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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 23, 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 August 23, 1985 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lee Tunnell |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 4,198 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Lanny Harris 2B: Charlie Williams 3B: Randy Marsh |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Denny Walling | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Mark Bailey | Catcher |
| Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
| Nolan Ryan | Pitcher |
| Bob Lillis | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Orsulak | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Ray | Second Baseman |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Mike Brown | Right Fielder |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Denny Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Sam Khalifa | Shortstop |
| Lee Tunnell | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 23, 1985
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Tunnell
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Tunnell covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Tunnell
Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Tunnell
Walling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Ryan
Orsulak hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Ryan
Ray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Ryan
Madlock strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Tunnell
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Tunnell
There goes Cruz. The throw from Pena and he is out, Khalifa applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Tunnell
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Orsulak. Mumphrey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Tunnell
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Tunnell
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thon vs. Tunnell
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ryan
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ryan
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Ryan
Pena hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Pena reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Ryan
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Tunnell
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Khalifa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Tunnell
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Tunnell
Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards short. Khalifa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Khalifa vs. Ryan
Khalifa strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tunnell vs. Ryan
Tunnell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Ryan
Orsulak hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Tunnell
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Tunnell
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Tunnell
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tunnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Ryan
Ray hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Ryan
Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ryan
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Ryan
Brown takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Ryan
Pena 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
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tunnell
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Orsulak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Tunnell
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Tunnell
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ryan
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Khalifa vs. Ryan
Khalifa hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tunnell vs. Ryan
Tunnell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Tunnell
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Khalifa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Tunnell
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Tunnell
Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Ryan
Orsulak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Ryan
Ray hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Ryan
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Ryan
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Tunnell
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Tunnell
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Tunnell
Mumphrey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Tunnell
Tunnell fires to first and picks off Cruz. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ryan
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Ryan
Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Ryan
There goes Brown. The throw from Bailey and he is out, Doran applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ryan
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tunnell
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Tunnell
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Tunnell
Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Dickie Thon.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tunnell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Tunnell
Ryan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Khalifa vs. Ryan
Craig Reynolds now playing shortstop.
Khalifa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Ryan
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Lee Tunnell.
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Ryan
Orsulak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Clements
Pat Clements now pitching.
Doran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Clements
Puhl bunts towards the mound. Clements fields it and throws to first for the out. Doran moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Clements
Phil Garner pinch hits for Denny Walling.
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Orsulak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doran moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Clements
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mumphrey vs. Clements
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Khalifa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Dawley
Phil Garner now playing third base. Bill Dawley now pitching.
Ray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Dawley
Marvell Wynne pinch runs for Johnny Ray.
Madlock bunts towards the mound. Dawley fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynne moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Dawley
Thompson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Dawley
There's a wild pitch. Wynne moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Dawley
Brown is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pena vs. Dawley
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dawley fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 10
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Clements
Joe Orsulak now playing left field. Marvell Wynne now playing center field. Denny Gonzalez now playing second base.
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Clements
Bailey hits a popup in front of the plate. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Clements
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bass vs. Clements
Jim Pankovits pinch runs for Glenn Davis. Kevin Bass pinch hits for Bill Dawley.
Bass hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynne. Bass reaches second base with a double. Pankovits scores. Reynolds goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Clements
Doran hits a popup towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Clements
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garner vs. Robinson
Don Robinson now pitching.
Garner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. DiPino
Tim Tolman now playing first base. Frank DiPino now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Khalifa vs. DiPino
Khalifa 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 -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. DiPino
Jim Morrison pinch hits for Don Robinson.
Morrison strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1985 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Doran B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Orsulak J, cf-lf 4 0 0 0
Puhl T, rf 3 0 0 0 Ray J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Walling D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Wynne M, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Garner P, ph-3b 2 0 0 0 Madlock B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Cruz J, lf 4 0 3 0 Thompson J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Mumphrey J, cf 4 0 1 0 Brown M, rf 2 0 1 0
Davis G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Pena T, c 4 0 1 0
Pankovits J, pr 0 1 0 0 Gonzalez D, lf-2b 4 0 0 0
Tolman T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Khalifa S, ss 4 0 0 0
Bailey M, c 2 0 0 0 Tunnell L, p 2 0 0 0
Thon D, ss 2 0 0 0 Mazzilli L, ph 1 0 0 0
Reynolds C, ph-ss 2 1 1 0 Clements P, p 0 0 0 0
Ryan N, p 3 0 0 0 Robinson D, p 0 0 0 0
Dawley B, p 0 0 0 0 Morrison J, ph 1 0 0 0
Bass K, ph 1 0 1 2
DiPino F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 6 2 29 0 2 0
Houston 000 000 000 2 -- 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 0 -- 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N 8.0 2 0 0 3 6
Dawley B (W) 1.0 0 0 0 3 0
DiPino F (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Tunnell L 8.0 3 0 0 2 3
Clements P (L) 1.2 3 2 2 3 0
Robinson D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 7, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Mumphrey J, Pena T, Bass K
CS -- Cruz J 2, Brown M
SH -- Puhl T, Madlock B
WP -- Dawley B
T -- 2:39
A -- 4198
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