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August 18, 1985

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 8 9 1
Astros 3 7 4
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Reds 8 9 1
Astros 3 7 4

Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .299
OBP 1.000 .344
At Bats 2 401
Hits 2 120
• Singles 1 87
• Doubles 1 24
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 2 28
RBI’s 1 51

John Franco Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 1 4
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Astrodome - August 18, 1985
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John Franco
Bo Diaz
Pete Rose
Ron Oester
Buddy Bell
Dave Concepcion
Gary Redus
Eddie Milner
Dave Parker
Jose Cruz
Bill Doran

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 8 9 1 5
Houston Astros 3 7 4 10
Winning Pitcher Jay Tibbs
Losing Pitcher Nolan Ryan
Save John Franco
Game Winning RBI Buddy Bell
Attendance 14,216
Time of Game 2 hours 43 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops it up and throws to first, with Franco covering, for the out. Doran moves to second.
Bottom 9 Doran takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jeff Calhoun now pitching. Rose hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Tim Tolman pinch hits for Dave Smith. Tolman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Thon strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gary Redus now playing left field. Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran misplays the ball. That's an error on Doran. Concepcion scores. Oester moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Oester is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field. Cruz picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Redus scores. Concepcion moves to second.
Top 8 Gary Redus pinch runs for Nick Esasky. Dave Smith now pitching. There goes Redus. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Redus steals second.
Top 8 Esasky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Parker scores.
Top 8 Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Parker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mumphrey who is chasing the ball. Parker reaches third base with a triple. Rose goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Phil Garner now playing third base. Rose takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it and throws to second for the out. Doran scores. Garner moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Garner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Phil Garner pinch hits for Denny Walling. Garner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doran moves to third.
Bottom 7 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 John Franco now pitching. Doran hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out.
Top 7 Cesar Cedeno pinch hits for Joe Price. Cedeno strikes out.
Top 7 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oester for the out.
Bottom 6 Ryan strikes out.
Bottom 6 Thon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Joe Price now pitching. Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Diaz strikes out.
Top 6 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Esasky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Parker scores. Bell moves to second.
Top 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rose scores. Parker moves to third.
Top 6 Parker is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Rose hits a line drive to center field. Mumphrey throws towards the plate. Bailey fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bailey. Milner scores. Rose moves to second.
Top 6 Ryan fires over to first and Davis drops the ball. That's an error on Davis. Milner moves to second.
Top 6 Milner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Venable scores.
Top 6 There goes Venable. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Venable steals second.
Top 6 Max Venable pinch hits for Jay Tibbs. Venable hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Tibbs, and towards Concepcion, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mumphrey is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Milner. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Puhl goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doran tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester misplays the ball. That's an error on Oester.
Bottom 5 Doran hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Milner who is chasing the ball. Doran reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Diaz hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Walling, and towards Thon, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Esasky hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second.
Top 5 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Thon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Parker strikes out.
Top 4 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mumphrey strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cruz is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Walling hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Milner. Puhl reaches second base with a double. Ryan moves to third.
Bottom 3 Doran hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ryan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Tibbs strikes out.
Top 3 Oester strikes out.
Top 3 Diaz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis strikes out.
Top 2 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Esasky strikes out.
Top 2 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walling moves to third.
Bottom 1 Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Esasky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parker for the out.
Top 1 Rose strikes out.
Top 1 Milner hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.