, 3b          3  1  1  0   Hayes V, cf           5  0  1  1   
Cruz J, lf            3  1  2  2   Wilson G, rf          4  0  2  2   
Mumphrey J, cf        2  0  0  1   Corcoran T, 1b        3  0  0  0   
Tolman T, rf          4  0  0  0   Daulton D, c          3  0  0  0   
Dawley B, p           0  0  0  0   Aguayo L, 3b          4  0  1  0   
DiPino F, p           0  0  0  0   Jeltz S, ss           2  0  1  0   
Bailey M, c           3  0  0  0   Stone J, ph           1  0  0  0   
Thon D, ss            4  1  0  0   Garcia K, ss          1  0  0  0   
Niekro J, p           3  0  1  1   Rawley S, p           1  0  0  0   
Walling D, rf         1  0  0  0   Schmidt M, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Hudson C, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Virgil O, ph          1  0  1  0   
                                   Maddox G, pr          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  4  5  4                        34  3  8  3

Houston          210 010 000 --  4
Philadelphia     101 000 100 --  3

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W)          7.0  7  3  2  5  4
Dawley B              1.2  1  0  0  0  2
DiPino F (S)          0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rawley S (L)          6.0  5  4  4  4  1
Hudson C              3.0  0  0  0  0  3

DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 5, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Niekro J, Cruz J
HR -- Cruz J
SB -- Hayes V, Samuel J, Wilson G
SF -- Mumphrey J
WP -- Niekro J 2
PB -- Bailey M 3
T -- 2:30
A -- 27506

    

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