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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 4, 1985
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on June 4, 1985 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joaquin Andujar |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,203 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Williams 1B: Randy Marsh 2B: Bill Williams 3B: John McSherry |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Denny Walling | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Bass | Center Fielder |
| Jim Pankovits | Left Fielder |
| Harry Spilman | First Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bob Lillis | Manager |
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 |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Tom Nieto | Catcher |
| Joaquin Andujar | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 4, 1985
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Andujar
Doran hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pendleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Andujar
Puhl hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Andujar
Walling hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Niekro
Coleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Niekro
McGee takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herr vs. Niekro
Herr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bass. Herr reaches second base with a double. Coleman scores. There goes McGee trying to get to home. Bass throws the ball in to Reynolds who relays the ball to Ashby, who tags McGee, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Niekro
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. Herr moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Van Slyke vs. Niekro
Van Slyke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pendleton vs. Niekro
There goes Van Slyke. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Van Slyke steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pendleton vs. Niekro
Pendleton 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 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Andujar
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pankovits vs. Andujar
Pankovits hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nieto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Andujar
Spilman hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith 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 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Niekro
Randy Hunt pinch hits for Tom Nieto.
Hunt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andujar vs. Niekro
Andujar bunts in front of the plate. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Niekro
Coleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hunt scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Niekro
There goes Coleman. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Coleman steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Niekro
McGee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bass. McGee reaches second base with a double. Coleman scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Niekro
There's a wild pitch. McGee moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herr vs. Niekro
Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Pankovits settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Andujar
Randy Hunt now catching.
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Andujar
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Andujar
Niekro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Niekro
Clark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Niekro
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Niekro
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Van Slyke moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spilman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Andujar
Doran hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Andujar
Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Andujar
Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bass vs. Andujar
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it and throws to second for the out. Puhl scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pankovits vs. Andujar
There goes Bass. The throw from Hunt and he is safe. Bass steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pankovits vs. Andujar
Pankovits hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Niekro
Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andujar vs. Niekro
Andujar 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, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Niekro
Coleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Niekro
There goes Coleman. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Coleman steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Niekro
McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herr vs. Niekro
There goes McGee. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. McGee steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herr vs. Niekro
Herr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coleman scores. McGee scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Niekro
Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Slyke vs. Niekro
Van Slyke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Andujar
Spilman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Andujar
Ashby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Andujar
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark races to the bag, beating Reynolds for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Ashby moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mumphrey vs. Andujar
Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Joe Niekro.
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Solano
Julio Solano now pitching.
Pendleton hits a fly ball into center field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Solano
Smith 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, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Solano
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Andujar
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Andujar
Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Andujar
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andujar vs. Solano
Andujar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spilman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Solano
Coleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Solano
There goes Coleman. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Coleman steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Solano
McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coleman scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Solano
Herr strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Solano
There goes McGee. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Doran applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Andujar
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pankovits vs. Andujar
Pankovits hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Andujar
Spilman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spilman for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Solano
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Pankovits settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Solano
Van Slyke hits a fly ball into center field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Solano
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spilman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pendleton for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Andujar
Ashby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Andujar
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Andujar
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Julio Solano.
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Andujar
Doran hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Puhl vs. Andujar
Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. DiPino
Frank DiPino now pitching.
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. DiPino
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andujar vs. DiPino
Andujar strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Andujar
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Andujar
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pankovits vs. Andujar
Pankovits hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1985 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Doran B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Coleman V, lf 4 4 4 1
Puhl T, rf 4 1 1 0 McGee W, cf 3 1 3 2
Walling D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Herr T, 2b 4 0 2 3
Bass K, cf 4 0 0 1 Clark J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Pankovits J, lf 4 0 0 0 Van Slyke A, rf 3 0 1 0
Spilman H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Pendleton T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 2 0 1 0 Smith O, ss 4 0 0 0
Reynolds C, ss 3 0 0 0 Nieto T, c 0 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 1 0 0 0 Hunt R, ph-c 4 1 1 0
Mumphrey J, ph 1 0 0 0 Andujar J, p 3 0 0 0
Solano J, p 0 0 0 0
Cruz J, ph 1 0 0 0
DiPino F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 4 1 33 6 12 6
Houston 000 100 000 -- 1
St.Louis 120 201 00x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L) 4.0 10 5 5 2 0
Solano J 3.0 2 1 1 0 1
DiPino F 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar J (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 2
E -- Clark J
LOB -- Houston 4, St.Louis 6
2B -- Herr T, McGee W
SB -- Van Slyke A, Coleman V 3, Bass K, McGee W
CS -- McGee W
SH -- Andujar J
WP -- Niekro J
T -- 2:30
A -- 23203
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