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Astros 1 @ Pirates 3
Three Rivers Stadium
May 20, 1985

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros, played on May 20, 1985 at Three Rivers Stadium. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Astros with a score of 3 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 20, 1985 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 1 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 1
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 3 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherRick Rhoden  
Losing PitcherJoe Niekro  
SaveAl Holland  
Game Winning RBISteve Kemp 

Game Info

DateMay 20, 1985 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Niekro  
Home Starting PitcherRick Rhoden  
BallparkThree Rivers Stadium 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance4,768 
Time of Game2 hours 9 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bob Engel
1B: Jim Quick
2B: Paul Runge
3B: Dave Pallone

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Doran  Second Baseman 
Terry Puhl  Right Fielder 
Denny Walling  First Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Jerry Mumphrey  Center Fielder 
Phil Garner  Third Baseman 
Alan Ashby  Catcher 
Craig Reynolds  Shortstop 
Joe Niekro  Pitcher 
Bob Lillis  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Marvell Wynne  Center Fielder 
Johnny Ray  Second Baseman 
Steve Kemp  Left Fielder 
Jason Thompson  First Baseman 
George Hendrick  Right Fielder 
Tony Pena  Catcher 
Jim Morrison  Third Baseman 
Bill Almon  Shortstop 
Rick Rhoden  Pitcher 
Chuck Tanner  Manager 

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Astros 1 @ Pirates 3
Three Rivers Stadium
May 20, 1985

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/20/1985 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Doran B, 2b           3  1  1  1   Wynne M, cf           3  0  2  0   
Pankovits J, ph-2b    1  0  0  0   Ray J, 2b             3  1  1  0   
Puhl T, rf            4  0  0  0   Kemp S, lf            2  0  1  1   
Walling D, 1b         3  0  0  0   Lezcano S, lf         0  0  0  0   
Bass K, ph            1  0  0  0   Thompson J, 1b        3  0  0  1   
Cruz J, lf            4  0  2  0   Hendrick G, rf        4  0  1  1   
Mumphrey J, cf        4  0  1  0   Pena T, c             4  0  1  0   
Garner P, 3b          4  0  0  0   Morrison J, 3b        4  0  0  0   
Ashby A, c            3  0  1  0   Almon B, ss           3  1  1  0   
Reynolds C, ss        3  0  1  0   Rhoden R, p           3  1  1  0   
Niekro J, p           2  0  1  0   Holland A, p          0  0  0  0   
Cabell E, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Calhoun J, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  1  7  1                        29  3  8  3

Houston          100 000 000 --  1
Pittsburgh       100 020 00x --  3

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L)          7.0  7  3  3  3  6
Calhoun J             1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rhoden R (W)          6.0  4  1  1  0  2
Holland A (S)         3.0  3  0  0  0  1

LOB -- Houston 5, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Reynolds C
HR -- Doran B
SB -- Wynne M
CS -- Wynne M, Pena T
SH -- Wynne M
SF -- Thompson J
PB -- Ashby A
T -- 2:09
A -- 4768

    

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