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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 22, 1985
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 22, 1985 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 22, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Tudor |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 14,555 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Steve Rippley 2B: Fred Brocklander 3B: Lee Weyer |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | First Baseman |
| Andy Van Slyke | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| John Tudor | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Bass | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
| John Mizerock | Catcher |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bob Lillis | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 22, 1985
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Niekro
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Niekro
McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Niekro
Herr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bass. Herr reaches second base with a double. McGee moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Niekro
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Van Slyke vs. Niekro
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Tudor
Doran hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Tudor
Garner hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Tudor
There goes Doran. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Doran steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bass vs. Tudor
Bass strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Tudor
Cruz hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Niekro
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Niekro
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tudor vs. Niekro
Tudor hits a fly ball into center field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tudor
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Tudor
Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Tudor
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mizerock vs. Tudor
There goes Thon. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Thon steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mizerock vs. Tudor
Mizerock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Tudor
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Niekro
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Niekro
McGee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bass. McGee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Niekro
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. McGee moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Niekro
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Tudor
Doran hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Tudor
Garner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Tudor
Bass hits a popup towards third. Pendleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Tudor
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Tudor
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Niekro
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Niekro
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Niekro
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Tudor
Puhl strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Tudor
Thon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mizerock vs. Tudor
Mizerock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Tudor
Niekro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mizerock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doran vs. Tudor
Doran hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tudor vs. Niekro
Tudor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Niekro
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Niekro
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Tudor
Garner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Tudor
Bass takes first base on ball four. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Tudor
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton juggles the ball. That's an error on Pendleton. Garner scores. Bass moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Tudor
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bass moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Puhl vs. Tudor
Puhl strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Niekro
Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Niekro
Clark hits a popup towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Niekro
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Tudor
Thon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizerock vs. Tudor
Mizerock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Tudor
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Niekro
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Niekro
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pendleton for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Tudor
Doran strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Tudor
Garner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Tudor
Bass hits a fly ball into right field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Niekro
Steve Braun pinch hits for John Tudor.
Braun strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Niekro
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Niekro
McGee hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Horton
Ricky Horton now pitching.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Horton
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Horton
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thon vs. Horton
Thon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pankovits vs. Horton
Jim Pankovits pinch hits for John Mizerock.
Pankovits hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Niekro
Mark Bailey now catching.
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis juggles the ball. That's an error on Davis. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Smith
Dave Smith now pitching.
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrum vs. Calhoun
Tito Landrum pinch hits for Andy Van Slyke. Jeff Calhoun now pitching.
The umpire calls a balk on Calhoun Herr moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrum vs. Calhoun
Landrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Calhoun
Brian Harper pinch hits for Darrell Porter.
Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herr scores. Landrum moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pendleton vs. Calhoun
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Landrum moves to third. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Dawley
Bill Dawley now pitching. Craig Reynolds now playing shortstop.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis fields it and throws to home to get Landrum. Harper moves to third. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jorgensen vs. Dawley
Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Ricky Horton.
Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. Pendleton moves to third. Smith moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coleman vs. Dawley
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Dayley
Tito Landrum now playing right field. Tom Nieto now catching. Ken Dayley now pitching.
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGee. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Dayley
Doran strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Dayley
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bass vs. Dayley
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/1985 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Coleman V, lf 5 0 0 0 Doran B, 2b 5 0 1 0
McGee W, cf 4 0 2 0 Garner P, 3b 5 1 2 0
Herr T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Bass K, cf 4 0 0 0
Clark J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 4 0 2 0
Van Slyke A, rf 3 0 0 0 Davis G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Landrum T, ph-rf 0 0 0 0 Puhl T, rf 4 0 0 0
Porter D, c 2 0 0 0 Thon D, ss 2 0 0 0
Harper B, ph 1 1 1 1 Dawley B, p 0 0 0 0
Nieto T, c 0 0 0 0 Mizerock J, c 2 0 0 0
Pendleton T, 3b 4 0 2 0 Pankovits J, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith O, ss 4 0 0 0 Bailey M, c 0 0 0 0
Tudor J, p 2 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 3 0 1 0
Braun S, ph 1 0 0 0 Smith D, p 0 0 0 0
Horton R, p 0 0 0 0 Calhoun J, p 0 0 0 0
Jorgensen M, ph 0 0 0 1 Reynolds C, ss 1 0 1 0
Dayley K, p 0 0 0 0
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34 2 6 2 35 1 8 0
St.Louis 000 000 002 -- 2
Houston 000 010 000 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor J 7.0 6 1 0 3 6
Horton R (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Dayley K (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J* 8.0 4 1 0 1 7
Smith D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Calhoun J (L)+ 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
Dawley B 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Pendleton T, Davis G
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Houston 11
2B -- Herr T, McGee W, Reynolds C
SB -- Doran B, Thon D
Balk -- Calhoun J
T -- 2:43
A -- 14555
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