Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 26, 1985
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 26, 1985 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Engel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 9,557 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Steve Rippley 2B: Fred Brocklander 3B: Lee Weyer |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Dernier | Center Fielder |
| Davey Lopes | Right Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Keith Moreland | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Jody Davis | Catcher |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Steve Engel | Pitcher |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Bass | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Mark Bailey | Catcher |
| Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Bob Lillis | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 26, 1985
Top 1
-
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dernier vs. Knepper
Dernier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Knepper
Lopes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Knepper
Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Engel
Doran hits a fly ball into right field. Lopes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Engel
Garner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Engel
There goes Garner. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Garner steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bass vs. Engel
Bass strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Engel
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garner scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Engel
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Engel
There goes Cruz. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Cruz steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Engel
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Knepper
Moreland hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Knepper
Cey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bass. Cey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matthews vs. Knepper
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Knepper
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dunston vs. Knepper
Dunston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cey scores. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Engel vs. Knepper
Engel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Matthews scores. Dunston moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dernier vs. Knepper
Dernier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Engel
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Lopes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Engel
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Engel
Knepper strikes out. View Play
Top 3
-
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Knepper
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Knepper
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Knepper
Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Engel
Doran hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Engel
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Engel
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Engel
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Knepper
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Knepper
Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Knepper
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Engel
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Engel
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Engel
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Lopes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Knepper
Dunston hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Engel vs. Knepper
Engel strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dernier vs. Knepper
Dernier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Garner. Dernier moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Knepper
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Engel
Thon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knepper vs. Engel
Knepper bunts towards the mound. Engel fields it and throws to first for the out. Thon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Engel
Doran hits a fly ball into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Engel
Garner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thon moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bass vs. Engel
Bass hits a fly ball into right field. Lopes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Knepper
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Knepper
Moreland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Knepper
Cey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moreland moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. Knepper
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner juggles the ball. That's an error on Garner. Moreland moves to third. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Knepper
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moreland tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dunston vs. Knepper
Dunston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cey scores. Matthews moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Engel vs. Knepper
Engel hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dernier vs. Knepper
Dernier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Knepper
Lopes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Engel
Cruz bunts towards the mound. Engel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Engel
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moreland scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mumphrey for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Engel
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Knepper
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreland vs. Knepper
Moreland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Dawley
Bill Dawley now pitching. Tim Tolman now playing first base.
Cey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bass. Cey reaches second base with a double. Sandberg scores. Moreland moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Matthews vs. Dawley
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Dawley
Davis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dunston vs. Dawley
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran fields it and throws to second for the out. Moreland scores. Cey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Engel vs. Dawley
Engel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Engel
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Engel
Thon hits a fly ball into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolman vs. Engel
Tolman hits a fly ball into right field. Lopes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Engel
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dernier vs. Dawley
Dernier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dawley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Dawley
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Dawley
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreland vs. Dawley
There's a wild pitch. Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreland vs. Dawley
Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Engel
Garner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dernier. Garner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bass vs. Engel
Bass hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Engel
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moreland scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Engel
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bullock vs. Engel
Eric Bullock pinch hits for Bill Dawley.
Bullock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Madden
Mike Madden now pitching. Eric Bullock now playing right field.
Cey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Madden
Chris Speier pinch runs for Ron Cey.
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Madden
Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bass. Davis reaches second base with a double. Speier goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dunston vs. Madden
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Madden fields it and has Davis trapped. There's the throw to Garner who throws to Doran, who tags Davis for the out. Dunston moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Engel vs. Madden
Engel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Cubs, 10 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Engel
Chris Speier now playing third base. Gary Woods now playing right field. Davey Lopes now playing left field.
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston misplays the ball. That's an error on Dunston. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thon vs. Engel
Thon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolman vs. Engel
Tolman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Engel
Doran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garner vs. Engel
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/26/1985 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Dernier B, cf 5 0 2 0 Doran B, 2b 4 1 1 1
Lopes D, rf-lf 5 0 0 0 Garner P, 3b 4 2 2 0
Sandberg R, 2b 5 1 2 0 Bass K, cf 4 1 1 2
Moreland K, 1b 5 2 2 0 Cruz J, lf 4 0 1 1
Cey R, 3b 5 2 4 1 Mumphrey J, rf 3 0 0 0
Speier C, pr-3b 0 1 0 0 Madden M, p 0 0 0 0
Matthews G, lf 4 2 0 0 Davis G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Woods G, rf 0 0 0 0 Dawley B, p 0 0 0 0
Davis J, c 3 0 1 2 Bullock E, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Dunston S, ss 5 1 2 3 Bailey M, c 4 0 1 0
Engel S, p 5 1 2 4 Thon D, ss 4 0 1 0
Knepper B, p 1 0 0 0
Tolman T, 1b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 10 15 10 34 4 7 4
Chicago 020 005 201 -- 10
Houston 101 000 020 -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Engel S (W) 9.0 7 4 4 3 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (L)* 6.0 11 9 4 1 3
Dawley B 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Madden M 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Garner P 2, Dunston S
LOB -- Chicago 8, Houston 7
2B -- Cey R 2, Garner P, Davis J
HR -- Doran B, Engel S, Bass K
SB -- Garner P, Cruz J
SH -- Knepper B
SF -- Davis J
WP -- Dawley B
T -- 2:36
A -- 9557
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
